Kraken Joins Anthropic IPO Race With Tokenized ANTx

Kraken has announced plans to offer eligible international customers access to Anthropic’s forthcoming initial public offering through ANTx, a tokenized security issued under its xStocks infrastructure, intensifying competition among cryptocurrency platforms seeking to connect stablecoin-era investors with high-profile artificial-intelligence equities. Customers will eventually be able to submit indications of interest at Anthropic’s institutional IPO offering price plus a 5% spread, although Kraken says the subscription window has not yet opened and allocations will not be guaranteed. The product does not give holders direct ownership of Anthropic shares or conventional shareholder rights, making ANTx an economic-exposure instrument rather than a substitute for registered ownership of ANT stock.