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Accelerating new listings at Kraken

Kraken is excited to announce that we’re accelerating our new asset listing process. We’ve created a new listings page to standardize our listing process for project teams and deliver greater transparency into our asset listing roadmap for the crypto community. We’ve also simplified the application form, enabling teams to easily articulate their projects’ key characteristics…

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Kraken wins (again) at European Customer Centricity Awards

We are proud to announce that, for the second year running, Kraken has been recognized at the annual European Customer Centricity Awards (ECCAs). We won the Customer Insight & Feedback category and were shortlisted for Customer Centric Culture and Customer Centricity in B2B. Overcoming strong competition, this year’s award follows our dual 2023 ECCAs wins…

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Rewards is now available on Kraken Pro!

Seamlessly earn returns on all eligible cryptoassets! Rewards is our new feature that allows users to make their cryptoassets work harder while also helping support the crypto ecosystem by helping to validate transactions.  Earn rewards on assets held in your spot balance without locking them away or being subject to any bonding periods. You can…

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Kraken expands European footprint with German strategic partnership

Today, we double down on our European expansion strategy by announcing a new strategic partnership that enables us to actively enhance our product offering in Germany, a key market for European crypto adoption. Starting around July 10, 2024, we expect to offer German clients access to a range of innovative crypto products via a dedicated…

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Expanded margin pairs available for ICP, PEPE, SHIB and WIF!

We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports new margin pairs for Internet Computer (ICP), Pepe (PEPE), Shiba Inu (SHIB) and DogWifHat (WIF)! Margin trading is now available for the below pairs for ICP, PEPE, SHIB and WIF: Pair basePair nameAvailable leverageLong Position Limit Short Position LimitICPICPUSD330003000PEPEPEPEUSD360000000006000000000SHIBSHIBUSD315000000001500000000WIFWIFUSD 31400014000 Here’s some more information about the tokens: Internet Computer…

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ETH deposits and withdrawals now available on Linea!

April 23, 2024 | Product We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports deposits and withdrawals of Ethereum (ETH) on Linea! What is Linea?  Linea is a Layer 2 (L2) solution tailored for Ethereum, aiming to enhance scalability and flexibility for decentralized applications (dApps). It leverages zero-knowledge proofs alongside complete Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility,…

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Why liquidity is an important metric in crypto markets

Trading volume has long been the default metric cited by analysts, media pundits and aggregators to rank cryptocurrency exchanges. While volume provides a high-level overview of marketplace activity, it can be faked to create the impression there’s more legitimate trading activity on a marketplace than there really is.  The exchange can simply print non-existent trades…