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Kraken co-founds Crypto Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) 

We’re pleased to be a founding member of the industry’s first-ever Crypto Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC). This not-for-profit organization will foster a collaborative approach to information sharing across the ecosystem to reduce cybersecurity exploits and improve trust in blockchain and cryptoasset technology.    “While Kraken has a proven track record for robust cybersecurity protocols,…

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Kraken strengthens leadership team with two key appointments

We are excited to announce we have further strengthened our leadership team with two key appointments that will help position us for continued growth amid evolving global regulatory environments. With Gilles BianRosa as Chief Operating and Product Officer (COO/CPO) and Marcus Hughes as Global Head of Regulatory Strategy, we are gearing up to double down…

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Kraken execs talk U.S. crypto regulation at Blockchain Association Policy Summit

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…

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Happy Genesis Block Day!

On January 3, 2009, the anonymous creator of bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, launched the Genesis Block – the first block in the Bitcoin Blockchain. The event at the time wasn’t celebrated – it was arguably considered a blip in the long history of cryptography and digital currency – but today we know the Genesis Block was…

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Digital Wallet Leader Paysafe Chooses Kraken as a Crypto Liquidity Provider

We are excited to announce leading specialized payments platform Paysafe has become the latest enterprise to choose Kraken as a crypto asset liquidity provider.  The move further strengthens Paysafe’s own crypto buy and sell services through its digital wallets Skrill and Neteller, which provide convenient and simple payment solutions to millions of clients across the…

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CF Benchmarks Launches New Indices for Tezos, Stellar and EOSIO

Starting Thursday, May 14, CF Benchmarks will begin publishing market indices for three new cryptocurrencies: Tezos (XTZ), Stellar (XLM) and EOSIO (EOS).The decision marks the largest expansion of assets we cover, following our release of indices for Bitcoin (XBT), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC) and Ripple (XRP).Both Kraken and CF Benchmarks believe reliable…

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The Weekly Hash – January 20 – 24

January 27, 2020 | News Check out the most important happenings this past week in the world of crypto, brought to you by the experts at Kraken. This digest is prepared for informative purposes only and does not represent an investment recommendation or investment advice. Please see our full disclaimer at the bottom for more…

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The Weekly Hash – December 23 – 27

December 30, 2019 | Uncategorized Check out all the important happenings of the past week in the world of crypto, brought to you by the experts at Kraken. This digest is prepared for informative purposes only and does not represent an investment recommendation or investment advice. Please see our full disclaimer at the bottom for…

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Inside Kraken Security Labs: Crypto Domain Hijacking

If you leave digital footprints, (spoiler: you do) then you can be followed. Just because you shut down an account, switched domain names or got a new Twitter handle does not mean that your old tracks disappear. In fact, the footprints you leave online can become critical vulnerabilities.  At Kraken Security Labs, we work to…