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Polkadot Parachain Auctions Are Now Live On Kraken

We are excited to announce that Polkadot Parachain Auctions are now live. Earn rewards while supporting your favorite Polkadot projects on Kraken! With as little as 0.1 DOT, you can cast your vote in an auction for the next parachain to be added to the Polkadot network. Purchase DOT here or deposit it by navigating…

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Bifrost (BNC) Trading Starts October 26 – Deposit Now

October 21, 2021 | News We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports Bifrost (BNC)! Deposits and withdrawals are available starting now.  Trading will begin October 26 at approximately 15:30 UTC. Clients who contributed to Bifrost’s Parachain Auction on Kraken have now received BNC rewards in their Kraken account. Get full details on the rewards…

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Kraken To Support Polkadot Parachain Auctions

Kraken is thrilled to announce support for upcoming parachain slot auctions on the Polkadot network. We’ve already empowered clients to participate in Kusama’s growing ecosystem via parachain auctions — so far resulting in over $35 million contributed in 2021. Clients looking to support the bids of their favorite Polkadot projects will be able to do…

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Kraken Daily Market Report for October 06 2021

BTC $55111. ↑7.0% $812.9M ETH $3585.4 ↑2.0% $370.0M USDT $1.0004 ↓0.01% $248.1M ADA $2.2171 ↓0.8% $70.7M USDC $0.9999 ↓0.01% $62.3M DOT $32.566 ↑3.6% $58.9M SOL $155.44 ↓5.7% $52.2M DOGE $0.2517 ↓0.08% $33.9M XTZ $7.8876 ↓0.7% $30.6M XRP $1.0796 ↓0.4% $26.5M LINK $26.821 ↓1.5% $24.8M LTC $181.88 ↑4.6% $19.2M ATOM $35.250 ↓4.2% $18.9M ALGO $1.8354 ↓6.1% $15.9M AXS $127.73 ↓4.1% $12.7M SC $0.0188 ↑2.4% $12.2M OMG $14.591 ↓6.0% $9.73M XMR $288.5 ↑6.6% $9.53M BCH $617.97 ↑3.6% $8.73M XLM $0.3406 ↑6.8% $7.06M MATIC $1.2633 ↓4.1% $6.82M FIL $70.992 ↑0.19% $6.48M DYDX $22.615 ↓0.4% $6.36M MINA $4.59 ↓2.3% $5.75M DAI $1.0003 ↓0.03% $5.75M KSM $332.83 ↓1.4% $5.49M UNI $25.178 ↓1.9% $5.16M EOS $4.8036 ↑1.5% $5.1M TRX $0.0953 ↓0.9% $4.26M FLOW $19.298 ↓4.9% $3.83M AAVE $309.15 ↑0.3% $3.5M DASH $186.62 ↑2.0% $2.91M MOVR $312.00 ↑1.0% $2.86M ETC $54.305 ↓0.14% $2.79M OCEAN $0.7931 ↑5.5% $2.79M KAVA $6.2381 ↓2.8% $2.73M KEEP $0.4214 ↑3.1% $2.33M QTUM $13.410 ↑1.0% $2.33M ICX $2.2180 ↓3.7% $2.0M SNX $10.22 ↓2.5% $1.92M NANO $5.3298 ↓4.0% $1.89M MLN $133.27 ↓2.7% $1.77M CRV $2.7678 ↓5.2% $1.74M CQT $1.4280 ↑2.0% $1.71M GRT $0.7239 ↓4.4% $1.67M YFI $32100. ↑0.23% $1.6M ZEC $124.95 ↑1.3% $1.59M STORJ $1.3154 ↓1.8% $1.41M BADGER $25.826 ↑8.4% $1.35M WAVES $26.957 ↓2.2% $1.31M ENJ $1.629 ↓4.3% $1.31M MANA $0.7649 ↓2.1% $1.09M REN $1.1275 ↓6.8% $1.04M COMP $303.94 ↓1.9% $1.04M PAXG $1765.5 ↓0.11% $990K…

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End Of Summer Sale

To separate the signal from the noise, the Kraken Intelligence team analyzes on-chain data to bring you the latest insights into the ever-changing world of cryptoassets.  Download the September on-chain report, “End of Summer Sale,” to learn why market participants remain optimistic (even in the face of a $10k red candle), what was behind recent…

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Game On

The crypto market has rallied from year-to-date lows, renewing hope of a bull market on the horizon. But, historical price analysis suggests the market may be due for a pause.  In our latest report, “Game On,” the Kraken Intelligence team examines how much crypto rallied in August and whether the momentum could carry over into…

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Polkadot and Kusama Parachains Primer

September 3, 2021 | Kraken Intelligence Polkadot and Kusama are two emerging blockchains with an exciting feature known as parachains, which are custom blockchains selected by public auction to join these exclusive networks. While this novel selection process has garnered a lot of excitement, there is still confusion as to how it works. In Kraken…

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Bouncing Back

For the last few months, many in the crypto market have wondered if we were entering a bear market. A price surge in late July now has people asking, is the bull market back? In our July monthly report, “Bouncing Back,” Kraken Intelligence examines BTC’s price swing from just below $30k to $42k to see…

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Kraken Staking Rewards Top $100 Million

July 27, 2021 | Uncategorized We are thrilled to announce that, year-to-date, Kraken has paid out more than $100 million in rewards to our clients via our first-in-class staking service.  Recognized as the global leader in secure, on-chain staking, Kraken has seen the total number of assets staked on our platform rise from $1 billion…

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Bifrost Wins The Fifth Kusama Parachain Slot Auction

July 20, 2021 | News We are excited to announce that Bifrost secured the fifth parachain slot on Kusama – Congratulations! Slot 5 Winner Bifrost (BNC) – Bifrost provides staking liquidity to anyone accessing its network. This means token holders can stake any cryptocurrency, such as DOT or ETH, on the Bifrost platform and receive…