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Trading for Aptos (APT) starts now!

October 19, 2022 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports Aptos (APT)! Funding and Trading Funding and trading are now live. You can add these tokens to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Ticker APT Tradable against EUR, USD Price precision 4 decimal places…

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Silver Lining

Hot on the heels of August, September 2022 also trended negatively for cryptoassets overall. Based on market capitalization, all sectors saw negative returns for the month, ranging from -14% to -1%. Following the overall crypto market trend, NFT market activity also slowed in August. Average daily users and average daily transactions fell -5.7% and -3.1%…

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Kraken Donates $100,000 to Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative

Kraken is proud to announce that it has become a Diamond Sponsor of the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII), a U.S.-based nonprofit that harnesses intelligence to help financial institutions, technology firms and cryptocurrency exchanges combat human trafficking and child exploitation.  “Kraken’s partnership with ATII will provide us with actionable data on illicit dark web use…

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Ethereum 2.0: Does ETH become deflationary post-Merge?

We’re quickly approaching The Merge, the most notable upgrade in Ethereum’s history and a crucial turning point for the wider crypto industry. As the Ethereum blockchain transitions from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS), The Merge is expected to be the bedrock upon which Ethereum’s scalability improvements are built. As this highly anticipated event draws closer,…

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Ride Out

After July’s green candles, August 2022 resumed a downward trend for cryptoassets across the board. Bitcoin, Ethereum and the rest of the crypto market saw negative returns for the month. Prices of BTC (-14%) and ETH (-8%) decreased after July’s gains. Metaverse (-23%) and DeFi (-21%) led sectors to the downside. NFT market activity also…

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Trading for ENS and FARM Starts Now For USA and CA!

Following Kraken’s listings of Ethereum Naming Service (ENS) on February 23, 2022, and Harvest Finance (FARM) on June 15, 2022 for most countries, Kraken is excited to announce the availability of these tokens for residents of the United States and Canada! Funding and Trading Funding and trading are live.  You can add these tokens to…

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What you should know about The Ethereum Merge on Kraken

Over seven years ago, on August 8, 2015, Kraken was the first exchange to make Ethereum (ETH) available to millions of clients. Today, we’re thrilled to announce that Kraken will support the Ethereum Merge that is estimated to take place between September 10-20, 2022. The Merge marks the end of Ethereum’s proof-of-work (PoW) mechanism and…