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In brief Prosecutors said Palafox raised $201M by promising daily returns of up to 3%. At least $62.7M in losses were recorded, with funds spent on luxury goods and property. The real issue is fraudulent behavior, not the underlying technology, one observer said. The chief executive of Praetorian Group International, Ramil Ventura Palafox, pleaded guilty…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors green, SOL leads again; BTC at $112,700 Tom Lee 30x’s Moonshot bet on OCTO (WLD +75%) HYPE hits a new…
September 3, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that PTB is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading PTB trading is live as of September 3, 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 Kevin Spacey has returned to directing with “Holiguards Saga—The Portal of Force,” a sci-fi film written by Russian entrepreneur Vladimir “Lado” Okhotnikov. Okhotnikov, co-founder of Ethereum DeFi app Forsage, faces U.S. fraud charges tied to an alleged $300 million crypto Ponzi scheme. The film, which is inspired by Okhotnikov’s libertarian principles, is the…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors deep red down 3-6% ahead of PCE; BTC at $110,000 U.S. Commerce Dept begins publishing GDP data to blockchain with…
At Kraken, transparency isn’t a slogan – it’s a standard. Our latest Proof of Reserves (PoR) audit, finalized as of June 30, 2025, once again verifies that client assets held on our platform are backed 1:1 and beyond. The process covers major cryptoassets, including BTC, ETH, SOL, USDC, USDT, XRP and ADA. We don’t expect…
In brief Thailand’s SEC proposes easing knowledge test rules for retail crypto investors, allowing them to skip repeat tests if already passed, replacing the current 3-month retesting requirement. New rules would mandate suitability tests for all digital token investors, reviewed every two years, to ensure alignment between investor risk tolerance and product risk. The proposed…
March 11, 2025 | News Traders need deep liquidity, precision execution and seamless access to the market. That’s why Kraken OTC is evolving: We’ve lowered our minimum trade size to $50,000 and enhanced trade history visibility. Active traders now have easier access to institutional-grade liquidity, along with more control and efficiency. Lower minimum trade size…
Our FIX API for derivatives trading is a significant addition to our suite of API solutions. Designed specifically to cater to the needs of professional and institutional clients, our new API facilitates seamless integration with our derivatives trading engine. Built on the industry-standard FIX 4.4 protocol, our implementation ensures compatibility with existing trading systems while…
January 15, 2025 | Pro Kraken OTC clients can now access the features and trading functionality they love from the OTC Portal within the Kraken Pro app. Kraken OTC is excited to announce our request-for-quote (RFQ) feature is now available in the Kraken Pro app. With RFQ, you avoid the hassle of navigating fast-moving and…
