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Last week the Ethereum hard fork went smoothly with the chain reimbursing DAO investors becoming dominant very quickly. As stated by email and on our blog (http://blog.kraken.com/post/147619017767), ETH balances on Kraken after the fork are tokens of this dominant chain. However, the competing chain that does not reimburse DAO investors remains viable with a significant…
Less than six months after acquiring both Coinsetter and Cavirtex in a landmark deal, we are pleased today to announce the acquisition of CleverCoin, one of the first Netherlands-based bitcoin exchanges. The addition of CleverCoin cements Kraken’s position as the undisputed leading exchange in Europe with the arrival of thousands of new clients, while other…
May 26, 2016 | News Kraken will add The DAO tokens to the growing list of assets supported on its global, cutting edge and low fee trading platform. The DAO tokens will trade under the abbreviation “DAO” with the following trade pairs available at launch: DAO/XBT (bitcoin) DAO/ETH (ether) DAO/EUR (euro) DAO/USD (US dollar) DAO/CAD…
Kraken today became the first and only exchange to offer clients Ether (ETH) Dark Pool trading. The Ether Dark Pool allows clients to discreetly place large ether orders without exposing their intentions to the public, lit order book. The introduction of Kraken’s Ether Dark Pool comes in the wake of ether’s rapid rise in popularity.…
We’ve added a great new feature to margin trading. It is called “Position Settlement” and it essentially gives you the option to “cash out” of margin positions. Even if you think leveraged margin trading is not for you, read on, because this feature opens up new ways to use margin that may benefit you! What…
We have many important updates to share, and we encourage everyone to read the complete list of updates, including a change to trading fees and price precision. Extension of Free Deposits to April 1 Kraken has seen a more than 2x increase in the number of new accounts (not including the migrated accounts) since announcing…
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…
