KindlyMD Turns to Kraken as Fourth Provider for Bitcoin-Backed $210M Loan at 8%
TL;DR
KindlyMD secured a $210 million Bitcoin-backed loan from Kraken at 8% interest to repay Antalpha Digital. This marks Kraken as the company's fourth financing provider this year. The loan is collateralized by over $323 million worth of Bitcoin.
Key Takeaways
- •KindlyMD obtained a $210 million loan from Kraken with an 8% annual interest rate, maturing December 2026.
- •The loan proceeds will be used to fully repay the company's existing obligations to Antalpha Digital.
- •Kraken becomes KindlyMD's fourth financing source in 2025, following Yorkville Advisors, Two Prime, and Antalpha.
- •The credit is entirely Bitcoin-backed, requiring collateral of at least $323.4 million (approximately 3,500 BTC).
- •KindlyMD holds 5,398 Bitcoin, making it the 19th-largest corporate Bitcoin holder according to BitcoinTreasuries.net.

What to know:
- KindlyMD turned to Kraken for a $210 million loan “bearing a fee of 8% per annum” with maturity on Dec. 4, 2026.
- The company said it will use the proceeds to satisfy its obligations to Antalpha Digital in full.
- Kraken becomes the company’s fourth financing source this year following earlier arrangements with Yorkville Advisors, Two Prime and Antalpha.
- KindlyMD turned to Kraken for a $210 million loan “bearing a fee of 8% per annum” with maturity on Dec. 4, 2026.
- The company said it will use the proceeds to satisfy its obligations to Antalpha Digital in full.
- Kraken becomes the company’s fourth financing source this year following earlier arrangements with Yorkville Advisors, Two Prime and Antalpha.
KindlyMD (NAKA), a health-care company that holds bitcoin BTC$92,584.43 as a treasury asset, said it agreed to borrow $210 million from crypto exchange Kraken to repay an existing loan from Antalpha Digital that itself was used to repay a credit line from Two Prime Lending.
The one-year loan signed by KindlyMD's subsidiary Nakamoto Holdings matures on Dec. 4, 2026 and bears an annual interest rate of 8%, KindlyMD said in an SEC filing Tuesday. The agreement allows it to borrow fiat or digital assets “from time to time” under individual loan term sheets.
The SEC filing notes that the new credit is backed entirely by bitcoin, with the borrower required to post collateral of not less than $323.4 million in value, about 3,500 BTC at current prices. KindlyMD, the 19th-largest corporate bitcoin holder, owns 5,398, according to BitcoinTreasuries.net
Kraken becomes the latest in a sequence of lenders the company has relied on this year, following previous financings involving Yorkville Advisors, Two Prime, and Antalpha Digital.
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