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October 17, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that U2U is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading U2U trading is live as of October 17, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’. Make sure to deposit your tokens…
We’re excited to announce we have acquired Small Exchange, a CFTC-licensed Designated Contract Market (DCM) from IG Group for $100 million. This move lays the foundation for us to launch a fully U.S.-native derivatives product suite, creating a deep, sophisticated onshore venue in the world’s largest capital market. The acquisition of Small Exchange advances our…
In brief Crypto exchange Kraken has purchased U.S. contract market Small Exchange for $100 million from British finance group IG. The deal gives Kraken a license to offer derivatives trading in the U.S. for the first time. Kraken opened up futures trading for U.S. customers in July, amid positive regulatory changes in the U.S. Kraken,…
October 15, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that SOMI is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading SOMI trading is live as of October 15, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’. Make sure to deposit your tokens…
In brief Bitcoin gained against Ethereum as Trump’s latest tariff threat weighed on markets. Despite recently losing ground, Ethereum is still outperforming Bitcoin this year. Some analysts foresee an altcoin rally, while others are doubtful. Ethereum surged against Bitcoin on its way toward a peak of nearly $5,000 this summer, but the reigning cryptocurrency reasserted…
In brief Canaan teamed with Calgary-based Aurora AZ Energy to test distributed gas-powered systems. The company says the setup could cut 14,000 tons of carbon emissions annually. Trading volume more than doubled Monday, marking one of Canaan’s busiest sessions this year. Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ:CAN) stock jumped over 40% Monday, closing at…
In brief Penn State researchers found that “very rude” prompts outperformed “very polite” ones in accuracy. The results contradict prior studies claiming LLMs respond better to a courteous tone. Findings imply that tone itself, once dismissed as etiquette, may be a hidden variable in prompt engineering. Being polite might make you a better person, but…
In brief TAO, MNT, WLF, ASTER, DOGE and BNB are among the altcoins leading the post-crash recovery, with gains of up to 30%. Analysts told Decrypt that their utility, liquidity depth, and strong narratives are driving the rebound. Experts project a market consolidation phase through the second half of October. A handful of altcoins are…
In brief Zanmai Labs must provide bank guarantees of approximately Rs 45.38 crores to protect CoinSwitch’s claims, following the Bombay High Court’s dismissal of its challenge to arbitration orders. The court rejected WazirX’s attempt to “socialize” losses across all platform users through its Singapore parent company’s restructuring scheme. Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan ruled that Zanmai cannot…
In brief Solana daily transactions fell to 64 million, down nearly 50% from July’s peak. Capital rotation to rivals and network friction are key reasons for the decline, one expert said. Despite a likely ETF approval Friday, Solana’s price is expected to follow Bitcoin’s lead. Solana’s daily transactions are on a steady decline, even as…
