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Off to a Slow Start

After hitting an all-time high of $69,000 in November 2021, BTC fell by ~52% to 6-month lows of roughly $33,000 on January 24, 2022, and is down nearly -21% year-to-date.  Some believe this downtrend to have been driven largely by concerns over the Federal Reserve’s hawkish policy after the December Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)…

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Earn up to 20% Yearly When You Stake Your MINA

January 18, 2022 | Product We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports staking for MINA holders! Head into the Earn section of your account to put your MINA to work today. Note: Staking is not available to residents of Japan. What is Mina? Mina’s blockchain is built to maintain its size, regardless of the…

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2021’s Crypto-in-Review: Going Mainstream

If 2020 was the year of the bull, 2021 was the year that crypto went mainstream. In the past twelve months, we’ve witnessed leaps in adoption, infrastructure, regulation, and policy — not to mention new all-time highs. As we head into 2022, the Kraken Intelligence team revisited some of the past year’s most notable market…

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Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over

In our last two Crypto On-Chain Digest reports (End of Summer Sale and SHOCKTOBER), we noted that a supply shock driven by long-term holders could push BTC and ETH prices higher.  Well, price followed through and the data suggests that long-term holders remain confident in the current bull run. In the latest Kraken Intelligence report,…

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Up, Up and Away

October was dubbed “UPtober” by many in the crypto market as the price of bitcoin, ether and other cryptoassets raced to new all-time highs.  In its latest report Up, Up and Away, the Kraken Intelligence team examines the factors that led to an upswing in BTC and other cryptos. Additionally, the team analyzes a number…

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S H O C K T O B E R

After a predictably underwhelming September in the crypto markets, history was made in October as BTC hit new all-time highs.  As foreshadowed in last month’s Crypto On-Chain Digest, End of Summer Sale, data indicates that a supply shock (driven by long-term holders) contributed to BTC’s rise to record levels. In Kraken Intelligence’s latest Crypto On-Chain…