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Kraken Fee Change & Important Updates

We have many important updates to share, and we encourage everyone to read the complete list of updates, including a change to trading fees and price precision. Extension of Free Deposits to April 1 Kraken has seen a more than 2x increase in the number of new accounts (not including the migrated accounts) since announcing…

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Reviewing the Past Year

Here’s a look back at major Kraken milestones from the past year (since our launch in September 2013).* It’s been a very busy year and we are pleased to see that our achievements reflect our commitment to providing  clients with the best possible exchange experience. January 14, 2015  – Volume Reaches New All-Time Daily High…

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Kraken Launches Stellar Trading

September 4, 2014 | News Kraken has launched with bitcoin-stellar trading. Stellars are the currency for the new Stellar decentralized payment network. (The name of the currency was later changed to lumens.) Like Bitcoin, Stellar runs on a decentralized protocol for confirming transactions. But Stellar transactions are confirmed by a different consensus algorithm that allows…