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TL; DR In our latest Trading Spaces: The Fed cut rates by 25 bps on Wednesday, Sept 17, 2025 — a widely expected move. Powell’s tone read “not in a sprint to ease,” and the dot plot implies room for more cuts this year, but not a flood. Long-end yields popped after the decision, a…
We are making new pairs available for margin trading, taking our total to over 230 markets enabled for margin trading on Kraken Pro! Margin trading is now available for three new trading pairs: *Pairs available as long only. Here’s some more information about the tokens: BNB Chain (BNB) is a decentralized, interoperable blockchain ecosystem created…
In brief Strategy Michael Saylor appeared to endorse Bitcoin Knots on X on Wednesday. The CEO of a prominent firm doubts that was Saylor’s intention. Saylor has acknowledged the debate surrounding OP_RETURN elsewhere. When Michael Saylor speaks, Bitcoiners often listen. But on Thursday, they couldn’t seem to agree on whether Strategy’s co-founder and executive chairman…
In brief Google is backstopping a deal between AI compute company Fluidstack and Bitcoin miner Cipher. The deal will give Google the right to buy a 5.4% stake in Cipher. This isn’t the first time Google has invested in the Bitcoin mining space. Google is diving deeper into the Bitcoin mining world after backing a…
In brief BOS has launched Grail Pro, a custody-grade protocol designed to put dormant institutional Bitcoin to work. Grail Pro mints programmable tokens, allowing custodians to deploy BTC for yield while retaining control. A pilot minted 100 zkBTC, showing how idle assets could move into lending, trading, and DeFi. Smart contract operating system BOS (BitcoinOS)…
In brief South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party has established a Digital Asset Task Force to draft comprehensive stablecoin and crypto legislation. The task force aims to enact digital asset laws during this year’s regular and year-end National Assembly proceedings. The country faces mounting pressure over capital flight, with $40.6 billion in digital assets transferred abroad…
In brief Former California Assembly majority leader Ian Calderon has vowed to put Bitcoin on California’s balance sheet and back crypto payments for state programs as part of his bid for governor. Calderon previously pushed blockchain policy through AB 2658 and worked with the Satoshi Action Fund. Current bills, AB 1180 and AB 1052, stop…
In brief Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi announced $1 million donation to the Digital Freedom Fund PAC and increased the commitment to America First Digital to $1 million. Arjun Sethi said crypto embodies “the right to self-determination” and warned of “attempts to criminalize infrastructure.” Winklevoss twins previously donated over $21 million in Bitcoin to launch the…
In brief SEC Chair Paul Atkins said Tuesday he plans to roll out an “innovation exemption” for some digital assets by year-end. The exemption is part of Project Crypto, an SEC initiative which could ease rules for ICOs, airdrops, and other crypto activities. Atkins said the changes, which could also impact New Deal-era financial laws,…
September 23, 2025 | Margin, Pro We are making new pairs available for margin trading, taking our total to over 230 markets enabled for margin trading on Kraken Pro! Margin trading is now available for two new trading pairs: Pair basePair nameAvailable leverageLimitsWLDWLD/USD318,000WLFIWLFI/USD3135,000 Pairs are available as long only. Here’s some more information about the…
