We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports deposits and withdrawals of Ethereum (ETH) and Optimism (OP) on Optimism. Additionally, Optimism (OP) is now available on Kraken! Funding and trading Optimism (OP) funding and trading are already live. You can transfer ETH or OP to...
Greetings, Pro traders! We’re thrilled to introduce Price Alert, which are now live for all Kraken spot and futures markets. Now, you can easily be notified for live price changes, whether you’re using Kraken Pro in the browser, or on the go with our mobile...
We’re thrilled to announce that funding for Sei (SEI) is now available on Kraken! SEI will start trading on Kraken on Aug. 15. Funding your account Add SEI to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Only deposit SEI...
Enhanced risk management We are always looking for ways to help our clients participate in crypto markets with greater confidence. So we are pleased to introduce our liquidity pool for futures, designed to minimize the need to unwind futures positions and improve the experience of...
We’re looking forward to welcoming Cryptowatch users to experience the advanced trading capabilities of the new Kraken Pro interface. Built to cater to the most discerning traders, Kraken Pro isn’t just a spot trading platform – it enables margin and futures trading, as well as...
Getting started in crypto doesn’t need to be hard, and now Kraken has made it even easier. The powerful features and design principles of Kraken’s mobile app are now available on the web. Introducing the new and improved Kraken web experience — the easy way...
We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports deposits and withdrawals of Ethereum (ETH) and Optimism (OP) on Optimism. Additionally, Optimism (OP) is now available on Kraken! Funding and trading Optimism (OP) funding and trading are already live. You can transfer ETH or OP to...
We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports Genshiro (GENS), Picasso (PICA) and OriginTrail (OTP)! Funding Funding is live. You can add GENS, PICA or OTP to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Please note, trading for these...
We’re thrilled to announce that PayPal USD (PYUSD) is now available on Kraken! Deposits and withdrawals are live and PYUSD will start trading on Kraken on August 21. Funding your account Fund your account with PYUSD by clicking here. Only deposit PYUSD on the Ethereum network....
We’re thrilled to announce that funding for Sei (SEI) is now available on Kraken! SEI will start trading on Kraken on Aug. 15. Funding your account Add SEI to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Only deposit SEI...
We’re thrilled to announce that Bricks (BRICK) and Moons (MOON) start trading today on Kraken! Funding and trading BRICK and MOON funding is live now and trading starts later today. Add BRICK and MOON to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset,...
Kraken is excited to announce that United States residents can deposit and trade XRP! Funding and trading Both XRP funding and trading are live. Add XRP to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting Ripple (XRP) and hitting Deposit. Already have XRP and a...
Authored by: Shannon Kurtas, Product Director, Pro & Institutional Trading Max Kaplan, Sr. Engineering Director, Core Infrastructure & Data Engineering Suketu Gandhi, Sr. Engineering Director, Trading Technology Steve Hunt, VP Engineering Nearly twelve years ago, Kraken began its pioneering mission to become one of the...
By: Brett McLain, Director of Engineering – Crypto, Fiat, Staking If you’re interested in cryptocurrencies, payments, or staking and want to help build the financial system of the future, the funding engineering team @ Kraken is hiring! When Kraken launched almost a decade ago, only...
Simon Chemouil – Director of Engineering, Core Backend For more than two years now, Kraken’s Core Backend team has been using Rust to modernize services originally written in PHP, while building new products, expanding the feature set and supporting the ever expanding increase in cryptocurrency...
We’re always looking for ways to improve your trading experience. That’s why we’re excited to announce a new trial that offers maker rebates to high-volume futures traders. Traders with 30-day volumes of $250M+ on select futures contracts will automatically earn maker rebates up to 0.01%....
Enhanced risk management We are always looking for ways to help our clients participate in crypto markets with greater confidence. So we are pleased to introduce our liquidity pool for futures, designed to minimize the need to unwind futures positions and improve the experience 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...
Following hot on the heels of our new Pro trading app, Kraken Futures 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 Futures already offers an industry-leading...
Interest in futures trading on Kraken is surging. In the past few months, trading volumes on Kraken Futures have grown several times to mark a record $350 million 24h volume in late June. Our traders cite many reasons for why they prefer Kraken Futures to...
At Kraken, we are always working to bring you the most powerful trading tools and cutting edge products. Our recent acquisition of Crypto Facilities, now known as Kraken Futures, makes Kraken the first and only crypto exchange to offer both spot and futures trading. Explore...
Greetings, Pro traders! We’re thrilled to introduce Price Alert, which are now live for all Kraken spot and futures markets. Now, you can easily be notified for live price changes, whether you’re using Kraken Pro in the browser, or on the go with our mobile...
Ahoy, Pro traders! We’re pleased to announce the release of Iceberg Orders on Kraken Pro, now available on all spot and margin markets through the Kraken Pro web interface. Start trading on Kraken Pro This powerful trading tool is designed for those occasions when openly...
Enhanced risk management We are always looking for ways to help our clients participate in crypto markets with greater confidence. So we are pleased to introduce our liquidity pool for futures, designed to minimize the need to unwind futures positions and improve the experience of...
We’re thrilled to announce that we have added two new NFT collections to Kraken NFT for our clients to explore, collect and trade. After revealing dozens of NFT collections over the past few weeks, we carefully selected these new collections so you can continue to...
Rear Wing Takeover Update: September 2023 Twenty NFT communities battled it out over four days on the X (Twitter) race track, competing for likes and reposts to make it to the top four and to earn a history-making place on the rear wing of the...
We’re thrilled to announce that we have added four new NFT collections to Kraken NFT for our clients to explore, collect and trade. After revealing dozens of NFT collections over the past few weeks, we carefully selected these new collections so you can continue to...
We’re thrilled to announce that we have added two new NFT collections to Kraken NFT for our clients to explore, collect and trade. After revealing dozens of NFT collections over the past few weeks, we carefully selected these new collections so you can continue to...
We’ve just added five new NFT collections to Kraken NFT for our clients to explore, collect and trade. After revealing dozens of NFT collections over the past few weeks, we carefully selected these new collections so you can continue to build the NFT collection of...
We’ve just added five new NFT collections to Kraken NFT for our clients to explore, collect and trade. After revealing dozens of NFT collections over the past few weeks, we carefully selected these new collections so you can continue to build the NFT collection of...
The Kraken Pro Battlestation Contest is upon us! The participant who submits the most impressive battlestation trading setup on X/Twitter will win a $1,000 gift card from Secretlab chairs. We’re excited to see your submissions and offer you a chance to win $1,000 toward a...
Ahoy, Pro traders! We’re pleased to announce the release of Iceberg Orders on Kraken Pro, now available on all spot and margin markets through the Kraken Pro web interface. Start trading on Kraken Pro This powerful trading tool is designed for those occasions when openly...
The Kraken Pro Battlestation Contest is upon us! The participant who submits the most impressive battlestation trading setup on X/Twitter will win a $1,000 gift card from Secretlab chairs. We’re excited to see your submissions and offer you a chance to win $1,000 toward a...
At Kraken, we’re committed to a world where everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. So if you’re a U.K. resident thinking about getting into crypto, now is the perfect opportunity. Win a whole bitcoin Yes, you read that right! All new U.K. clients who...
Rear Wing Takeover Update: September 2023 Twenty NFT communities battled it out over four days on the X (Twitter) race track, competing for likes and reposts to make it to the top four and to earn a history-making place on the rear wing of the...
Proof is paramount to cybersecurity. At Kraken, proof of security essentially means “don’t trust but verify.” This mindset guarantees that the work associated with growing and improving on our exchange can continue unhindered while protecting you 24/7. Kraken invests heavily in our cybersecurity program to...
We at Kraken believe that driving global crypto adoption relies on a solid cybersecurity framework in order to protect our clients’ financial freedom. It’s why our motto is security above everything. It’s also why we commemorate Cybersecurity Awareness Month each October. This year, we celebrated...
Fingerprint authentication is a convenient alternative to passwords and PIN codes. Who wants to spend time typing in a lengthy string of numbers, letters and characters when a simple tap will suffice? Unfortunately, that convenience comes at a cost. Because, unlike a regular password, you...
Bitcoin ATMs offer a convenient and friendly way for consumers to purchase cryptocurrencies. That ease of use can sometimes come at the expense of security. Kraken Security Labs has uncovered multiple hardware and software vulnerabilities in a commonly used cryptocurrency ATM: The General Bytes BATMtwo...
On August 10, a hacker stole more than $600 million through Poly Network and a bizarre series of events unfolded in the aftermath. In this article, Kraken Security Labs dives into the technical details of how the attacker was able to steal such a large...
Kraken, like any popular service, has clients that are targeted by scammers who try to send phishing emails from @kraken.com email addresses. You should never see this form of spoofed email because it should be rejected by mail providers like Gmail because their servers will...