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Today Kraken is pleased to launch support for trading Augur Reputation Tokens (REP). The Augur team expressed their excitement for this important step in the overall Augur launch, saying We all know that Kraken is one of the top exchanges in the space. This is more important: we are personal fans of the overall Kraken…
May 25, 2016 | News In the process of making some technical upgrades, we recently had to reassess which coins were worth keeping and which would be worth the additional effort to continue to maintain. This assessment resulted in Namecoin being delisted from Kraken on May 23rd. It is no longer possible to deposit or…
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…
July 17, 2015 | News Great news – Kraken® is reducing trade fees and moving to a maker taker model! This change comes by popular demand, since many clients have told us they would like to see a maker taker model with reduced fees overall. We have also simplified the fee structure with fewer tiers…
June 29, 2015 | News, Product Hey Canada! Great news – you can now buy and sell bitcoins with Kraken! Just create an account from anywhere in Canada, fund it in Canadian dollars, and trade for bitcoin with our new XBT/CAD trading pair. The native CAD funding and trading gives you direct access to the…
Here’s a look back at major Kraken milestones from the past year (since our launch in September 2013).* It’s been a very busy year and we are pleased to see that our achievements reflect our commitment to providing clients with the best possible exchange experience. January 14, 2015 – Volume Reaches New All-Time Daily High…
