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Kraken, one of the world’s longest standing and most trusted crypto platforms, today announced the appointment of Vishnu Patankar as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Patankar brings over twenty years of technology expertise to Kraken and helped Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Intel, and Groupon to scale products that impacted millions of clients worldwide. At…
One of the most misunderstood aspects of non-fungible token (NFT) ownership has steadily turned into one of its biggest draws. While some are solely focused on the media the NFTs represent, others are exploring what it means to be the rightful owner of that piece of media. Within most NFT collections, there is a fixed…
Ethereum Cancun-Deneb (Dencun) is the next planned upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain. The upgrade will improve the scalability, security, and usability of the Ethereum network. Cancun represents an additional upgrade to Ethereum’s execution layer following the recent activation of Shanghai. This first step went live at epoch 194048, on April 12. Deneb represents the upgrade…
Proof is paramount to cybersecurity. At Kraken, proof of security essentially means “don’t trust but verify.” This mindset guarantees that the work associated with growing and improving on our exchange can continue unhindered while protecting you 24/7. Kraken invests heavily in our cybersecurity program to safeguard your funds, NFTs, and privacy. Don’t just trust us.…
March 30, 2023 | News We are pleased to announce that Kraken has filed a pre-registration undertaking (PRU) with the Ontario Securities Commission. This PRU is a step on the road to becoming registered as a Restricted Dealer across Canada and demonstrates our commitment to following the Canadian Securities Administrators’ recently enhanced investor protection guidance…
We’re thrilled to announce that we have added seven new NFT collections to Kraken NFT for our clients to explore, collect and trade. After revealing dozens of NFT collections over the past few weeks, we carefully selected these new collections so you can continue to build the NFT collection of your dreams with zero gas…
We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports new margin pairs for Flare (FLR), Blur (BLUR), Aptos (APT) and Mina (MINA)! Flare (FLR) Flare is an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) based Layer 1 blockchain focused on creating deeper interoperability between different blockchains and decentralized applications. Flare offers FAssets and the LayerCake protocol to open more…
We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken’s OTC Portal is now integrated within Kraken Pro. This integration allows OTC clients to access the features and functionality they know and love from our OTC Desk via a fully automated, self-service UI. Access the OTC Portal by logging in to Pro and selecting “OTC” in the top navigation:…
February 14, 2023 | Asset Listings, Product We’re thrilled to announce that Blur (BLUR) is now available on Kraken! Funding and trading Funding is live, and trading will begin on February 14 at approximately 18:30 UTC. Add BLUR to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Already have BLUR…
A blockchain consensus mechanism is a type of automated system that aims to accomplish two objectives: Provide a distributed, leaderless way to unanimously agree on data stored on a blockchain ledger. Make sure all network validators follow the rules of the protocol and perform their roles honestly. While it may be tempting to trust a…
