Knaken offers more than the average crypto company that focuses on trading cryptocurrencies. Knaken wants to realize the connection between this new and old economy by launching products that people can use in their daily lives. This keeps Knaken ahead of the competition and allows us to remain distinctive.

- Registration via form with full name, email, telephone and investment amount
- Automatic reply with payment details or direct payment via the form
- Forwarding Purchase Agreement after payment check
- Confirmation and KYC check
- Confirmation and issuing of certificates

Acquisition by a larger Fintech or crypto company
Existing Fintech or crypto companies such as Kraken, Binancec or Fintech giant Adyen could show interest in Knaken's unique products. They could use it to improve their existing products, create new services or expand their licenses.

Acquisition by a bank
Many banks will have to catch up in the crypto world and will look for innovative companies with customers to maintain their position and right to exist and strengthen their competitive advantage.

Secondary sale
The founders and early investors can sell their shares to a private equity firm or other investors, while the company itself remains independent.

IPO
If Knaken grows significantly and becomes profitable, it could consider going public. This would give the company access to a large amount of capital to expand further.

Share buyback program
In this case, Knaken buys shares of itself directly from its investors, thereby reducing the number of outstanding shares of the company. This has a positive effect on the value of the remaining shares, because the company increases the demand for its own shares and can thus stimulate the price.

Online certificate market
There are plans to offer certificate holders their certificates on a market that runs on Knaken at a later stage. This creates the possibility to redeem the certificates at an earlier stage.

Settle's three main products are ready to enter the market and are already being used by a select number of parties. In addition, Buckaroo is a major payment service partner and actively offers Settle to all its customers.

Within the crypto community, everyone agrees: crypto and the underlying blockchain is the future. With growing adoption, more and more individuals and companies seem to be discovering the potential of the emerging sector. A new study by the American listed crypto exchange Coinbase concludes that the largest companies in the United States are looking at the sector with some interest, despite increasing regulatory pressure in the country.

Fortune 500 is bullish on crypto
The Fortune 500 is an annual ranking compiled and published by Fortune magazine, consisting of the 500 largest American companies in terms of annual revenue.

The study found that 52 percent of respondents have pursued crypto, blockchain, or web3 initiatives since 2020. About 60 percent of initiatives reported since the start of 2022 are in the pre-launch phase or have already launched.

83 percent of Fortune 500 executives surveyed who are familiar with crypto or blockchain said their companies have initiatives underway or are planning them.

Furthermore, 64 percent of these Fortune 500 executives who are familiar with the crypto space said investing in it is important to stay ahead of the competition.

Since May 2020, there has only been a legal registration requirement for companies that are involved in crypto. This concerns the registration of the trading and storage of digital assets and wallets (custodial wallets). Knaken was one of the first parties to obtain this registration from the DNB on March 3, 2021. This registration was used as a guideline for the European license that all parties active in Europe must adhere to. At the moment, there are only a few parties in the Netherlands that have managed to do this. Some have even been rejected.

Once a year there will be a major update by means of a meeting. However, due to the many developments, a page for investors will be launched in the Knaken portal. Interesting data will be shared here.

Despite the fact that merchants do not pay any fees per payment, every transaction earns Knaken money as this generates a crypto transaction. This yield is comparable to a normal crypto trade. In addition, companies pay fees for having a business account and we will introduce subscriptions that ensure stable income.

All certificate holders will receive their certificate via email no later than 3 months after the round has closed. Each certificate holder is responsible for providing all required information.