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The crypto industry faced headwinds in recent months as May’s collapse of the Terra ecosystem took its toll. In June and July, major crypto lending platforms (including Celsius, BlockFi, Voyager and Vauld) took drastic measures in the wake of “extreme market conditions.” June’s leverage-related fallout for crypto lenders continued into July but did not extend…
“You’d think after 11 years, you could start feeling comfortable with your business, but it has basically been wartime in crypto since day one.” In 2011, Kraken CEO Jesse Powell set out to build a crypto exchange that clients and regulators could trust. Despite headwinds and market uncertainties, Jesse has led Kraken through more than…
June 16, 2022 | Asset Listings, Product We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports Integritee (TEER)! Funding and Trading You can add TEER to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Clients that used Kraken to participate in the Parachain auction bid of these networks have now received…
With the recent market downturn, a lot of candidates and Krakenites have been asking, “What does this mean!?” Our response: “First time?” What it means is it’s once again time to build. It’s time to remember why we’re doing this: The Mission of bringing financial freedom and inclusion to the billions of people suffering from…
December 14, 2021 | Asset Listings Note: This post has been updated to reflect the change in price precision as of May 12, 2022. Funding and Trading You can add LUNA to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Trading is live. Keep an eye on the status page…
You don’t want to miss this year’s hottest digital music festival. Kicking off at 8pm UTC on October 21, the Metaverse Festival will welcome 80+ artists across five stages in Decentraland’s all-new venue. As a sponsor for the festival, Kraken is delighted to support an initiative that brings together the crypto community. Each day of…
Do your parents give you the side eye when you start talking crypto? Do they react with skepticism, ridicule or scorn when you try to explain the revolutionary nature of the technology or immense potential for financial freedom and inclusion? It’s all good, we’ve got you covered. We’ve assembled a handy list of responses to…
By: Brett McLain, Director of Engineering – Crypto, Fiat, Staking If you’re interested in cryptocurrencies, payments, or staking and want to help build the financial system of the future, the funding engineering team @ Kraken is hiring! When Kraken launched almost a decade ago, only four cryptocurrencies were supported: BTC, LTC, XRP and NMC. Today,…
June 30, 2021 | Kraken Intelligence The concept of inflation is front and center again for many market participants, but not everyone is certain of what impact inflation will have on the crypto markets. Many have speculated for years that bitcoin’s disinflationary nature would be its biggest boon in the face of an inflated U.S.…
“Why do we want a crypto bank to be licensed?” For veteran bankers asking that question, the answer may not be found easily – until they speak with Jan Owen, one of Kraken Bank’s Board of Directors. Speaking the same language to regulators, legislators and veterans of the financial services industry is one of the…
