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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.…
May 4, 2016 | News We are pleased to announce that Kraken has been selected as a key supplier of market data for reference and real-time bitcoin price indices being launched later this year by the CME Group – joint operator of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average and one of the world’s…
We are pleased to announce the appointment of renowned international lawyer, venture capitalist and fintech advisor Edward M. Stadum as General Counsel, reporting to CEO Jesse Powell. With five decades of legal experience, Stadum will offer specialist advice in Kraken’s cryptocurrency domain, with particular emphasis on best business practices, corporate governance, finance, acquisitions, strategy, technology…
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…
We are pleased to announce that significant progress has been made in the investigation into claims from creditors of MtGox. In November 2014, Kraken was selected to assist Tokyo District Court-appointed Trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi in the bankruptcy investigation of missing Bitcoin, receiving claims and distributing remaining assets to creditors of MtGox (read about it on…
Today global bitcoin exchange Kraken announced a multi-million dollaragreement with SBI Investment, one of Japan’s leading and most respectedventure capital firms, to invest in and lead the Series B round offinancing in Kraken. SBI Investment is the venture capital arm of SBIHoldings, the world’s first Internet-based financial conglomerate. Theterms of the deal were not disclosed.…
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…
November 10, 2015 | News Kraken is proud to announce a new partnership with BitGo, a leading provider of digital asset security. BitGo now integrates its multi-sig vault wallet system and robust security management controls with Kraken. Kraken had previously employed a custom off-chain, multi-party signing system with off-site components – providing many of the same…
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…
May 27, 2015 | News Kraken takes a proactive approach to compliance, in order to anticipate the evolving regulation around Bitcoin and to help ensure it is regulated in a way that protects consumers while allowing the game-changing Bitcoin ecosystem to flourish. Today we’re pleased to announce a great new addition to the team, who…
