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Kraken Rewards is our new feature that allows users to seamlessly earn returns on all of their eligible assets with a single click. This is an easy and flexible way to make crypto assets work harder, while also helping support the crypto ecosystem by helping validate transactions. Gone are the days of manually clicking through…
On the morning of May 10, 2023, Kraken testified about the SEC’s overreach in crypto before both the House Financial Services Committee and the House Agriculture Committee. Kraken testified that current laws do not adequately cover the digital asset industry, and that Congress could do more to put in place a set of rules to…
By Nick Percoco, Kraken Chief Security Officer When criminals obtain your username and password, whether via a phishing email or a 3rd party leak, they quickly attempt to compromise your accounts and extract funds. Kraken is dedicated to offering the most advanced security features to protect your assets from unauthorized access. This blog post delves…
This registration will allow us to expand into an important European market and offer our industry leading products to Dutch clients. We are committed to growing our business in compliance with European regulations and have obtained a number of registrations over the past year. In addition to the Netherlands, we hold registrations in Spain, Italy…
We are excited to announce we have further strengthened our leadership team with two key appointments that will help position us for continued growth amid evolving global regulatory environments. With Gilles BianRosa as Chief Operating and Product Officer (COO/CPO) and Marcus Hughes as Global Head of Regulatory Strategy, we are gearing up to double down…
The complaint against Kraken alleges no fraud, no market manipulation, no customer losses due to hacking or compromised security, and no breaches of fiduciary duty. It includes big dollar amounts but does not allege a single one of those dollars is missing or misused – no ponzi scheme, no failure to maintain adequate reserves, and…
The collapse of FTX may have dominated discourse at DC Fintech Week, but onstage, Kraken CEO Dave Ripley made the case that this event was simply a bump in the road to a future where finance moves fully to the blockchain. In a panel discussion featuring industry leaders like Galaxy founder Michael Novogratz, Bitso CEO…
November 7, 2023 | News Kraken has launched VASP services in Belgium, utilising its EU subsidiary, which has registered under the VASP regimes in Ireland, Spain and Italy. This launch reinforces Kraken’s ongoing commitment to upholding Europe’s robust anti-money laundering and compliance standards. And further underscores Kraken’s dedication to advancing crypto adoption across Europe, now…
By Nick Percoco, Kraken Chief Security Officer Cybersecurity cannot be an afterthought for a crypto platform. At Kraken, we consider securing our clients’ personal information and cryptoassets to be our highest priority, so we place security above everything. Following October’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’d like to tell you more about our ongoing approach to safeguarding…
In 2008, an 8-page white paper outlined a new form of money. Today, we celebrate the 15th anniversary of Bitcoin. On October 31, 2008, an anonymous entity named Satoshi Nakamoto published a white paper for a decentralized, “peer-to-peer electronic cash system.” The Bitcoin white paper was a direct response to the systemic weaknesses laid bare…
