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In brief The OCC terminated its consent order on digital assets bank Anchorage Digital. The regulator brought the order in 2022 after granting conditional approval to Anchorage in 2021. Federally chartered Anchorage custodies some of the BTC and ETH held in BlackRock’s spot ETFs. The Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) announced Thursday that…
A little over a year ago, Moonbirds was a cautionary tale.The once-hyped Ethereum profile picture (PFP) project, launched in 2022 by Kevin Rose’s Proof to immense demand, had seen its reputation crater amid community backlash, ownership shakeups, and plummeting prices.Holders griped about broken promises, shifting roadmaps, and changing leadership. By mid-2023, the project’s floor price…
In brief AI companions via Replika and ChatGPT-4o are fueling a billion-dollar intimacy industry. Studies show AI partners can ease loneliness, but experts warn of social and emotional costs. Experts say the trend raises questions about love, connection, and the role of technology in relationships. When Reddit user Leuvaade_n announced she’d accepted her boyfriend’s marriage…
In brief Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko dismissed meme coins and NFTs as “digital slop,” in a discussion with Coinbase’s Jesse Pollak. Pollak defended platforms like Zora, calling content “incredibly valuable” and coins “the most powerful technology” for enabling value transfer to creators. Despite Yakovenko’s criticism, Solana remains deeply tied to meme coin activity, with launchpad…
We’re thrilled to announce that SKY and USDS are now available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading Trading for SKY and USDS will be live as of 16:00 PM UTC today, October 2, 2024. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’. Make…
We’re thrilled to announce that GFI and POPCAT are now available for trading on Kraken. Additionally, we’ve expanded coverage so clients in Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, and the United States can now trade KUJI! Funding and trading Trading for GFI, KUJI, and POPCAT will be live as of 15:00 PM UTC today,…
We’re thrilled to announce that LIT, MEME and MOG are all now available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading Trading for LIT, MEME, and MOG will be live as of 15:00 PM UTC today, August 29th, 2024. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and…
Best wishes to all our clients and the crypto community for happy holidays and a great new year! Here’s a look back at some of the major Kraken milestones of 2016. It was a year of major growth for Kraken with four landmark acquisition deals and many new exciting digital assets added to the platform.…
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.…
