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The crypto industry faced headwinds in recent months as May’s collapse of the Terra ecosystem took its toll. In June and July, major crypto lending platforms (including Celsius, BlockFi, Voyager and Vauld) took drastic measures in the wake of “extreme market conditions.” June’s leverage-related fallout for crypto lenders continued into July but did not extend…
After months of price declines across cryptoassets, July 2022 brought signs of recovery. All sectors saw positive monthly returns — gaining a minimum of 8% — led by DeFi (52%) and metaverse (35%). Prices of BTC (19%) and ETH (59%) increased after three months of negative returns. Uncertainty lingered in July following several months of…
“You’d think after 11 years, you could start feeling comfortable with your business, but it has basically been wartime in crypto since day one.” In 2011, Kraken CEO Jesse Powell set out to build a crypto exchange that clients and regulators could trust. Despite headwinds and market uncertainties, Jesse has led Kraken through more than…
July 27, 2022 | Asset Listings, Product We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports Crust Shadow (CSM)! Funding and Trading You can add CSM to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and then Deposit. Trading will be available on July 27th. Here’s what you need to know: Ticker CSM Tradeable…
July 27, 2022 | Asset Listings, Product We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports Arpa Chain (ARPA)! Funding and Trading Funding is live, and trading will begin on July 28 at approximately 14:30 UTC. Keep an eye on the status page for updates. You can add these tokens to your Kraken account by navigating…
We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports new margin pairs for Bitcoin (BTC), Ripple (XRP), Ethereum (ETH), Polygon (MATIC), Chainlink (LINK), Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL) and Decentraland (MANA)! Trading Margin trading is now available for the below pairs: Pair base Pair name Available leverage Long Position Limit Short Position Limit BTC BTC/CHF 3 5…
June 30, 2022 | Asset Listings, Product We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports Interlay (INTR)! Funding and Trading You can add INTR to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Trading will begin June 30th. Here’s what you need to know: Ticker INTR Tradeable against EUR, USD…
We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports Bittorent (BTT), Dent (DENT), SelfKey (KEY) and Unifi Protocol DAO (UNFI)! Funding and Trading Funding is live, and trading will begin on July 1 at approximately 14:30 UTC. Keep an eye on the status page for updates. You can add these tokens to your Kraken account by…
We’re thrilled to reveal 70 of the leading NFT collections that will soon be available to Kraken NFT beta testers. We carefully selected these collections so you can explore, curate and secure the NFT collection of your dreams with zero gas fees.* The beta will include NFT collections across the Ethereum and Solana blockchains. We…
June 29, 2022 | Product We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports staking for Polygon (MATIC) holders! From the Earn section of your Kraken account or from your Pro mobile app, you’ll be able to stake your MATIC holdings and earn up to 14% in yearly rewards.* MATIC staking on Kraken is gasless, meaning…
