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Earn 4-6% Staking Cardano (ADA), Available on Kraken Now!

May 4, 2021 | Product Kraken is excited to announce staking for Cardano (ADA) went live on May 4 at approximately 21:00 UTC. Kraken listed ADA for trading in September 2018. By staking ADA through Kraken’s market leading staking service you’ll take your place among the decentralized community of supporters helping to secure the Cardano…

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Community Based Investing – A Paradigm Shift For The Markets

Millions of people worldwide are seeking to break free from the old way of investing. Today, investors have charts, real-time news, communities and commission-free trading platforms guiding their financial decisions and behaviors.  Millions of people are looking to crypto for a better user experience. Crypto markets have democratized information sharing, provided open, 24/7/365 access to investments,…

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NFTs: How Licensing Technology Furthers Art’s Revolution

Humans have always loved making and displaying art. Deep within a cave in modern-day Spain lies a Neanderthal hand stencil that scientists have radiocarbon dated to 64,000 years – it’s the oldest known example of art anywhere in the world.  Over the past 60,000 years, human creative expression has expanded into a plethora of mediums,…

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Oxidizing Kraken: Improving Kraken Infrastructure Using Rust

Simon Chemouil  –  Director of Engineering, Core Backend For more than two years now, Kraken’s Core Backend team has been using Rust to modernize services originally written in PHP, while building new products, expanding the feature set and supporting the ever expanding increase in cryptocurrency trading activity. Hi 👋! I’m Simon, the Director of Engineering…

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The Deep Dive on DeFi

The rise of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has not only brought a newfound wave of innovation to the broader crypto ecosystem, but also the opportunity for savvy investors to generate staggering returns.  Like all markets, especially those in a state of adolescence, DeFi’s reward isn’t without its risks. After all, depositing assets in internet protocols is…

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Flow (FLOW) Trading Starts January 27

Update: For FLOW unlocking schedule please refer to our updated Support Centre article. We are pleased to announce that Flow (FLOW) trading will launch Wednesday January 27 at approximately 15:30 UTC.  At launch, only FLOW tokens that have been earned through staking rewards can be traded. Clients who purchased FLOW in the ICO and claimed…

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Going Global: Kraken’s 2020 Year in Review

2020 proved a wild year for digital asset investors as prices swung from steep lows to all-time highs, but Kraken navigated a steady course and continued to shepherd industry growth. As you prepare for the year ahead (one our VIP clients think will bring no shortage of opportunities), we’d like to revisit our major milestones.…