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December 21, 2023 | Asset Listings, Product We’re thrilled to announce that Jito (JTO) is now available on Kraken! Funding and trading JTO funding and trading are live. Add JTO to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Only deposit JTO on Solana. Deposits using other networks will be…
The intimate conversation between two prominent crypto-sector thought leaders provided a comprehensive snapshot of how far the U.S. financial technology regulatory discussion has come. Its tone resonated through following panels with other influential crypto policy experts including SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce, CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson, Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Representative Ritchie…
December 5, 2023 | Asset Listings, Product We’re thrilled to announce that Pyth Network (PYTH) is now available on Kraken! Funding and trading PYTH funding and trading are live. Add PYTH to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Only deposit PYTH on Solana. Deposits using other networks will…
Who can participate? Whether you are new to crypto or a seasoned veteran, this competition is open to everyone who qualifies. Kraken will select the winner(s) for each round of the competition. Eligibility requirements for access to each tier are noted below. To qualify you need to: Be a resident in the U.S., Latin America,…
The collapse of FTX may have dominated discourse at DC Fintech Week, but onstage, Kraken CEO Dave Ripley made the case that this event was simply a bump in the road to a future where finance moves fully to the blockchain. In a panel discussion featuring industry leaders like Galaxy founder Michael Novogratz, Bitso CEO…
November 7, 2023 | News Kraken has launched VASP services in Belgium, utilising its EU subsidiary, which has registered under the VASP regimes in Ireland, Spain and Italy. This launch reinforces Kraken’s ongoing commitment to upholding Europe’s robust anti-money laundering and compliance standards. And further underscores Kraken’s dedication to advancing crypto adoption across Europe, now…
We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports deposits and withdrawals of Ethereum (ETH) on zkSync Era! What is zkSync Era? zkSync Era is an Ethereum virtual machine-compatible Layer-2 rollup protocol by Matter Labs. Formerly known as zkSync 2.0, the project rebranded to zkSync Era in February, 2023. ZkSync Era employs zero knowledge (ZK) rollups…
October 31, 2023 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that Celestia (TIA) is now available on Kraken! Funding and trading TIA funding and trading are live. Add TIA to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Only deposit TIA on Celestia. Deposits using other networks will be lost.…
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,…
So as Sam Bankman-Fried stands trial for wire fraud, securities fraud, commodities fraud, money laundering and campaign finance violations, let’s remember one thing above all else: crypto itself is not on trial. Bitcoin is a technological fortress built to endure, and no amount of speculative narratives or individual fallibility could ever change that. After FTX’s…
