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January 15, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that DRV is now available for funding and trading on Kraken! Funding and trading DRV funding and trading is live as of 12:00 AM UTC today, January 15, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after,…
January 13, 2025 | Kraken Wallet Kraken Wallet is excited to announce Swaps, a fast, convenient way to swap tokens without fees. Swaps removes the complexity and overhead from both same-chain and cross-chain token swaps, providing a straightforward interface and optimized swap routing, without needing to go directly to decentralized exchanges (DEXes) and bridges. What…
January 9, 2025 | Industry News We were selected as one of the partners for the distribution of funds to former clients of FTX. Since these payouts will be in U.S. dollars, we want to minimize the cost of reinvesting that money into crypto for those who decide to put their trust in us. New…
By Mark Greenberg, Kraken Global Head of ConsumerThis year promises deeper integration of crypto into mainstream financial strategies, spurred by growing trust, accessibility and innovation. Here are my six top-of-mind themes for the coming year. 1. Crypto becomes a staple in the ideal investment portfolio Crypto’s historic asymmetric return profile has made it increasingly difficult…
Earlier this week, Bybit announced their exit from France. We’re proud to be expanding in France and across Europe, fully committed to operating in compliance with regulatory requirements. As one of the longest-standing crypto exchanges, we’ve built a strong foundation in Europe, where we are a leader in euro trading volumes and continue to prioritize…
Seamless institutional access to the digital asset class Institutional clients can now safely store, manage, transfer and trade directly within Kraken Custody.* Our fully integrated experience enables institutions to execute quickly and scale strategies backed by Kraken Custody’s cutting-edge security protocols and policy enforcement. Secure digital asset storage and automated OTC trading in a single…
It’s been an incredible launch year for Kraken Institutional. We’re already gearing up for an even bigger and better 2025, with exciting new products and initiatives designed to deliver even more value to our institutional clients. Looking back on the past 12 months, we’re proud of the progress we’ve made in expanding our suite of…
December 16, 2024 | News We have entered into an agreement with FTX Trading Ltd. (“FTX”) and its affiliated debtors (the “FTX Debtors”) to assist in distributing recoveries to retail customers in supported jurisdictions in accordance with the U.S. bankruptcy court-approved FTX Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization. To ensure clients receive funds when distribution starts,…
We are excited to announce Kraken’s 12 Days of Mememas competition! Join @krakenfx on X (Twitter) for the unboxing of each memecoin, starting Dec. 9, 2024! What can you win? There are now over 300 tokens listed on Kraken. Each day of the 12 Days of Mememas contest, we’ll give away $1,000 total in one…
The importance of BTC $100,000 is largely symbolic. It’s small compared to the up-to-infinite price levels that succeed it. While $100,000 is a significant milestone worth pausing to recognize, it is also merely a checkpoint on Bitcoin’s much longer, much larger journey ahead. Let’s take a moment to remember the early moments of this journey.…
