Ink fast-tracks Layer 2 mainnet launch, driving DeFi development boom
Months ahead of schedule, Ink has launched as strong interest from builders spurred accelerated development of infrastructure and investment in testing.
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News
Kraken Institutional 2024 in review: A year of innovation and growth
It’s been an incredible launch year for Kraken Institutional. We’re already gearing up for an even bigger and better 2025, with exciting new products and initiatives designed to deliver even more value to our institutional clients. Looking back on the past 12 months, we’re proud...
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Kraken chosen as distribution partner by the FTX Debtors
We have entered into an agreement with FTX Trading Ltd. (“FTX”) and its affiliated debtors (the “FTX Debtors”) to assist in distributing recoveries to retail customers in supported jurisdictions in accordance with the U.S. bankruptcy court-approved FTX Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization. To ensure clients...
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Kraken’s Canadian operation exceeds $2 billion CAD in combined client assets under custody
Kraken is now one of Canada's largest crypto trading platforms in terms of both the size of its local workforce, as well as combined client assets under custody.
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Kraken partners to help simplify tax reporting for U.K. clients
By Bivu Das, Kraken U.K. General Manager “Tax complexity itself is a kind of tax.” This famous quote from U.S. Senator Max Baucus resonates regardless of your country of residence. In the emerging crypto ecosystem, there are additional complications given the lack of clear and...
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Kraken completes 2024 Proof of Reserves
We are thrilled to announce we have completed our latest Proof of Reserves. This independent procedure, by a third party accountant, allows clients to verify their account balances are fully backed with on-chain assets, custodied securely by Kraken for supported cryptocurrencies as of a Sept....
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Industry News
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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MiCA enforcement begins July 1. Switch to one of Europe’s longest-standing licensed exchanges.
On 1 July, if the platform you trade on doesn’t have a MiCA license, your access to deposits, withdrawals, or trading could change.
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Kraken named to FXC Intelligence’s 2026 Cross-Border Payments 100
Now in its eighth year, the list is widely regarded as the go-to benchmark for the companies that move money across borders at scale.
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Kraken recognized on Fortune’s inaugural Crypto 100 List
Reflects Kraken's role in building the infrastructure for the next generation of global finance
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Stablecoins are rewriting global finance. Where is Canada?
The CAD belongs onchain, and the foundations being built today are what will make that a reality.
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Succession at the US Federal Reserve: a policy inflection point
Leadership transition at the US Federal Reserve may be the single most important variable for risk assets in 2026, but the market is treating it as an afterthought.
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