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Kraken Acquires Dutch Bitcoin Exchange CleverCoin

Less than six months after acquiring both Coinsetter and Cavirtex in a landmark deal, we are pleased today to announce the acquisition of CleverCoin, one of the first Netherlands-based bitcoin exchanges. The addition of CleverCoin cements Kraken’s position as the undisputed leading exchange in Europe with the arrival of thousands of new clients, while other…

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Kraken to support DAO trading

May 26, 2016 | News Kraken will add The DAO tokens to the growing list of assets supported on its global, cutting edge and low fee trading platform. The DAO tokens will trade under the abbreviation “DAO” with the following trade pairs available at launch: DAO/XBT (bitcoin) DAO/ETH (ether) DAO/EUR (euro) DAO/USD (US dollar) DAO/CAD…

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Kraken Receives Series B Investment From Money Partners Group

We are pleased to announce an investment from Money Partners Group, one of Japan’s leading foreign exchange brokerages, in the Kraken Series B round of financing. Tokyo-based Money Partners Group is listed on the 1st Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and holds a current market cap of over ¥29 billion, or over $260 million…

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Kraken Fee Change & Important Updates

We have many important updates to share, and we encourage everyone to read the complete list of updates, including a change to trading fees and price precision. Extension of Free Deposits to April 1 Kraken has seen a more than 2x increase in the number of new accounts (not including the migrated accounts) since announcing…

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Kraken Acquiring Coinsetter and Cavirtex to Expand in US and Canada

Acquiring Coinsetter and Cavirtex We are pleased to announce that we are acquiring major exchanges Coinsetter and Cavirtex. NYC-based Coinsetter, founded in 2012, is one of America’s most prominent national bitcoin exchanges, and Cavirtex, founded in 2011, is Canada’s first bitcoin exchange with the highest historical trading volume. These two acquisitions set the stage for…

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Kraken Brings Bitcoin to Canada

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…