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July 13, 2015 | News Despite the country’s fragile political situation and an uncertain economic outlook, Bitcoin has many enthusiastic followers in Ukraine. This is why Kraken was particularly proud to co-sponsor ‘Blockchain Incredible Party’ (BIP 001), a conference held from July 1- 2 in Odessa. The conference’s organisational team consisted of members of Distributed…
June 29, 2015 | News, Product Hey Canada! Great news – you can now buy and sell bitcoins with Kraken! Just create an account from anywhere in Canada, fund it in Canadian dollars, and trade for bitcoin with our new XBT/CAD trading pair. The native CAD funding and trading gives you direct access to the…
June 11, 2015 | News, Product We are pleased to announce the Kraken dark pool, a new feature that allows clients to discreetly place large bitcoin orders and execute against similar sized orders at potentially better prices. Kraken is now one of the few exchanges offering a dark pool for bitcoin. The Kraken dark…
May 27, 2015 | News Kraken takes a proactive approach to compliance, in order to anticipate the evolving regulation around Bitcoin and to help ensure it is regulated in a way that protects consumers while allowing the game-changing Bitcoin ecosystem to flourish. Today we’re pleased to announce a great new addition to the team, who…
May 25, 2015 | News, Product Kraken is pleased to announce the launch of margin trading. Margin is an exciting instrument that allows clients to amplify their trading profits and gain in both up and down markets. Kraken is now one of the few exchanges allowing clients to trade bitcoins on margin. Margin trading is…
May 6, 2015 | News Interest in Bitcoin continues to grow and Kraken is spreading the word! Today Kraken CEO Jesse Powell explained the value of Bitcoin for retail merchants at the 2015 EHI Kartenkongress (Card Congress). Jesse presented along with PayCash CEO Dr. Jürgen Wolff. As discussed in a previous blog post, Paycash has…
April 17, 2015 | News Kraken is now accepting MtGox creditor claims and offering up to $1 million in free trade volume per creditor as a bonus for claiming funds through Kraken. The claim and payout service through Kraken is available in all areas of operation, including all US states. As announced in our November…
Here’s a look back at major Kraken milestones from the past year (since our launch in September 2013).* It’s been a very busy year and we are pleased to see that our achievements reflect our commitment to providing clients with the best possible exchange experience. January 14, 2015 – Volume Reaches New All-Time Daily High…
November 26, 2014 | News Note: The following is from our press release. We will post further information here when further information becomes available. Kraken, a San Francisco-based bitcoin exchange, is pleased to announce that it has been selected to support the investigation of missing bitcoin and the distribution of remaining assets to the creditors.…
October 30, 2014 | News, Product Kraken today announced the launch of trading between bitcoin and Japanese yen (XBT/JPY). The new trading option coincides with the launch of domestic JPY funding that will allow clients in Japan to quickly fund their accounts. Bitcoin-euro trading (XBT/EUR) has been available in Japan since Kraken opened in September 2013.…
