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September 2, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that Q is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading Q trading is live as of September 2, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’. Make sure to deposit your tokens…
We’re excited to announce the next major step in the rapid growth of xStocks, the industry’s gold standard for tokenized equities. In partnership with Backed, Kraken is bringing xStocks to the Ethereum blockchain, unlocking a new wave of opportunities for tokenized stocks and ETFs to be integrated across the world’s most widely adopted smart contract…
In brief A Binance Smart Chain user fell victim to a phishing scam and lost $13.5 million worth of tokens on Tuesday. Early reports suggested that BNB lending platform Venus Protocol had been hacked, but blockchain security firms subsequently confirmed that this was not the case. Venus Protocol and security firm PeckShield are in contact…
In brief Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck plans to acquire French digital asset prime brokerage Aplo. Aplo’s founders will remain with the firm and continue expansion under Coincheck’s umbrella. The deal marks Coincheck’s latest effort to broaden institutional and retail offerings abroad. Coincheck, one of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, said Tuesday it plans to acquire French…
In brief Ukraine could recover up to $10 billion lost to unregulated crypto activity with more stringent regulation, according to the Royal United Services Institute. A new RUSI report noted that Russian actors are exploiting regulatory gaps to fund military procurement and spread drugs. Ukrainian lawmakers face a 2025 deadline to align with EU rules…
In brief The tokenized assets market is now worth about $600 billion globally. Europe leads in fixed-income issuance, accounting for more than half of 2024’s total. But regulators are trying to strike a balance between innovation and investor protection. The European Union’s top markets regulator is calling for a balance between financial innovation and investor…
In brief BofA’s risk-love indicator hit 1.4, its highest in 13 months, signaling bullish extremes. Bitcoin and Ethereum remain flat over the past week despite recent equity gains. September seasonality and jobs data are keeping traders cautious. U.S. stocks are flashing signs of euphoria, contrasting with a muted crypto market as traders look to divine…
In brief President Trump-backed World Liberty Financial debuted its Ethereum token for trading on Monday, and it’s already one of the most valuable coins by market cap. At $7.6 billion, WLFI is the 30th largest token by market cap on CoinGecko. Some early buyers of the token could today realize a gain of more than…
September 1, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that WLFI is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading WLFI trading is live as of September 1, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’. Make sure to deposit your tokens…
In brief BRC-2.0 embeds EVM functionality directly into Bitcoin’s BRC-20 indexer. The upgrade aims to expand Bitcoin tokens beyond meme coins into programmable assets. Backers say the move positions BRC-20 ahead of Runes by enabling a DeFi ecosystem. BRC-20, the first token standard built directly on Bitcoin’s base layer and indexers, has officially launched “BRC2.0”…
