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The Weekly Hash – July 8-12

July 16, 2019 | Uncategorized This past week was certainly eventful! Check out all the important happenings this week in the world of crypto, presented by the experts at Kraken. This digest is prepared for informative purposes only and does not represent an investment recommendation or investment advice. Please see our full disclaimer at the…

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The Weekly Hash – July 1-5

July 12, 2019 | Uncategorized Check out all the important happenings this week in the world of crypto, presented by the experts at Kraken. This digest is prepared for informative purposes only and does not represent an investment recommendation or investment advice. Please see our full disclaimer at the bottom for more information. See below…

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Kraken is listing Cosmos (ATOM)

We are pleased to announce that Kraken will list Cosmos (ATOM). ATOM trading starts Monday April 22! Funding and Trading start time Cosmos plans to enable ATOM transfers at block 500,000, expected at approximately 8am PST (4pm UTC) on Monday the 22nd. Kraken will enable funding and trading shortly after transfers go live. Clients will…

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Kraken listing Tezos (XTZ)

We are pleased to announce that Kraken will list Tezos (XTZ). XTZ trading starts Tuesday October 16! Trading and funding start timeThe approximate launch time globally is: PT: Tuesday October 16 at 8:00 amET: Tuesday October 16 at 11:00 amUTC: Tuesday October 16 at 3:00 pmCEST: Tuesday October 16 at 5:00 pmHKT: Tuesday October 16…

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The State of Kraken Client Services – 18Q2

Customer service is deeply important to Kraken.  It is core to our brand and company culture.  Security first and customer service second.  We must set a positive example for this industry, and do things better than the services we seek to replace.  If we take care of our clients, they’ll take care of us. —…

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Kraken’s Position on Regulation

Introduction Since 2011, Kraken has been a leader in the industry, actively developing and driving multiple self-regulatory organizations (DATA, JADA), and working with regulators to enact fair and effective rules to govern the evolving blockchain industry.  In fact, had we not laid off half the team in 2014, our legal bills would have bankrupted the…

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Security Advisory: Cloudflare Bug

February 24, 2017 | Security A bug was recently discovered with Cloudflare, which Kraken and many other websites use for DoS protection and other services. Due to the nature of the bug, we recommend as a precaution that Kraken clients change their security credentials: Change your password Change your two-factor authentication (remove and re-enable it)…

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Security Advisory: Mobile Phones

Heed this or perish. Let’s begin with the assumption that within 24 hours your usual mobile phone number will be hijacked by social engineers.  They will use your number to gain access to every account you own that utilizes phone-based authentication and account recovery, like your email.  They will then use that access and information…