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Six Reasons to Trade with Kraken Derivatives

Interest in futures trading on Kraken is surging. In the past few months, trading volumes on Kraken Derivatives have grown several times to mark a record $350 million 24h volume in late June.  Our traders cite many reasons for why they prefer Kraken Derivatives to other platforms. In addition to offering up to 50x leverage…

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The Weekly Hash – July 8-12

July 16, 2019 | Uncategorized This past week was certainly eventful! Check out all the important happenings this week in the world of crypto, presented by the experts at Kraken. This digest is prepared for informative purposes only and does not represent an investment recommendation or investment advice. Please see our full disclaimer at the…

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The Weekly Hash – July 1-5

July 12, 2019 | Uncategorized Check out all the important happenings this week in the world of crypto, presented by the experts at Kraken. This digest is prepared for informative purposes only and does not represent an investment recommendation or investment advice. Please see our full disclaimer at the bottom for more information. See below…

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Kraken Scheduled Downtime

Kraken is performing a system upgrade on Sunday, July 14 at 21:00 UTC. Please expect services to be offline for 3 – 8 hours. What’s the purpose of this downtime? We’re performing an upgrade that will improve latency and performance, as well as enable us to bring you more exciting features in the near future.…

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Kraken is listing Cosmos (ATOM)

We are pleased to announce that Kraken will list Cosmos (ATOM). ATOM trading starts Monday April 22! Funding and Trading start time Cosmos plans to enable ATOM transfers at block 500,000, expected at approximately 8am PST (4pm UTC) on Monday the 22nd. Kraken will enable funding and trading shortly after transfers go live. Clients will…

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Kraken Derivatives is a new way to trade

March 25, 2019 | Derivatives At Kraken, we are always working to bring you the most powerful trading tools and cutting edge products. Our recent acquisition of Crypto Facilities, now known as Kraken Derivatives, makes Kraken the first and only crypto exchange to offer both spot and futures trading. Explore the many benefits of trading…

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Growing Leadership at Kraken

Kraken Lands Five Big Hires By far the most important part of Kraken’s infrastructure is the people. As we continue to work through a period of exponential growth, the main challenge is to expand our team with great people aligned to our vision of delivering the best exchange experience in the industry. We’d like to…

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Kraken Acquires Crypto Derivatives Trading Platform and Index Provider, Crypto Facilities, in Nine-figure Deal (Official Press Release)

SAN FRANCISCO, February 4th, 2019 – Kraken, consistently rated the most secure digital asset exchange and leader in euro volume since 2013, today announced the acquisition of Crypto Facilities, a world-leading, regulated cryptocurrency trading platform and index provider.  The combination creates a global leader in cryptocurrency spot and futures trading. London-based Crypto Facilities offers individuals…