[Kraken to Launch 24/7 Perpetual Contract Trading for Tokenized U.S. Stocks] Odaily Planet Daily reports that cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is launching what it calls the first regulated perpetual futures contracts based on tokenized stocks. These products are available to eligible non-U.S. users in over 110 countries/regions, tracking digital versions of major U.S. stocks, indices, and gold ETFs. The offering builds on Kraken's acquisition of xStocks' tokenized stock products in December. The initial listed stocks include tokenized versions of the S&P 500 Index, Nasdaq 100 Index, Apple Inc., NVIDIA Corporation, Tesla Inc., and SPDR Gold ETF (GLD). (CoinDesk)