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May 27, 2015 | News Kraken takes a proactive approach to compliance, in order to anticipate the evolving regulation around Bitcoin and to help ensure it is regulated in a way that protects consumers while allowing the game-changing Bitcoin ecosystem to flourish. Today we’re pleased to announce a great new addition to the team, who…
May 25, 2015 | News, Product Kraken is pleased to announce the launch of margin trading. Margin is an exciting instrument that allows clients to amplify their trading profits and gain in both up and down markets. Kraken is now one of the few exchanges allowing clients to trade bitcoins on margin. Margin trading is…
May 6, 2015 | News Interest in Bitcoin continues to grow and Kraken is spreading the word! Today Kraken CEO Jesse Powell explained the value of Bitcoin for retail merchants at the 2015 EHI Kartenkongress (Card Congress). Jesse presented along with PayCash CEO Dr. Jürgen Wolff. As discussed in a previous blog post, Paycash has…
April 17, 2015 | News Kraken is now accepting MtGox creditor claims and offering up to $1 million in free trade volume per creditor as a bonus for claiming funds through Kraken. The claim and payout service through Kraken is available in all areas of operation, including all US states. As announced in our November…
March 5, 2015 | News, Product Kraken will be launching a brand-new site design within the next few days, so we want to give you a brief preview of some important changes. First, you will notice that the new site mentions margin trading. This doesn’t mean that margin trading will be available when the new…
Here’s a look back at major Kraken milestones from the past year (since our launch in September 2013).* It’s been a very busy year and we are pleased to see that our achievements reflect our commitment to providing clients with the best possible exchange experience. January 14, 2015 – Volume Reaches New All-Time Daily High…
January 13, 2015 | News Over 12,200 bitcoins traded on Kraken today, marking a new all time daily high. The new high almost doubles the previous high that came on October 4th, 2014, when a volume of over 6,400 coins was reached. We’re very pleased with how fast Kraken continues to grow!
November 26, 2014 | News Note: The following is from our press release. We will post further information here when further information becomes available. Kraken, a San Francisco-based bitcoin exchange, is pleased to announce that it has been selected to support the investigation of missing bitcoin and the distribution of remaining assets to the creditors.…
October 31, 2014 | News Kraken is collaborating with German BaFin-regulated bank Fidor to create the world’s first cryptocurrency bank. The aim of the open initiative is to set up a fully regulated and licensed financial services entity and to pool financial services from different providers in the industry. “We are extremely excited about the…
October 30, 2014 | News, Product Kraken today announced the launch of trading between bitcoin and Japanese yen (XBT/JPY). The new trading option coincides with the launch of domestic JPY funding that will allow clients in Japan to quickly fund their accounts. Bitcoin-euro trading (XBT/EUR) has been available in Japan since Kraken opened in September 2013.…
