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September 20, 2021 | Uncategorized Today we are thrilled to unveil a new out-of-home advertising campaign in London and Manchester titled Welcome to a New Generation of Wealth. This campaign is meant to raise awareness around crypto’s potential to radically redefine our future in ways previously unimaginable. In conjunction with the London Design Festival, we…
As the world came to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic, work from home became the new normal for most. But at Kraken, work from home has always been the normal and our global team didn’t skip a beat. As a remote first company since our founding in 2011, Kraken established our organizational frameworks and technical…
One year after COVID changed our lives, many companies are suddenly championing the virtues of remote-first work lifestyles, but for Kraken, it is a part of our founding culture. We’ve taken notice of the corporate micromanagers who swore, ‘no-how, no-way, never’ would they embrace a remote-first workplace, only to recently pull a “180” as top-tier…
When is the last time a bank put customer needs, security and open access to all first? David Kinitsky, Kraken Bank CEO, outlined eight reasons why consumers need a customized banking structure that modernizes the products and services we all utilize on a daily basis. To design the blockchain-based system that will be “more secure than…
Simon Chemouil – Director of Engineering, Core Backend For more than two years now, Kraken’s Core Backend team has been using Rust to modernize services originally written in PHP, while building new products, expanding the feature set and supporting the ever expanding increase in cryptocurrency trading activity. Hi 👋! I’m Simon, the Director of Engineering…
Earlier today, Kraken announced that we have acquired Interchange – a leading portfolio reconciliation tool for institutional traders. As part of the acquisition, we’re excited to bring over the Interchange team, including co-founders and crypto veterans Dan Held and Clark Moody. Below Dan and Clark get into why this acquisition made so much sense to…
For decades, the Big Mac has defined American culture around the globe. Important to the future of humanity, the Big Mac has also powered a currency fit for the modern era: the MacCoin. Introduced by McDonalds late last year, the MacCoin is a stablecoin fully backed by Big Macs. We are pleased to announce that…
Last week we revealed our new face to the world. We’ve heard how much you like it! Are you ready for more? This week we reveal a new tentacle! Kraken is proud to announce the addition of futures trading via the acquisition of Crypto Facilities, the world-leading, FCA-regulated trading platform and cryptocurrency index provider. This…
Customer service is deeply important to Kraken. It is core to our brand and company culture. Security first and customer service second. We must set a positive example for this industry, and do things better than the services we seek to replace. If we take care of our clients, they’ll take care of us. —…
