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Western Union has become the latest financial giant to signal interest in stablecoins, as competition heats up in the global remittance market and regulatory clarity improves.Speaking to Bloomberg on Tuesday, CEO Devin McGranahan said the firm saw three opportunities for stablecoin use around faster cross-border payments, better fiat conversion options in harder-to-reach markets, and offering…
In brief XRP price set a new all-time high on Thursday, finally topping the seven-year old record. It previously peaked at $3.40 in 2018 during the ICO boom, per data from CoinGecko. Despite regulatory headwinds, which have mostly dissipated, XRP Ledger has been adopted by hundreds of financial institutions. The price of XRP rose to…
BTC TOUCHES $110K, ETH LEADS MAJORS, OPENAI REFUTES TOKENISED STOCKBTC nears ATH, touches $110k. ETH leads broad crypto rally in altcoins. Committed to advancing tokenisation: SEC Chair. Institutions buying, big whales selling BTC. Addentax Group to buy $1.2b BTC. Bit Digital raises $163m to buy ETH. DFDV raises $112.5m to buy SOL. ETH ETFs could…
At Kraken, we’re committed to building a secure and trusted platform for our clients. Over the past few years, we’ve significantly strengthened our global compliance framework – investing deeply in the people, processes and systems that keep our platform secure. We recently reached a key milestone in that journey: the completion of a multi-year effort…
March 20, 2025 | News We are excited to announce we have entered into an agreement to acquire NinjaTrader, the leading U.S. retail futures trading platform, for $1.5 billion, subject to certain purchase price adjustments. This acquisition strengthens our position as a 24/7, always-on technology platform built for professional traders, making us a leader in…
Note: This is a blog summary of CF Benchmarks’ full 2025 market outlook. Digital asset evolution Cryptocurrencies are no longer a niche interest. Bitcoin and Ethereum have seen their ecosystems expand significantly. One of the biggest drivers has been the introduction of ETFs for each token. These financial products have accelerated institutional investment and brought…
By Mark Greenberg, Kraken Global Head of ConsumerThis year promises deeper integration of crypto into mainstream financial strategies, spurred by growing trust, accessibility and innovation. Here are my six top-of-mind themes for the coming year. 1. Crypto becomes a staple in the ideal investment portfolio Crypto’s historic asymmetric return profile has made it increasingly difficult…
December 5, 2023 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports deposits and withdrawals of USD Coin (USDC) on Optimism! Funding USDC funding via Optimism is already live. You can transfer USD Coin (USDC) to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding and selecting USDC. From there, use the drop-down box to…
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Bivu Das as our new UK Managing Director. Bivu brings nearly two decades of commercial enterprise and fintech strategy development experience to Kraken. His arrival coincides with the UK making important strides to become a globally recognised crypto hub. Bivu will oversee our extensive network of regulatory,…
Now more than ever, Kraken remains deeply committed to Canada. But our commitment to the Great White North isn’t just hype. It’s a relationship that stretches back to the earliest days of Bitcoin itself. The early years Kraken’s Canada story begins in 2011 – the year CaVirtEx, an early Canadian crypto trading platform based in…
