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BERA is available for trading!

February 6, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that BERA is now available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading BERA trading will be live as of 13:00 UTC today, Feb 6, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make…

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Expanded margin pairs available for BONK, TAO, STX and JUP!

Here’s some more information about the tokens: Bonk (BONK) is a cryptocurrency that launched on Christmas Day 2022 as a free airdrop to the Solana blockchain community. It has gained popularity in the Web3 space and operates on the Solana blockchain as a cryptocurrency that emphasizes community involvement and decentralized finance principles. Bittensor (TAO) is…

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Staking rewards of 12-16% come to XTZ on Kraken

Thanks to improvements made to Tezos’ reward issuance mechanism, which were brought on by the Paris Protocol update, you can now earn more on your XTZ when you stake with Kraken. Kraken is introducing Bonded staking for XTZ, which will allow XTZ holders to earn 12-16% APR on their coins. While Kraken has supported flexible…

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Expanded margin pairs available for SOL, DOGE and LTC!

We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports new margin pairs for Solana (SOL), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Litecoin (LTC)! Margin trading is now available for the below pairs for SOL, DOGE and LTC: Pair basePair nameAvailable LeverageLong Position LimitShort Position LimitSOLSOL/USDT4700700DOGEDOGE/USDT4500,000500,000LTCLTC/USDT4850850 Here’s some more information about the tokens: Solana (SOL) is a blockchain platform aimed…

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Trading for TAO, TRAC and OSMO starts June 25

We’re thrilled to announce that Bittensor (TAO), OriginTrail (TRAC) and Osmosis (OSMO) are now available on Kraken! Funding and trading TAO, TRAC and OSMO funding starts now and trading will be live on June 25.  Add your token to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit.  Make sure to…

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Bonded Staking for DYM, SEI and TRX starts now

March 22, 2024 | Staking We’re thrilled to announce the support for bonded on-chain staking strategies for DYM, SEI and TRX starts now in most regions! How can I start staking? Add crypto assets to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Clients can now stake crypto assets and…

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USDT deposits and withdrawals available via the Solana network!

March 16, 2023 | Asset Listings, Product We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports deposits and withdrawals of Tether (USDT) via the Solana network! Solana is an open source blockchain platform and scaling solution for decentralized applications (dApps). The platform uses a novel consensus mechanism known as proof-of-history (PoH) to increase transaction throughput and…

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Expanded margin pairs available for FTM, LDO, OCEAN and PAXG!

We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports new margin pairs for Fantom (FTM), Lido DAO (LDO), Ocean Protocol (OCEAN) and PAXG (PAX Gold)! Fantom (FTM) Fantom is a blockchain-based smart contract platform for developing decentralized applications (dApps). The platform uses a novel consensus mechanism and asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerance (aBFT) approach to solve issues…

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Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade: What you need to know

The Shanghai upgrade is a set of changes to the Ethereum protocol that will allow users to unstake, or withdraw, their staked ether (ETH). Before the Shanghai upgrade, any ETH dedicated to staking remained locked within the Ethereum blockchain. The Shanghai upgrade will include a change to the Ethereum protocol that allows this staked ETH…

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Crypto 101: What is a consensus mechanism?

A blockchain consensus mechanism is a type of automated system that aims to accomplish two objectives: Provide a distributed, leaderless way to unanimously agree on data stored on a blockchain ledger. Make sure all network validators follow the rules of the protocol and perform their roles honestly. While it may be tempting to trust a…