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Acquiring Coinsetter and Cavirtex We are pleased to announce that we are acquiring major exchanges Coinsetter and Cavirtex. NYC-based Coinsetter, founded in 2012, is one of America’s most prominent national bitcoin exchanges, and Cavirtex, founded in 2011, is Canada’s first bitcoin exchange with the highest historical trading volume. These two acquisitions set the stage for…
September 3, 2015 | News Kraken is rated one of the top bitcoin exchanges by BitReview. BitReview is a popular site containing a wealth of bitcoin news and information, including extensive reviews of bitcoin-related goods and services. “Kraken is one of the best products in the market, period. For European traders, Kraken is hands down…
August 8, 2015 | News, Product Today Kraken launched with ether trading. Ethers are the currency of the Ethereum network, which is a decentralized platform for executing programmable smart contracts. Out of the gate it was Kraken’s highest volume launch to date, with over 3 million ethers traded in the first week (worth over 15,000…
June 11, 2015 | News, Product We are pleased to announce the Kraken dark pool, a new feature that allows clients to discreetly place large bitcoin orders and execute against similar sized orders at potentially better prices. Kraken is now one of the few exchanges offering a dark pool for bitcoin. The Kraken dark…
May 25, 2015 | News, Product Kraken is pleased to announce the launch of margin trading. Margin is an exciting instrument that allows clients to amplify their trading profits and gain in both up and down markets. Kraken is now one of the few exchanges allowing clients to trade bitcoins on margin. Margin trading is…
October 30, 2014 | News, Product Kraken today announced the launch of trading between bitcoin and Japanese yen (XBT/JPY). The new trading option coincides with the launch of domestic JPY funding that will allow clients in Japan to quickly fund their accounts. Bitcoin-euro trading (XBT/EUR) has been available in Japan since Kraken opened in September 2013.…
October 9, 2013 | News Oct 9th, 2013 – Kraken announced today an exclusive partnership with Fidor Bank. Fidor is Germany’s first Web 2.0 online bank and is regulated by the German Financial Supervisory Agency BaFin. The partnership is the first of it’s kind and represents a new level of security for Kraken users, and a new…
