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In 2008, an anonymous researcher (or team of researchers) called Satoshi Nakamoto published a nine-page research paper entitled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” The document, known as the Bitcoin white paper, presented a new type of digital currency that users could use to transact without relying on financial intermediaries. Soon, people around the world discovered that blockchain…
January 25, 2023 | Asset Listings, Product We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports deposits and withdrawals of Dai (DAI), USD Coin (USDC) and Tether (USDT) on the Polygon Network! Polygon is a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum that aims to improve the speed and reduce the costs and complexities of transactions on…
If you’ve ever tried to explain cryptocurrency to your relatives, you might have found it can be as difficult as trying to teach rocket science to a toddler. Most folks react with skepticism, ridicule or scorn when you try to explain the utility of decentralized digital currencies that have limited supplies and aren’t controlled by…
There’s a common misconception among prospective bitcoin buyers that only those with deep pockets can afford to access the market. However, this is simply not the case. Using exchanges like Kraken, people can buy as little as $10 worth of bitcoin (BTC). This is possible because there are smaller units of bitcoin, similar to how…
Bouncing back from September’s performance, October 2022 trended positively for cryptoassets overall. All sectors saw positive returns ranging between +1% to +69% as BTC and ETH gained +6% and +20% respectively over the course of the month. While the green candles piled up across all sectors, DeFi assets saw mixed returns, ranging from -17% to…
October 27, 2022 | Asset Listings, Product We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports deposits and withdrawals of USD Coin (USDC) on Tron and Solana, in addition to the Ethereum network! Funding is already live. You can transfer these tokens to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting USDC and the desired deposit…
Hot on the heels of August, September 2022 also trended negatively for cryptoassets overall. Based on market capitalization, all sectors saw negative returns for the month, ranging from -14% to -1%. Following the overall crypto market trend, NFT market activity also slowed in August. Average daily users and average daily transactions fell -5.7% and -3.1%…
We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports Alchemix (ALCX), Barnbridge (BOND), Jasmy (JASMY), Mask Network (MASK), Render (RNDR), Spell Token (SPELL), Tribe (TRIBE) and Universal Market Access (UMA)! Funding and Trading Funding is live, and trading will begin on April 1 at approximately 14:30 UTC. Keep an eye on the status page for updates.…
March 3, 2022 | Kraken Intelligence Although crypto markets experienced high volatility throughout February, nearly all sectors closed the month with positive returns. Privacy coins and BTC led the recovery, while the DeFi sector posted losses for yet another month. Kraken Intelligence’s latest report, Moving Sideways, takes a closer look at how the crypto industry…
If 2020 was the year of the bull, 2021 was the year that crypto went mainstream. In the past twelve months, we’ve witnessed leaps in adoption, infrastructure, regulation, and policy — not to mention new all-time highs. As we head into 2022, the Kraken Intelligence team revisited some of the past year’s most notable market…
