TL;DR
- Bending spoonsthe company behind UsTransfer, Evernote, Vimeo, AOLAnd Eventbritefiled a request for publication on Nasdaq under the ticker BSP.
- Eligible Kraken customers across the EEA and many global markets can submit a expression of interest without commitment through xStockswith funds reserved rather than charged.
- Clients who receive an allowance get BSPxA 1:1 supported symbolic representation of Bending Spoons shares, in their Kraken portfolio on the day of listing.
- BSPx professions 24/7 from day one on Kraken, participating xStocks Alliance platforms and compatible Challenge places.
You may not know the name Bending Spoons, but you’ve almost certainly used its apps. The company owns and operates some of the world’s most widely used consumer software, including WeTransfer, Evernote, Vimeo, AOL and Eventbrite, part of a portfolio of more than 50 products that reaches approximately 500 million people each month. It has now filed for an IPO on Nasdaq under the symbol BSP.
Until now, most non-U.S. retail investors had few resources to participate in an IPO like this. In most cases, they could only buy a stock once it began trading on the open market, often well after institutional participants had secured their positions. That changes today.
Through xStocks, eligible Kraken customers from the EEA and many global markets can submit a non-binding expression of interest for the Bending Spoons IPO. Clients who receive an allocation will receive BSPx, a 1:1-backed tokenized representation of Bending Spoons shares, delivered to their Kraken wallet on listing day and tradable from day one. We believe that when a company goes public, the opportunity to participate should also be public.
How it works
- Eligible customers can submit a no-obligation expression of interest for BSPx today, at the offer price less applicable fees. Funds are reserved, not charged, and the process is now available in the Kraken mobile app.
- On the day of Bending Spoons’ public listing, customers who receive an allocation will have their BSPx delivered directly to their Kraken scale. Anything not awarded is automatically refunded.
- Allocation is not first come, first served and is not guaranteed. Results may be complete, partial or null, depending on availability and demand.
Access to BSPx outside market hours
One of the most useful features of BSPx is that access to Bending Spoons is not limited to traditional market hours. Conventional brokerages close at the end of each trading day. BSPx continues to trade 24/5 on Kraken and other xStocks Alliance participating platforms.
This is powered by xStocks, Payward’s tokenized stocks framework, designed to make public stock exposure more accessible, portable and compatible with the broader crypto ecosystem. Each xStock is backed 1:1 by the underlying stock and owned by a regulated entity.
Unlike a traditional brokerage account, xStocks assets can travel with the investor across participating xStocks Alliance platforms, move on-chain, and integrate with compatible DeFi applications. The result is a global capital market, always active and accessible by design.
Bending Spoons is the latest name that makes this possible. As more companies head to the public markets, BSPx allows Kraken clients to be there from the first session, alongside institutions rather than behind them. Customers in the EEA and many global markets can log into their Kraken accounts to express interest in the Bending Spoons IPO.
xStocks IPOs are tokenized stocks offering price exposure only – not direct ownership. Allocation is not determined by xStocks or Kraken and may be full, partial or non-existent; it is not guaranteed and any unallocated funds are returned. Not available to US individuals, UK, California and Australia. Capital at risk. Geographic restrictions apply.
