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New OTC Portal pairs available for ETH, INJ and SOL

Now available to trade via RFQ within the OTC Portal: Base assetPairETHBTCINJUSDSOLBTC, ETH Here’s what you need to know about ETH, INJ and SOL: Ethereum (ETH) is a global, open-source platform for decentralized applications. Ethereum is a marketplace of financial services, games and apps that is trustless, decentralized and secure. ETH is the cryptocurrency powering…

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Crypto and the age of alternative payroll

By Pranesh Anthapur, Kraken Chief People Officer Payroll capabilities are expanding alongside vast improvements to blockchain technology. With these innovations, global employees may want a wider range of digital asset options, such as NFTs, cryptocurrencies, and bitcoin IRAs.  Let’s explore why and how to empower employees with unprecedented control over their financial future. The global…

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Expanded margin pairs available for INJ, OP, SNX and TIA!

We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports new margin pairs for Optimism (OP), Synthetic (SNX), Injective (INJ) and Celestia (TIA)! Margin trading is now available for the below pairs for OP, SNX and TIA:  Pair basePair nameAvailable leverageLong Position Limit Short Position LimitOPOPUSD2X1400014000SNXSNXUSD2X75007500INJINJUSD3X16001600INJINJEUR2X15001500TIATIAUSD3X30003000 Here’s what you need to know about the assets: Optimism (OP) is…

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Trading for Polygon Ecosystem Token (POL) starts now

December 21, 2023 | Asset Listings, Product We’re thrilled to announce that Polygon Ecosystem Token (POL) is now available on Kraken! Funding and trading POL funding and trading are live. Add POL to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit.  Only deposit POL on Polygon. Deposits using other networks…

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USDT deposits and withdrawals now available on Optimism!

December 7, 2023 | Asset Listings, Product We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports deposits and withdrawals of Tether (USDT) on Optimism! Funding USDT funding via Optimism is already live. You can transfer Tether (USDT) to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting USDT and choosing the desired deposit method (network) from the…

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ETH deposits and withdrawals now available on zkSync Era!

We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports deposits and withdrawals of Ethereum (ETH) on zkSync Era! What is zkSync Era? zkSync Era is an Ethereum virtual machine-compatible Layer-2 rollup protocol by Matter Labs. Formerly known as zkSync 2.0, the project rebranded to zkSync Era in February, 2023. ZkSync Era employs zero knowledge (ZK) rollups…

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Trading for PayPal USD (PYUSD) starts August 21 – deposit now!

August 18, 2023 | Asset Listings, News We’re thrilled to announce that PayPal USD (PYUSD) is now available on Kraken! Deposits and withdrawals are live and PYUSD will start trading on Kraken on August 21. Funding your account Fund your account with PYUSD by clicking here. Only deposit PYUSD on the Ethereum network. Deposits using other…