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Last week we revealed our new face to the world. We’ve heard how much you like it! Are you ready for more? This week we reveal a new tentacle! Kraken is proud to announce the addition of futures trading via the acquisition of Crypto Facilities, the world-leading, FCA-regulated trading platform and cryptocurrency index provider. This…
We are pleased to announce the launch of margin trading for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Ripple (XRP). The addition expands our margin offering to 8 assets, including Bitcoin (XBT), Ethereum (ETH), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Augur (REP), Monero (XMR), and Tether (USDT). Which currency pairs and leverage amounts are available? Bitcoin CashBCH/XBT – 2xBCH/USD – 2x,…
January 25, 2018 | News Kraken will re-enable the ability to open new long and short margin positions at 18:00 UTC on Thursday January 25 (10am PT). This means that clients can once again use leverage to amplify trading profits and gain in both up and down markets. Kraken temporarily disabled the creation of new…
January 13, 2018 | News The Kraken website and trading is now back online, following the recent scheduled downtime necessary to upgrade our infrastructure. All client funds were kept safe and secure during this time. Please take note of some important information, below: Trading All orders have been cancelled prior to trading resuming Trading pairs…
April 20, 2017 | Product Kraken launched support for tether-USD (USDT/USD) trading on March 29 and now adds 2x leveraged margin trading for this pair. Further enhancements to the margin program include higher 5x leverage for other trading pairs: Bitcoin-USD (XBT/USD): 5x Ether-bitcoin (ETH/XBT): 5x Ether-EUR (ETH/EUR): 5x Ether-USD (ETH/USD): 5x Margin trading for USDT/USD…
April 18, 2017 | Product Kraken is pleased to offer new international wire options to fund accounts with US dollars (USD), British pounds (GBP), and euros (EUR). Deposit details Availability: All service areas except the US, which is already covered by domestic USD payments Start time: immediately Currencies: USD, GBP, EUR Payment type: International SWIFT…
March 29, 2017 | Product Kraken is pleased to announce support for Tether (USDT). Utilizing the Omni Protocol, Tether is built on the Bitcoin blockchain and backed by fiat so that 1 USDT represents 1 US dollar held in reserve by the company behind the Tether project. Adding tether to Kraken’s platform means that clients…
March 23, 2017 | Product Since launching Monero (XMR) on January 2nd, trade volumes have been steadily increasing and we are ready to enable margin trading for Monero pairs. Which currency pairs and leverages are available? XMR/XBT: 2x,3x XMR/USD: 2x XMR/EUR: 2x What are our XMR limits? XMR limits depend on the verification level of…
October 25, 2016 | News, Product Kraken now supports trading of ICONOMI tokens (ICN). ICN can be traded for bitcoin and ether with the following two currency pairs added to the Kraken platform: ICN/XBT ICN/ETH ICN holders who wish to deposit their tokens to their Kraken accounts should go to Funding > Deposit > ICN…
October 11, 2016 | News, Product Augur (REP) margin trading is now available on Kraken! Read on for the details. What currency pairs and leverages are available? REP/XBT, REP/ETH, REP/EUR: 2x What are the REP limits? The REP limits depend on the verification level of the account as follows: Tier 1: 200 REP Tier 2:…
