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Kraken Rewards is our new feature that allows users to seamlessly earn returns on all of their eligible assets with a single click. This is an easy and flexible way to make crypto assets work harder, while also helping support the crypto ecosystem by helping validate transactions. Gone are the days of manually clicking through…
On the morning of May 10, 2023, Kraken testified about the SEC’s overreach in crypto before both the House Financial Services Committee and the House Agriculture Committee. Kraken testified that current laws do not adequately cover the digital asset industry, and that Congress could do more to put in place a set of rules to…
By Nick Percoco, Kraken Chief Security Officer When criminals obtain your username and password, whether via a phishing email or a 3rd party leak, they quickly attempt to compromise your accounts and extract funds. Kraken is dedicated to offering the most advanced security features to protect your assets from unauthorized access. This blog post delves…
IRS tax season is officially open in the United States. April 15, 2024 is the deadline for crypto holders to report their 2023 transactions to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The 2023 tax year includes any activity between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023. Late filings, failure to pay taxes owed and crypto tax…
We offer a variety of crypto products and services to over nine million clients in 190 different countries. Last year, we received data requests from law enforcement and government agencies located in 69 countries: While these requesting agencies were spread across the federal, state, and local levels, most of the requests received were from law…
This registration will allow us to expand into an important European market and offer our industry leading products to Dutch clients. We are committed to growing our business in compliance with European regulations and have obtained a number of registrations over the past year. In addition to the Netherlands, we hold registrations in Spain, Italy…
We’re thrilled to announce that Polygon Ecosystem Token (POL) is now available on Kraken for residents of Canada! Funding and trading POL funding and trading are live. Add POL to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Only deposit POL on Polygon. Deposits using other networks will be lost.…
We are excited to announce we have further strengthened our leadership team with two key appointments that will help position us for continued growth amid evolving global regulatory environments. With Gilles BianRosa as Chief Operating and Product Officer (COO/CPO) and Marcus Hughes as Global Head of Regulatory Strategy, we are gearing up to double down…
By Pranesh Anthapur, Kraken Chief People Officer Payroll capabilities are expanding alongside vast improvements to blockchain technology. With these innovations, global employees may want a wider range of digital asset options, such as NFTs, cryptocurrencies, and bitcoin IRAs. Let’s explore why and how to empower employees with unprecedented control over their financial future. The global…
We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports new margin pairs for Optimism (OP), Synthetic (SNX), Injective (INJ) and Celestia (TIA)! Margin trading is now available for the below pairs for OP, SNX and TIA: Pair basePair nameAvailable leverageLong Position Limit Short Position LimitOPOPUSD2X1400014000SNXSNXUSD2X75007500INJINJUSD3X16001600INJINJEUR2X15001500TIATIAUSD3X30003000 Here’s what you need to know about the assets: Optimism (OP) is…
