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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…

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Fantom (FTM) Trading Starts June 2 – Deposit Now

June 1, 2022 | Asset Listings, Product We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports Fantom (FTM)! Funding and Trading You can add FTM to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Trading will begin June 2 at approximately 14H30 UTC. Here’s what you need to know: Ticker FTM…

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Earn 4-6% Staking Cardano (ADA), Available on Kraken Now!

May 4, 2021 | Product Kraken is excited to announce staking for Cardano (ADA) went live on May 4 at approximately 21:00 UTC. Kraken listed ADA for trading in September 2018. By staking ADA through Kraken’s market leading staking service you’ll take your place among the decentralized community of supporters helping to secure the Cardano…