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Testing Crypto Payments & Staking at Kraken

By: Brett McLain, Director of Engineering – Crypto, Fiat, Staking If you’re interested in cryptocurrencies, payments, or staking and want to help build the financial system of the future, the funding engineering team @ Kraken is hiring! When Kraken launched almost a decade ago, only four cryptocurrencies were supported: BTC, LTC, XRP and NMC.  Today,…

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Kraken Staking Rewards Top $100 Million

July 27, 2021 | Uncategorized We are thrilled to announce that, year-to-date, Kraken has paid out more than $100 million in rewards to our clients via our first-in-class staking service.  Recognized as the global leader in secure, on-chain staking, Kraken has seen the total number of assets staked on our platform rise from $1 billion…

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Covalent (CQT) trading starts July 6 – Deposit Now

July 1, 2021 | News We are excited to announce that Kraken is now supporting Covalent Query Token (CQT).  Deposits and withdrawals are available starting now  Trading will begin on July 6 at approximately 15:30 UTC Note: Trading is not available to residents of the USA, Canada, Australia and Japan. What is Covalent Query Token?…

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Kraken Breaks New Ground with First-of-its-Kind Parachain Auction Platform

Clients looking to support their favorite Kusama projects can now, for the first time, participate in Parachain Slot Auctions (or ‘Parachain Auctions’ for short) directly from the Kraken platform.  Key points to note:1. Parachain auctions are not available to residents of the US, Canada, Japan and Australia. 2. Only verified Intermediate accounts and higher are…

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Prepare for Lift Off: April 2021 Market & Outlook

VIP clients are the first to receive Kraken Intelligence reports. If you’d like access to our newsletter or want to start trading, get the resources Kraken clients worldwide trust. Check out Kraken’s video breakdown of the April Report. This bitcoin rally couldn’t go straight up forever, could it? Well, no. In fact, for the first…

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Kraken Adds GBP and AUD Trading Pairs for 14 New Assets

As we further our expansion into markets that have substantial potential for growth, Kraken is more than doubling the number of trading pairs available to clients using both the British pound sterling (GBP) and the Australian dollar (AUD).  With the addition of 26 new trading pairs, Kraken’s GBP and AUD clients now have more seamless…