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We’re excited to list 2 new trading assets and one new staking asset starting December 15 at approximately 13:30 UTC. New Trading Assets Decentraland (MANA) – Decentraland is a decentralized virtual world built on Ethereum that people create buildings and games in. You can own digital land and wearables (clothing for your avatar) by purchasing…
Kraken is pleased to announce our support of the Flare network and Spark (FLR) token airdrop for XRP holders. The first thing to understand about this airdrop is that it is unusual because there is a very large gap of time between the snapshot of XRP balances and the launch of the Flare network and…
Kraken is pleased to announce its new Ethereum 2.0 staking service has passed a key milestone, with clients depositing over 100,000 ETH (worth more than $60 million) in just four days since launch. The total amount staked on Kraken hit the threshold Tuesday, meaning approximately 8% of the ETH currently staked for Ethereum 2.0 is…
Kraken is excited to announce that clients can stake their Ethereum (ETH) on Kraken to receive rewards of approximately 5% to 17%. The network reward is variable and 17% is currently the highest possible yearly yield. ETH staking launches Friday December 4 at approximately 13:30 UTC. Staking is enabled on the Ethereum network as part…
Looking for new investments, trade opportunities or ways to earn staking rewards? We’re excited to list 4 new assets starting November 24 at approximately 13:30 UTC. New Trading Assets Keep (KEEP) – The Keep Network is a privacy layer for Ethereum that allows users and applications to store data privately by creating a trustless bridge…
Bitcoin Cash will hard fork on November 15 2020 around 12:00 pm UTC as part of a scheduled protocol upgrade. This upgrade is controversial and will likely result in two chains after the fork. The likely split is between two protocols known as “Bitcoin Cash Node” and “Bitcoin Cash ABC.” At the present time, over…
Update: For FLOW unlocking schedule please refer to our updated Support Centre article. Note: In order to claim FLOW through Kraken, you must have purchased it in the ICO. This is not a token giveaway or free airdrop. We are pleased to announce that participants in the FLOW ICO can now claim their Flow (FLOW)…
Kraken is expanding its on-chain staking services to include support for Polkadot (DOT) and Cosmos (ATOM). Starting August 18, this means clients can earn an annual return of 12% staking Polkadot and 7% staking Cosmos directly through their Kraken accounts. Kraken launched its best-in-class staking service in December 2019, offering a 6% return for staking…
Polkadot (DOT) is coming to Kraken, but not without important changes before trading begins. As previously announced, DOT will be officially listed on Kraken starting August 18. However, due to a scheduled change in how DOT is denominated (occurring outside of Kraken’s control), clients may initially see a difference in their DOT balance. That’s because…
Now the second largest cryptocurrency by total value, Ethereum’s existence has been anything but boring. In its five-year history, it has seen the highest of highs during its 2017 bull market as well as lows in 2018 and 2019 that threatened its momentum and adoption. But while much has been written about Ethereum, until now,…
