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We are excited to announce we have received authorization from the Central Bank of Ireland as an E-Money Institution (EMI). In addition, we have also successfully registered with the Bank of Spain as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP). These authorizations highlight our ongoing commitment to growing our European business. The EMI license, granted to…
Now more than ever, Kraken remains deeply committed to Canada. But our commitment to the Great White North isn’t just hype. It’s a relationship that stretches back to the earliest days of Bitcoin itself. The early years Kraken’s Canada story begins in 2011 – the year CaVirtEx, an early Canadian crypto trading platform based in…
As part of Kraken’s commitment to client security, we have completed and passed an independent auditor’s examination over internal controls as defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) SOC 2, Type I compliance standard. We’d like to share details about this process and how it serves our mission to be one of…
April 18, 2023 | News Kraken has successfully registered our Irish subsidiary, Payward Europe Solutions Limited, with the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP). Kraken’s Irish VASP registration demonstrates to both our clients and regulators that Kraken follows Europe’s most robust anti-money laundering and compliance standards. Registration further underscores…
In an effort to lead the industry in trust and transparency on our mission to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency, we are excited to release our 2022 Transparency Report. The 2022 Transparency Report provides a summary of how we protect our client privacy and financial freedom while complying with the legal requests we regularly receive from…
Before you dive in, check out the first post in our Kraken NFT Behind the Build Series, The NFT Frontier. Sometimes we reference pseudonyms to keep our Krakenites anonymous to avoid the security risks associated with building and maintaining a crypto exchange. In September 2021, Kraken NFT received the green light to build a new…
New CCO brings three decades of financial services experience SAN FRANCISCO – Jan. 24, 2023 – Kraken, one of the world’s largest and most-trusted crypto platforms, today announced the appointment of CJ Rinaldi as Chief Compliance Officer. CJ’s decades of experience, both in traditional and decentralized finance, will further strengthen Kraken’s compliance program amid a…
Guy Hirsch is Kraken’s new Managing Director for North America and he joined the Kraken team this month after building crypto businesses at Samsung and eToro. He’s an experienced operator in the crypto space and has some forward-looking ideas about the future of the industry. Hirsch will oversee Kraken’s businesses across North America and will…
After first announcing our support for the Flare (FLR) token distribution event on December 11, 2020, we are pleased to announce that eligible XRP token holders will begin receiving FLR on January 10, 2023. The snapshot of XRP balances took place on December 12, 2020 at approximately 12 am UTC (the first validated XRP ledger…
We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports staking for The Graph (GRT) holders! From the Earn section of your Kraken account or from your Pro mobile app, you’ll be able to stake your GRT holdings and earn up to 8% in yearly rewards. Additionally, Kraken makes it easy for you to stake and unstake…
