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U.S. crypto taxes in 2024: fast facts

IRS tax season is officially open in the United States. April 15, 2024 is the deadline for crypto holders to report their 2023 transactions to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The 2023 tax year includes any activity between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023. Late filings, failure to pay taxes owed and crypto tax…

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Kraken secures VASP registration from Dutch Central Bank

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…

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Trading for Dymension (DYM) starts now

February 6, 2024 | Asset Listings, Product We’re thrilled to announce that Dymension (DYM) is now available on Kraken! Funding and trading DYM funding and trading are live. Add DYM to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit.  Only deposit DYM on Dymension. Deposits using other networks will be…

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Trading for Dogwifhat (WIF) starts February 1

We’re thrilled to announce that Dogwifhat (WIF) is now available on Kraken! Deposits and withdrawals are live and WIF will start trading on Kraken on February 1. Funding and trading WIF funding is live. Add WIF to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit.  Only deposit WIF on Solana.…

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Trading for Jupiter (JUP) starts January 31

We’re thrilled to announce that Jupiter (JUP) is now available on Kraken! Deposits and withdrawals are live and JUP will start trading on Kraken on January 31. Funding and trading JUP funding is live. Add JUP to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit.  Only deposit JUP on Solana.…

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Crypto and the age of alternative payroll

By Pranesh Anthapur, Kraken Chief People Officer Payroll capabilities are expanding alongside vast improvements to blockchain technology. With these innovations, global employees may want a wider range of digital asset options, such as NFTs, cryptocurrencies, and bitcoin IRAs.  Let’s explore why and how to empower employees with unprecedented control over their financial future. The global…

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Expanded margin pairs available for NEAR and SEI!

January 5, 2024 | Asset Listings, Product Kraken now supports new margin pairs for NEAR Protocol (NEAR) and Sei network (SEI)! Margin trading is now available using the below pairs for NEAR and SEI:  Pair basePair nameAvailable leverageLong Position Limit Short Position LimitNEARNEARUSD3800010000SEISEIUSD34000045000 Here’s what you need to know about the assets: NEAR Protocol (NEAR) is…

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Trading for Bonk (BONK) starts now

December 22, 2023 | Asset Listings, Product We’re thrilled to announce that Bonk (BONK) is now available on Kraken! Funding and trading BONK funding and trading are live. Add BONK to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit.  Only deposit BONK on Solana. Deposits using other networks will be…