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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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Shiden (SDN) Funding and Trading Starts September 2

September 1, 2021 | News We are excited to announce that Kraken is now supporting Shiden (SDN).  Deposits, withdrawals and trading will begin at approximately 15:30 UTC on September 2. Clients who contributed to Shiden’s Parachain Auction on Kraken will automatically receive SDN rewards in their Kraken account. Get full details on the rewards distribution…

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Moonriver (MOVR) Trading starts August 27 – Deposit Now

August 26, 2021 | News We are excited to announce that Kraken is now supporting Moonriver (MOVR).  Deposits and withdrawals are now open.  Trading will begin at approximately 09:00 UTC on August 27. Clients who contributed to Moonriver’s Parachain Auction on Kraken will automatically receive MOVR rewards in their Kraken account. Full details on the…

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BAND, INJ, MIR and 1INCH trading starts August 10 – Deposit Now

Kraken is supporting four new assets: Band Protocol (BAND), Injective Protocol (INJ), Mirror Protocol (MIR) and 1inch Network (1INCH) Deposits for all four assets are available starting now  Trading will begin on August 10 at approximately 15:30 UTC for all assets  Note: Trading is not available to residents of the USA, Canada, Australia and Japan.…

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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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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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BADGER, CTSI, LRC and WBTC Trading Starts August 3 – Deposit Now

Kraken is supporting four new assets: Badger DAO (BADGER), Cartesi (CTSI), Loopring (LRC) and Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC). Deposits for all four assets are available starting now  Trading will begin on August 3 at approximately 15:30 UTC for all assets  Note: Trading is not available to residents of the USA, Canada, Australia and Japan. Here’s a…

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Kraken Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

Today, Kraken is proud to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. For the last decade, it has been our goal to promote the adoption of cryptocurrencies and ensure that our clients enjoy a best-in-class experience when engaging with the crypto ecosystem.  It’s amazing to think about the journey this industry has been through since Kraken’s founding…

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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…