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We are pleased to announce that Kraken will list two new digital assets – Cardano (ADA) and Quantum (QTUM). Trading and funding start timeTrading and funding in the two assets will launch simultaneously. The approximate launch time globally is: PST: Friday September 28 at 6:00 amEST: Friday September 28 at 9:00 amUTC: Friday September 28…
Kraken is excited to announce a major expansion to our OTC crypto trading platform which will enhance the execution of large block trades for clients worldwide. We offer deeper liquidity and private, personalized service to institutions and high net-worth individuals needing to fill large orders. Whether you are trading blocks of 100,000 USD, 100,000,000 EUR…
The title is a nod to a recent article in which a reporter covering market structure for Bloomberg News inexplicably fails to comprehend basic market concepts such as arbitrage, order books and currency pegs. More troubling, however, was the applause from other “journalist” lemmings as they followed in walking their reputations off a cliff. It…
May 15, 2018 | News Last night at the Coin Center annual dinner in New York City, Jerry Brito announced Kraken’s donation of $1,000,000, and our pledge to match any additional gifts during the month of May, up to another $1,000,000. The great work that Coin Center does is extremely important and referenced by governments…
September 2, 2017 | News Effective Wednesday September 6 around 6 am UTC (Tuesday September 5 around 11 pm PT) we will be changing the allowed decimal place precision for placing orders. We had a lot of feedback from clients after the previous change in precision, with most saying they would like to see the…
August 26, 2017 | News Effective Wednesday August 30 around 6 am UTC (Tuesday August 29 around 11 pm PT) we will be reducing the allowed decimal place precision for placing orders in all trading pairs. Below is a list of all trading pairs showing the new allowed number of decimal places for each pair. For…
August 7, 2017 | News Bitcoin Cash (BCH) deposits and withdrawals are now online – read on for important details! How many confirmations are required for deposits? 20 confirmations required before BCH deposits are credited We may lower the required number of confirmations in the coming weeks if the BCH network grows and more miners…
This post is a follow-up to our previous post on the Bitcoin Cash hard fork with a few clarifications and reminders for our clients. When exactly will the fork happen?The exact time cannot be known in advance because it is based on “median time.” Median time is the median of the timestamps of the last…
On August 1 2017 at 12:20 pm UTC a small community of Bitcoin users is planning a hard fork from Bitcoin to an alternative protocol called “Bitcoin Cash” (BCH). Bitcoin Cash is expected to be a minority chain, with the vast majority of the Bitcoin community remaining on the chain that activates Segregated Witness and,…
July 1, 2017 | Product Kraken is pleased to announce support for EOS trading! The EOS platform is designed to scale the mainstream development of decentralized applications for large businesses, and claims to the first platform to do so. Which EOS Pairs are Available For Trading? EOS-Ethereum (EOS/ETH) EOS-Bitcoin (EOS/XBT) EOS-U.S. Dollar (EOS/USD) EOS-Euro (EOS/EUR) How…
