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The end of the year is a great time to reflect on and celebrate key milestones and events from the past 12 months – both for crypto, and for our community. In 2021, Kraken charged ahead in pursuit of our mission: to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the…
August 26, 2021 | News We are excited to announce that Kraken is now supporting Moonriver (MOVR). Deposits and withdrawals are now open. Trading will begin at approximately 09:00 UTC on August 27. Clients who contributed to Moonriver’s Parachain Auction on Kraken will automatically receive MOVR rewards in their Kraken account. Full details on the…
Kraken is supporting four new assets: Band Protocol (BAND), Injective Protocol (INJ), Mirror Protocol (MIR) and 1inch Network (1INCH) Deposits for all four assets are available starting now Trading will begin on August 10 at approximately 15:30 UTC for all assets Note: Trading is not available to residents of the USA, Canada, Australia and Japan.…
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?…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Institutional clients at Kraken now have a new way to transfer USD that is free, near-instant and available 24/7. The new funding option is available through our integration with the Signet™ payment platform offered by Signature Bank. Fees Deposits: $0 Withdrawals: $0 Available currencies Requirements Kraken Pro business account Account with Signature Bank Both accounts…
Simon Chemouil – Director of Engineering, Core Backend For more than two years now, Kraken’s Core Backend team has been using Rust to modernize services originally written in PHP, while building new products, expanding the feature set and supporting the ever expanding increase in cryptocurrency trading activity. Hi 👋! I’m Simon, the Director of Engineering…
