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In brief Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said his company fully intends to register its flagship USDT stablecoin via the newly-signed GENIUS Act. The company will also likely offer another, U.S.-specific stablecoin in the American market. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said he believes his company is nonetheless poised to particularly benefit from the passage of the…
In brief Strategy keeps its $72 billion Bitcoin stash with multiple custodians, but won’t publicly name them, citing security concerns despite pressure from crypto community. Coinbase confirmed it’s one of Strategy’s custodians, while blockchain analytics firm Arkham claims to have traced 70,000 BTC to Fidelity. SEC filings reveal Strategy uses only NYDFS-regulated custodians, narrowing the…
In brief Kraken has launched CME-based Bitcoin and Ethereum futures for U.S. traders. The new offering coincides with congressional approval of landmark digital asset bills during what Republicans have dubbed “Crypto Week.” The CFTC gains ground as a preferred regulator, raising hopes for clearer rules across the industry. Kraken launched a regulated crypto futures platform…
Ripple’s XRP surged to a new all-time high of $3.55 on July 17, climbing more than 36% over the past week and over 13% over the past 24 hours.The rally marked XRP’s first break above its 2018 peak and came amid a broader altcoin resurgence.The surge comes amid a wider altcoin rally led by Ethereum…
Deepening our investment in Latin America, we are rolling out local currency funding in Argentina and Mexico, two of the region’s most active crypto markets. This expansion reflects our ongoing commitment to building trusted, compliant and localized infrastructure to support crypto adoption across the globe. With these new integrations, clients in both countries can now…
We are proud to share that we closely collaborated with the United States Secret Service (USSS) on an extensive investigation into a crypto fraud scheme. Fraudsters used social engineering techniques to build trust with victims over time, an approach commonly known as “pig butchering.” This joint effort resulted in the largest-ever crypto seizure by the…
At Kraken, we’re committed to building a secure and trusted platform for our clients. Over the past few years, we’ve significantly strengthened our global compliance framework – investing deeply in the people, processes and systems that keep our platform secure. We recently reached a key milestone in that journey: the completion of a multi-year effort…
We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken ranked #2 globally in Kaiko’s Q2 2025 Exchange Ranking, up from our #3 spot in Q1. This advance reflects what our global community already knows: We aren’t just one of the world’s leading crypto exchanges, we’re a platform that’s constantly improving, evolving and pushing the industry forward. Kaiko’s exchange…
We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken has secured a license under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) from the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI). This marks a pivotal milestone in our European expansion, unlocking the ability to scale faster across the region by offering regulated services and engaging directly with clients across all…
As crypto adoption accelerates, financial infrastructure providers are racing to enable access to digital assets, while avoiding the complexity of building in-house trading infrastructure. Kraken Embed solves this by delivering a Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS) solution that allows banks, fintechs and financial platforms to integrate regulated crypto trading through a single, compliant and scalable API. Kraken and…
