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Crypto Facilities Becomes First Crypto Firm to Receive MTF License in the UK

Crypto Facilities, a subsidiary of Kraken, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Europe by euro trading volumes, has become the first cryptocurrency company to obtain a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) license from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). With this new license, Crypto Facilities will be able to expand its product range and better serve institutional…

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Kraken Deepens Engagement with its Crypto ‘Kindred Spirit’ Switzerland

Much like Kraken itself, Switzerland has a strong commitment to privacy and security when it comes to finances and individual affairs. Yet at the same time, it believes in individual responsibility. Strict adherence to these principles over centuries has helped Switzerland become the world’s trusted financial center. In the same vein, we used similar principles…

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CF Benchmarks Launches New Indices for Tezos, Stellar and EOSIO

Starting Thursday, May 14, CF Benchmarks will begin publishing market indices for three new cryptocurrencies: Tezos (XTZ), Stellar (XLM) and EOSIO (EOS).The decision marks the largest expansion of assets we cover, following our release of indices for Bitcoin (XBT), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC) and Ripple (XRP).Both Kraken and CF Benchmarks believe reliable…

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The Weekly Hash – January 20 – 24

January 27, 2020 | News Check out the most important happenings this past week in the world of crypto, brought to you by the experts at Kraken. This digest is prepared for informative purposes only and does not represent an investment recommendation or investment advice. Please see our full disclaimer at the bottom for more…

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The Weekly Hash – January 13 – 17

January 20, 2020 | News Check out the biggest happenings in the past week of the crypto industry, brought to you by the experts at Kraken. This digest is prepared for informative purposes only and does not represent an investment recommendation or investment advice. Please see our full disclaimer at the bottom for more information.…

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Use Etana Custody to Fund Your Kraken Account for Free

To help ring in the New Year, our funding partner Etana Custody is waiving all deposit wire fees. This means that when you fund your Kraken account in USD, EUR, CAD, GBP, or JPY with Etana, it will be completely free! If this wasn’t enough good news, all custody fees charged by Etana (previously 0.125%)…