Pizza parties rarely need an explanation. But pizza parties on Bitcoin Pizza Day deserve one. Thirteen years ago today, Laszlo Hanyecz created a thread in the bitcointalk.org forum titled Pizza for bitcoins? After some explanation and much discussion, Hanyecz found someone willing to buy him...
Ethereum Cancun-Deneb (Dencun) is the next planned upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain. The upgrade will improve the scalability, security, and usability of the Ethereum network. Cancun represents an additional upgrade to Ethereum’s execution layer following the recent activation of Shanghai. This first step went live...
Today at 9:30am EST, Kraken’s Chief Legal Officer Marco Santori will appear before the U.S. House of Representatives in a landmark joint hearing entitled “The Future of Digital Assets: Closing the Regulatory Gaps in the Digital Asset Ecosystem.” “Advocating for the potential, and benefits, of...
We are excited to announce that futures trading is now available in our new Kraken Pro web interface. With this upgrade, we are providing an all-in-one crypto experience that unlocks powerful trading opportunities for our clients. Kraken Pro web users can now leverage the capital...
We’ve come a long way since Kraken announced its leadership succession plan last September. This week Dave Ripley will officially start as Kraken’s CEO, while outgoing CEO and co-founder Jesse Powell will move into his new role as Chairman of the Board. Over the last...
Kraken has successfully registered our Irish subsidiary, Payward Europe Solutions Limited, with the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP). Kraken’s Irish VASP registration demonstrates to both our clients and regulators that Kraken follows Europe’s most robust anti-money laundering and...
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.
We continued our winning streak in Australia, taking home top recognition across two of the country's most respected industry award programs: Finder's Product Awards 2026 and WeMoney's 2026 Cryptocurrency Awards.
If you've ever wished your Sunday nights came with a proper market rundown before the week kicks off, we've got something for you.
We believe the next evolution of financial infrastructure won't just be driven by humans clicking buttons or developers writing API wrappers. It will be driven by autonomous AI agents.
By Thomas Perfumo, Kraken Chief Economist Bitcoin just minted its 20 millionth coin. With only 1 million left to mine – and those spread across more than a century of halvings to come – the supply of Bitcoin is, for all practical purposes, effectively fixed....
A borderless market requires a borderless way of working. Kraken’s fully asynchronous model keeps work advancing across regions while reinforcing trust, accountability and real connection.