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Kraken Receives Series B Investment From Money Partners Group

We are pleased to announce an investment from Money Partners Group, one of Japan’s leading foreign exchange brokerages, in the Kraken Series B round of financing. Tokyo-based Money Partners Group is listed on the 1st Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and holds a current market cap of over ¥29 billion, or over $260 million…

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Kraken Fee Change & Important Updates

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…

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Introducing the Kraken Dark Pool

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…

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Reviewing the Past Year

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…

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Kraken Launches Bitcoin-Yen Trading in Japan

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.…

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Kraken Adds USD and GBP

October 28, 2014 | News, Product Today Kraken launched a partnership with PayCash, a Luxembourg-based leader in innovative EU focused payment solutions, to provide both US dollar (USD) and British pound (GBP) funding to its clients. These new funding options coincide with the launch of bitcoin-pound (XBT/GBP) trading. The PayCash partnership allows Kraken to leverage…