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SAND, ENJ and LPT trading starts May 20 – Deposit Now

Kraken is supporting three new assets: Sandbox (SAND), Enjin (ENJ) and LivePeer (LPT).  Deposits for all three assets are available starting now.  Trading will begin on May 20 at approximately 15:30 UTC for all assets. Effective today, trading is also now live for RARI, GHST and MATIC. Kraken now offers trading on more than 60…

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CBDCs – Preparing for Central Bank Digital Currencies

Sovereign governments may soon become the next group to adopt digital assets. Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) could become the latest, and perhaps most substantial tool, used to expand their monetary policies.  Dozens of governments have signaled their intent to explore and use CBDCs. Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, has stated that…

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NFTs: How Licensing Technology Furthers Art’s Revolution

Humans have always loved making and displaying art. Deep within a cave in modern-day Spain lies a Neanderthal hand stencil that scientists have radiocarbon dated to 64,000 years – it’s the oldest known example of art anywhere in the world.  Over the past 60,000 years, human creative expression has expanded into a plethora of mediums,…

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Meet The Kraken Bank Executive Team: COO Michael Giorgio

When is the last time a bank put customer needs, security and open access to all first? David Kinitsky, Kraken Bank CEO, outlined eight reasons why consumers need a customized banking structure that modernizes the products and services we all utilize on a daily basis. To design the blockchain-based system that will be “more secure than…

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Kraken Commits Funding to Ethereum 2.0 Transition with New Gitcoin Giving

Kraken is excited to announce it will match up to $50,000 in donations to open-source Ethereum infrastructure projects as part of Gitcoin’s latest donation drive starting March 10. Over two weeks, Gitcoin, a platform for fundraising built on the Ethereum blockchain, will match user grants to projects focused on everything from educational outreach to decentralized…

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OCEAN and EWT trading starts March 3 – Deposit Now

Ocean Protocol (OCEAN) and Energy Web Token (EWT) trading starts on March 3 at approximately 15:30 UTC.  Deposits for both assets are currently open so you can deposit now and get ready for the launch of trading tomorrow! Note: EWT trading is not available to residents of the US and Canada. Ocean Protocol (OCEAN) – …

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Meet The Kraken Bank Executive Team: CEO David Kinitsky

First revealed last September, Kraken is quietly hard at work gearing up to launch Kraken Bank. This exciting new venture is helping to shape the landscape for both Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency services – and the banking industry – well into the future.  While we can’t reveal all the details yet, we sat down with…

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Kraken Reacts to Market Selloff

Kraken works hard to maintain a secure and fair exchange for all clients and to ensure traders are always freely able to execute orders – even amid the more volatile moments common to the growing digital asset market.  The digital asset market remains unique among financial markets because of its decentralized structure, which offers clients the…

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Kraken Backs Launch of Venture Capital Fund

Kraken is supporting the launch of a new independent initiative to actively invest in early stage cryptocurrency and fintech startups.  Kraken Ventures, a global investment operation with a presence in Austin, Berlin, Hong Kong, London, New York, and San Francisco will provide the necessary resources and expertise to developers and respective technologies that will power…