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If you leave digital footprints, (spoiler: you do) then you can be followed. Just because you shut down an account, switched domain names or got a new Twitter handle does not mean that your old tracks disappear. In fact, the footprints you leave online can become critical vulnerabilities. At Kraken Security Labs, we work to…
November 21, 2019 | Derivatives Following hot on the heels of our new Pro trading app, Kraken Derivatives is now also available for mobile. You will no longer have to rush home to put in an order or close out a position!Download now: Kraken Derivatives already offers an industry-leading web product, complete with a high-performance…
Funding rates are a new concept that only exist in perpetual futures contracts. Because they are critical to the operation of a healthy perpetual futures contract, we thought a quick primer on funding rates would be useful. To try out our Futures Platform with a demo account or a real one, click here.Quick Summary: The…
November 12, 2019 | Crypto Education [embedded content] Nodes, blockchains, miners… takers, makers, alt-coin fakers… In crypto, you either know what’s up, or you’re a no-coiner. Not sure what a no-coiner is? Then this series is for you. Staying true to our mission to bring crypto to everyone, Kraken CEO Jesse Powell explains it all…
November 8, 2019 | Kraken Intelligence Kraken Intelligence, our team of in-house research experts, has released the Bitcoin Volatility Report for October, 2019. Key Takeaways After leaping +43% to a 7-week high of $10,580 in under 48 hours, bitcoin’s annualized volatility climbed to a 10-week high of 75.8%. Bitcoin’s velocity was the only tracked metric…
October 24, 2019 | Product The Kraken WebSockets Private API is live! The first two messages of the Private API are now available to all Kraken clients after having been in beta-only access since October 1. What is a WebSockets Private API? Kraken’s WebSockets API (Application Program Interface) provides a faster, more efficient interface for…
October 8, 2019 | Kraken Intelligence Kraken Intelligence, our team of in-house research experts, has released the Bitcoin Volatility Report for September, 2019. Key Takeaways Notwithstanding bitcoin’s annualized volatility declining -11.8% to 56.6% and setting its 3rd month of declines, volatility surged +47% after touching a monthly & 6-month low of 38% on September 22nd.…
September 6, 2019 | Kraken Intelligence Kraken Intelligence, our team of in-house research experts, has released the Bitcoin Volatility Report for August, 2019. Key Takeaways After a bullish and active 2Q2019, bitcoin volatility, trading volume, price, and velocity dampened in August as the market reset and settled into a higher range. Bitcoin realized volatility retreated…
Clients have new options to deposit and withdraw USD, EUR, CAD, GBP and JPY globally through Etana Custody Kraken’s focus on delivering financial freedom means giving our clients more choice when it comes to managing their assets. In collaboration with Etana Custody, almost every Kraken client across 180+ countries has access to new funding options…
For several years, we’ve found that the crypto industry invites plenty of misunderstanding of basic market structure. This often results in confusion, frustration, and heated debate. We get it. Markets are complicated and not all of us have the fortune to dedicate ourselves to studying them. So we’ve created The Markets Series, an easy introduction…
