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After first announcing our support for the Flare (FLR) token distribution event on December 11, 2020, we are pleased to announce that eligible XRP token holders will begin receiving FLR on January 10, 2023. The snapshot of XRP balances took place on December 12, 2020 at approximately 12 am UTC (the first validated XRP ledger…
There has never been a dull moment in crypto, and this year was no exception. In 2022, Kraken celebrated 11 years of our mission to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. It’s been quite a ride. Our singular focus on this…
In light of recent events in the crypto industry, it’s becoming increasingly important for Kraken clients and industry participants to understand the significance of Proof of Reserves (PoR) at Kraken. This technique, one that is only possible in the new world of cryptocurrency, is a way for Kraken clients to verify whether or not their…
Kraken is thrilled to share the results of our second 2022 Proof of Reserves audit, which has been expanded to include: BTC* ETH* USDT USDC XRP ADA* DOT* Note: * Indicates Proof of Reserves audit covered assets held both on Kraken’s spot exchange and staking platform A Proof of Reserve audit is a trail-blazing accounting…
We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports new margin pairs for Bitcoin (BTC), Ripple (XRP), Ethereum (ETH), Polygon (MATIC), Chainlink (LINK), Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL) and Decentraland (MANA)! Trading Margin trading is now available for the below pairs: Pair base Pair name Available leverage Long Position Limit Short Position Limit BTC BTC/CHF 3 5…
February 19, 2022 | Product We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be supporting the Songbird (SGB) token airdrop for XRP holders! The airdrop’s snapshot of XRP balances was taken on December 12, 2020 at ~00:00 (UTC). Client accounts (both spot and margin) that held XRP at this time have now been credited with 0.1511 SGB…
BTC $55111. ↑7.0% $812.9M ETH $3585.4 ↑2.0% $370.0M USDT $1.0004 ↓0.01% $248.1M ADA $2.2171 ↓0.8% $70.7M USDC $0.9999 ↓0.01% $62.3M DOT $32.566 ↑3.6% $58.9M SOL $155.44 ↓5.7% $52.2M DOGE $0.2517 ↓0.08% $33.9M XTZ $7.8876 ↓0.7% $30.6M XRP $1.0796 ↓0.4% $26.5M LINK $26.821 ↓1.5% $24.8M LTC $181.88 ↑4.6% $19.2M ATOM $35.250 ↓4.2% $18.9M ALGO $1.8354 ↓6.1% $15.9M AXS $127.73 ↓4.1% $12.7M SC $0.0188 ↑2.4% $12.2M OMG $14.591 ↓6.0% $9.73M XMR $288.5 ↑6.6% $9.53M BCH $617.97 ↑3.6% $8.73M XLM $0.3406 ↑6.8% $7.06M MATIC $1.2633 ↓4.1% $6.82M FIL $70.992 ↑0.19% $6.48M DYDX $22.615 ↓0.4% $6.36M MINA $4.59 ↓2.3% $5.75M DAI $1.0003 ↓0.03% $5.75M KSM $332.83 ↓1.4% $5.49M UNI $25.178 ↓1.9% $5.16M EOS $4.8036 ↑1.5% $5.1M TRX $0.0953 ↓0.9% $4.26M FLOW $19.298 ↓4.9% $3.83M AAVE $309.15 ↑0.3% $3.5M DASH $186.62 ↑2.0% $2.91M MOVR $312.00 ↑1.0% $2.86M ETC $54.305 ↓0.14% $2.79M OCEAN $0.7931 ↑5.5% $2.79M KAVA $6.2381 ↓2.8% $2.73M KEEP $0.4214 ↑3.1% $2.33M QTUM $13.410 ↑1.0% $2.33M ICX $2.2180 ↓3.7% $2.0M SNX $10.22 ↓2.5% $1.92M NANO $5.3298 ↓4.0% $1.89M MLN $133.27 ↓2.7% $1.77M CRV $2.7678 ↓5.2% $1.74M CQT $1.4280 ↑2.0% $1.71M GRT $0.7239 ↓4.4% $1.67M YFI $32100. ↑0.23% $1.6M ZEC $124.95 ↑1.3% $1.59M STORJ $1.3154 ↓1.8% $1.41M BADGER $25.826 ↑8.4% $1.35M WAVES $26.957 ↓2.2% $1.31M ENJ $1.629 ↓4.3% $1.31M MANA $0.7649 ↓2.1% $1.09M REN $1.1275 ↓6.8% $1.04M COMP $303.94 ↓1.9% $1.04M PAXG $1765.5 ↓0.11% $990K…
By: Brett McLain, Director of Engineering – Crypto, Fiat, Staking If you’re interested in cryptocurrencies, payments, or staking and want to help build the financial system of the future, the funding engineering team @ Kraken is hiring! When Kraken launched almost a decade ago, only four cryptocurrencies were supported: BTC, LTC, XRP and NMC. Today,…
Given the recent SEC filing against Ripple Labs Inc., we are halting XRP trading for U.S. residents no later than January 29, 2021 at 5pm PT (January 30, 2021 at 1:00 UTC). We may begin implementing this process at any time on January 29, 2021, so all U.S. clients are strongly encouraged to resolve their…
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…
