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How To Have ‘The Talk’ With Your Parents About Crypto

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…

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Testing Crypto Payments & Staking at Kraken

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,…

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Inflation: The Insidious Thief

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.…

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Meet the Kraken Bank Team: Jan Owen

“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…

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Meet The Kraken Bank Executive Team: COO Michael Giorgio

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…

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Meet The Kraken Bank Executive Team: CEO David Kinitsky

First revealed last September, Kraken is quietly hard at work gearing up to launch Kraken Bank. This exciting new venture is helping to shape the landscape for both Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency services – and the banking industry – well into the future.  While we can’t reveal all the details yet, we sat down with…

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Kraken Backs Launch of Venture Capital Fund

Kraken is supporting the launch of a new independent initiative to actively invest in early stage cryptocurrency and fintech startups.  Kraken Ventures, a global investment operation with a presence in Austin, Berlin, Hong Kong, London, New York, and San Francisco will provide the necessary resources and expertise to developers and respective technologies that will power…