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Kraken Appoints New General Counsel

We are pleased to announce the appointment of renowned international lawyer, venture capitalist and fintech advisor Edward M. Stadum as General Counsel, reporting to CEO Jesse Powell. With five decades of legal experience, Stadum will offer specialist advice in Kraken’s cryptocurrency domain, with particular emphasis on best business practices, corporate governance, finance, acquisitions, strategy, technology…

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Kraken Adds USD and GBP

October 28, 2014 | News, Product Today Kraken launched a partnership with PayCash, a Luxembourg-based leader in innovative EU focused payment solutions, to provide both US dollar (USD) and British pound (GBP) funding to its clients. These new funding options coincide with the launch of bitcoin-pound (XBT/GBP) trading. The PayCash partnership allows Kraken to leverage…

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Kraken Forms Exclusive Partnership with Fidor Bank

October 9, 2013 | News Oct 9th, 2013 – Kraken announced today an exclusive partnership with Fidor Bank. Fidor is Germany’s first Web 2.0 online bank and is regulated by the German Financial Supervisory Agency BaFin. The partnership is the first of it’s kind and represents a new level of security for Kraken users, and a new…