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Bifrost (BNC) Trading Starts October 26 – Deposit Now

October 21, 2021 | News We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports Bifrost (BNC)! Deposits and withdrawals are available starting now.  Trading will begin October 26 at approximately 15:30 UTC. Clients who contributed to Bifrost’s Parachain Auction on Kraken have now received BNC rewards in their Kraken account. Get full details on the rewards…

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FLOW Trading And Staking Are Coming for the US and Canada!

We made FLOW available for trading and staking to the majority of our clients around the globe earlier this year. We’re delighted to announce that we’re now rolling these functions out for U.S. and Canadian residents on Tuesday, October 19! What Is FLOW? FLOW is the token for Flow, a blockchain pioneered by Dapper Labs…

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A New Quarter

September once again proved to be an underwhelming month for the crypto markets. But as the year winds down, historical price analysis suggests that next quarter could generate significantly better returns.   In our latest report A New Quarter, the Kraken Intelligence team examines why the latest Chinese crypto ban may be a tailwind for BTC…

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Bouncing Back

For the last few months, many in the crypto market have wondered if we were entering a bear market. A price surge in late July now has people asking, is the bull market back? In our July monthly report, “Bouncing Back,” Kraken Intelligence examines BTC’s price swing from just below $30k to $42k to see…

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Testing Crypto Payments & Staking at Kraken

By: Brett McLain, Director of Engineering – Crypto, Fiat, Staking If you’re interested in cryptocurrencies, payments, or staking and want to help build the financial system of the future, the funding engineering team @ Kraken is hiring! When Kraken launched almost a decade ago, only four cryptocurrencies were supported: BTC, LTC, XRP and NMC.  Today,…

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Kraken Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

Today, Kraken is proud to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. For the last decade, it has been our goal to promote the adoption of cryptocurrencies and ensure that our clients enjoy a best-in-class experience when engaging with the crypto ecosystem.  It’s amazing to think about the journey this industry has been through since Kraken’s founding…

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Kraken Staking Rewards Top $100 Million

July 27, 2021 | Uncategorized We are thrilled to announce that, year-to-date, Kraken has paid out more than $100 million in rewards to our clients via our first-in-class staking service.  Recognized as the global leader in secure, on-chain staking, Kraken has seen the total number of assets staked on our platform rise from $1 billion…

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Bifrost Wins The Fifth Kusama Parachain Slot Auction

July 20, 2021 | News We are excited to announce that Bifrost secured the fifth parachain slot on Kusama – Congratulations! Slot 5 Winner Bifrost (BNC) – Bifrost provides staking liquidity to anyone accessing its network. This means token holders can stake any cryptocurrency, such as DOT or ETH, on the Bifrost platform and receive…

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Karura (KAR) Trading Starts July 20 – Deposit Now

July 20, 2021 | News We are excited to announce that Kraken is now supporting Karura (KAR).  Deposits and withdrawals are now open.  Trading will begin Tuesday, July 20, at approximately 15:30 UTC. Note: Trading is not available to residents of the USA, Canada, Australia and Japan. What is Karura? Karura is designed to operate…