By Arjun Sethi, Kraken co-CEO Kraken was founded in 2011 with a clear vision: Build the most secure, reliable and accessible crypto exchange in the world. Our founders, Jesse Powell and Thanh Luu, started the company with a relentless focus on product, execution and long-term...
Months ahead of schedule, Ink has launched as strong interest from builders spurred accelerated development of infrastructure and investment in testing.
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...
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...
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.
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...
Introducing a strategic partnership for allocators and fund managers, creating a more seamless bridge between traditional and crypto markets.
Many of our product upgrades, refinements and new features start with a voice: yours.
Every bull market attracts a new wave of scammers, and their attempts at fraud take many forms. We cover 11 different scams and how to identify them in our Support Center. Lately, scammers have found a new angle: impersonating Kraken recruiters and support staff. Their...
By Arjun Sethi, Kraken co-CEO: Every few years, the “deepest” and “safest” markets in the world break.
The world’s financial system just blinked.
The announcement of a U.S.-U.K. Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future is more than a symbolic gesture. It is a reminder of how, at pivotal moments in history, the transatlantic partnership has shaped the rules of global commerce and finance.