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USDT0 and USDC.e deposits and withdrawals now available on Tempo!
Kraken is the first U.S. centralized exchange to natively support Tempo — the payments-purpose-built Layer 1 with near-instant, sub-cent settlement for stablecoin payments.
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Kraken Pro fee tiers now reward what you hold, not just what you trade
Starting today, your Kraken Pro fee tier is based on your best of three measures: spot trading volume, futures trading volume, or AOP.
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New USD pairs available for spot margin trading: PEPE, WLD, RENDER, PENGU!
We are making new pairs available for spot margin trading in the US, taking our total to 28 markets enabled for spot margin trading on Kraken Pro! Margin trading is now available for five new trading pairs: Pair base Pair name Available leverage Long Limit...
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FOMC minutes land today, CPI and bank earnings follow
Today’s Federal Reserve minutes, CPI, PPI, and retail sales all land within the same ten-day window, alongside major bank earnings and two Deribit options expiries.
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Volume profile indicators now available on Kraken Desktop
Four native tools bring structural market analysis directly into your Desktop workspace
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Setting the record straight
It is hard to put a price on vindication. An arbitrator did. But if this were only about a lawsuit, I would not be writing this letter.
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Bittensor subnet tokens are coming to Kraken
The first additions to our roadmap are Chutes, Hippius, Lium, Score, Targon, Ridges AI, and Vanta.
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xStocks are now eligible as collateral for futures and margin trading on Kraken Pro
Eligible xStocks are recognized automatically as collateral wherever futures and margin trading are available on your account.
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Introducing the Kraken API Partner Program: turn your platform into a global crypto and capital markets venue
Integrate Kraken’s API to enable spot and futures trading (including tokenized equities via xStocks) while earning lifetime commissions
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NFP, FOMC minutes, and CPI span the next two weeks
The June jobs report lands Thursday. FOMC minutes from the first meeting under Chair Kevin Warsh follow next Wednesday. CPI and bank earnings close out the second week.
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Kraken goes live on Trever to bring full-service prime brokerage to European financial institutions
Trever’s Digital Asset Operating System is used by financial institutions across Europe to manage the full digital asset lifecycle within a single environment, including trading, treasury, settlement and bookkeeping.
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Bending Spoons IPO access now available via xStocks
Customers in the EEA and many global markets: you can now register your interest in the IPO of the company behind WeTransfer, Evernote, and Vimeo
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Kraken Institutional partners with Centrifuge to support RWAs in qualified custody, starting with Janus Henderson’s JAAA
This marks the beginning of a broader partnership with Centrifuge to bring more RWAs into Kraken QC.
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Kraken and Maple close landmark onchain warehouse facility for digital asset-backed loans
Bringing institutional structured credit infrastructure onchain for the first time
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New EEA futures traders: no trading fees for your first 30 days
When you enable futures for the first time, your first 30 days come with no trading fees. You pay 0 taker fees on up to $10 million in volume, plus 0 maker fees on every order you post.
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New pair available for margin trading: SPCXx!
Spot margin trading is now available for the SpaceX xStocks tokenized equity SPCXx.
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PCE data and June jobs report headline a data-heavy two weeks
Two of the Fed’s most-watched data series arrive in the next ten days, the first since the FOMC held rates at 3.50%–3.75% last week. PCE inflation lands Thursday, June 25.
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MiCA enforcement begins July 1: what it means for institutional counterparties
Any platform serving EU clients without a CASP license will be operating in breach of EU law, and there is no “pending” status that lets a firm keep operating while its application is reviewed.
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