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Brazil, Pix is here: Kraken is now more local than ever

Whether you’re looking to trade, earn rewards or send money across borders, it all starts with a fast, familiar and trusted payment method: Pix. Your BRL can do more on Kraken When you fund your Kraken account with Pix, your BRL is automatically converted to USD at competitive rates – with full transparency and no…

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MELANIA is available for trading!

January 20, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that MELANIA is now available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading MELANIA will be in post-only mode from 10:00 AM UTC, and live for full trading as of 11:00 AM UTC today, January 20, 2024. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate…

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Trade OTC on the go with the Kraken Pro app

January 15, 2025 | Pro Kraken OTC clients can now access the features and trading functionality they love from the OTC Portal within the Kraken Pro app. Kraken OTC is excited to announce our request-for-quote (RFQ) feature is now available in the Kraken Pro app. With RFQ, you avoid the hassle of navigating fast-moving and…

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6 trends to follow in 2025 as crypto hits the mainstream

By Mark Greenberg, Kraken Global Head of ConsumerThis year promises deeper integration of crypto into mainstream financial strategies, spurred by growing trust, accessibility and innovation. Here are my six top-of-mind themes for the coming year. 1. Crypto becomes a staple in the ideal investment portfolio Crypto’s historic asymmetric return profile has made it increasingly difficult…

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Automated OTC trading now available on Kraken Custody

Seamless institutional access to the digital asset class  Institutional clients can now safely store, manage, transfer and trade directly within Kraken Custody.* Our fully integrated experience enables institutions to execute quickly and scale strategies backed by Kraken Custody’s cutting-edge security protocols and policy enforcement. Secure digital asset storage and automated OTC trading in a single…

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Kraken completes 2024 Proof of Reserves

Our latest Proof of Reserves covered the most widely held cryptocurrencies on the platform: BTC, ETH, SOL, USDC, USDT, and XRP. It included the spot positions, open margin positions, futures balances and on-chain staked amounts of eligible assets (ETH and SOL). In total, this most recent attestation – which became available on Kraken on November…

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Layer3 is here and open for trading!

We’re thrilled to announce that Layer3 (L3) is now available on Kraken! Funding and trading L3 trading will be live as of 10:00 AM UTC today, July 30, 2024. To add $L3 to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure to deposit your tokens using the…