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On January 29, there was unprecedented demand for Kraken services that far exceeded our surge prediction modeling. For context, $56 billion was traded on our platform in January of this year – more than all the volume transacted for the full year of 2019. This past weekend alone, we saw a 1,000%+ increase in signups. …
December 4, 2020 | Product We are pleased to announce the launch of a new feature that has been requested by many of our API traders – Cancel Only Mode. API traders frequently update their orders, adding or canceling orders in response to changes in price or the order book. Since their trading strategy depends…
On October 2, Kraken Derivatives will reduce taker fees for all clients and move from a flat-fee model to volume-based fee tiers. We’re cutting taker fees by at least 33% FOR ALL CLIENTS (from 7.5bps to 5 bps). In addition to offering some of the lowest fees in the industry, Kraken Derivatives is the first…
At Kraken Security Labs, we try to discover attacks against crypto users before the bad guys do. The CoolBitX CoolWallet S is a credit-card sized wallet that pairs with mobile phone applications (both Android and iOS) via Bluetooth. We recently discovered the CoolWallet S Android application stores the wallet’s PIN, pairing password, and hardware seed…
Consider a common scenario. A crypto investor is at work when he or she suddenly reads in the news that Bitcoin is about to “moon.” They want to increase their position, but cannot get home for several hours. Afraid of missing out on the opportunity, they search for their exchange’s app on the Google Play…
February 13, 2020 | Product We are proud to announce that for the first time, clients can trade entirely within Kraken’s WebSockets environment and fully enjoy its enhanced speed and efficiency. We are proud to announce that for the first time, clients can trade entirely within Kraken’s WebSockets environment and fully enjoy its enhanced speed…
Kraken Derivatives is excited to announce a new integration with Gunbot, one of the oldest and most trusted algorithmic trading platforms in the cryptocurrency industry. Targeted at both professional and amateur traders, software applications such as Gunbot democratize access to precise and sophisticated trading strategies. Kraken has a long-standing relationship with Gunbot, as our spot…
Explaining Crypto Trading: Welcome to the Jungle Excitement, fear, greed, chaos, that rush of adrenaline…markets bring out our animal spirits, and they’re often intimidating. In the second installment of The Markets Series, we tackle the makings of a trade and conceptualize execution to empower you with the knowledge to navigate the market. Trading: Matches made…
January 27, 2020 | News Check out the most important happenings this past week in the world of crypto, brought to you by the experts at Kraken. This digest is prepared for informative purposes only and does not represent an investment recommendation or investment advice. Please see our full disclaimer at the bottom for more…
The Kraken Website and API will be unavailable on Saturday, December 7 at 16:00 UTC for approximately 1 hour as we implement a planned system upgrade. What’s the purpose of this downtime? We’re performing an upgrade that will improve system security, as this is our top priority. How does this affect me? All spot exchange…
