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Covalent (CQT) trading starts July 6 – Deposit Now

July 1, 2021 | News We are excited to announce that Kraken is now supporting Covalent Query Token (CQT).  Deposits and withdrawals are available starting now  Trading will begin on July 6 at approximately 15:30 UTC Note: Trading is not available to residents of the USA, Canada, Australia and Japan. What is Covalent Query Token?…

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Solana Trading & Staking Now Live for USA, CA and AUS

Following Kraken’s listing of Solana (SOL) on June 17 for most countries, Kraken is excited to announce the availability of Solana trading and staking for residents of the USA, Canada and Australia.   Deposits and withdrawals for SOL are open.  Trading is live for SOL now! Staking is also available for SOL with up to 6.5%…

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Kraken Slashes Deposit Fees to Zero

Kraken is pleased to announce that deposit fees for more than 70 supported digital assets have been reduced to zero, beginning today. This will make it even easier for seven million clients – and counting – to purchase crypto on Kraken’s premium exchange platform, as well as help Kraken fulfill one of its core objectives:…

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Moonriver Wins The Second Kusama Parachain Slot Auction

June 29, 2021 | News We are excited to announce that Moonbeam’s Moonriver Network secured the second parachain slot on Kusama – Congratulations! Slot 2 Winner Moonriver (MOVR) – A smart contract blockchain that supports Ethereum decentralized applications, Moonriver is intended to operate on Kusama as a parachain and provide a full EVM implementation, a…

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Karura Wins The First Kusama Parachain Slot Auction

We are excited to announce that Acala’s Karura Network secured the first ever parachain slot on Kusama – Congratulations! Slot 1 Winner Karura (KAR) – Described as a Decentralized Finance (DeFi) hub and stablecoin platform for the Kusama network, Karura will operate on Kusama as a parachain and aims to host several different functions on…

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Kraken Breaks New Ground with First-of-its-Kind Parachain Auction Platform

Clients looking to support their favorite Kusama projects can now, for the first time, participate in Parachain Slot Auctions (or ‘Parachain Auctions’ for short) directly from the Kraken platform.  Key points to note:1. Parachain auctions are not available to residents of the US, Canada, Japan and Australia. 2. Only verified Intermediate accounts and higher are…

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The new Kraken app is here!

You asked and we delivered.  With the new Kraken app, getting crypto just got a whole lot easier. We’ve streamlined the buying and selling process, added more convenient payment methods, and wrapped it all in a sleek, user friendly design.   The app is now available in the US and the rest of the world* for…

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MINA Trading Starts June 1 – Deposit Now

We are thrilled to announce that deposits and withdrawals for Mina (MINA) are now open. Trading will launch June 1 at approximately 00:00 UTC. Deposit MINA now Please note that if you participated in the Coinlist sale, you will be able to deposit MINA to Kraken once they enable withdrawals which should be sometime after…

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BNT, SUSHI and ANKR trading starts May 24 – Deposit Now

Kraken is supporting three new assets: Bancor (BNT), Sushi (SUSHI) and Ankr (ANKR).  Deposits for all three assets are available starting now  Trading will begin on May 24 at approximately 15:30 UTC for all assets  Effective today, trading is also live for SAND, ENJ and LPT. Kraken now offers trading on more than 60 digital…