ETH and OP deposits and withdrawals now available on Optimism!

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...

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Now live: Price Alerts on Kraken Pro

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...

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Trading for Sei (SEI) starts August 15 — deposit now!

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...

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Announcing Kraken’s liquidity pool for futures

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...

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Cryptowatch to sunset: Kraken Pro to integrate Cryptowatch features

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...

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Asset Listings

Trading for Celestia (TIA) starts now!

We’re thrilled to announce that Celestia (TIA) is now available on Kraken! Funding and trading TIA funding and trading are live. Add TIA to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Only deposit TIA on Celestia. Deposits using other...

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ETH and OP deposits and withdrawals now available on Optimism!

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...

2 min read

Trading for Sei (SEI) starts August 15 — deposit now!

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...

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BRICK and MOON trading starts today on spot and futures!

Update: As of October 18, 2023,  r/CryptoCurrency Moons (MOON) is no longer available for futures trading. 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...

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Engineering

Scaling Kraken’s trading infrastructure for the next decade of growth

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...

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Testing Crypto Payments & Staking at Kraken

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...

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Oxidizing Kraken: Improving Kraken Infrastructure Using Rust

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...

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Kraken Futures

Kraken Pro presents: Futures Market Masters 2023

Show off your trading skills and win big. $100k big. It’s time — our 30-day futures trading contest has launched. Show off your futures trading skills and win a share of the $100,000 USD prize pool. Enrolment for the competition is now closed. When is...

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Announcing Super-Volume Rebate Tiers for Kraken Futures

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%....

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Announcing Kraken’s liquidity pool for futures

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...

3 min read

Kraken Futures goes Pro

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...

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Introducing the Kraken Futures Crypto Trading App

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...

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Six Reasons to Trade with Kraken Futures

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...

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New Features

ETH deposits and withdrawals now available on zkSync Era!

We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports deposits and withdrawals of Ethereum (ETH) on zkSync Era! What is zkSync Era? zkSync Era is an Ethereum virtual machine-compatible Layer-2 rollup protocol by Matter Labs. Formerly known as zkSync 2.0, the project rebranded to zkSync Era...

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Now live: Price Alerts on Kraken Pro

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...

3 min read

Announcing Iceberg Orders on Kraken Pro

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...

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NFT

NFT

The Rear Wing Takeover Competition is live

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...

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Pro

Pro

Announcing the Kraken Pro Battlestation Contest

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...

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Announcing Iceberg Orders on Kraken Pro

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...

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Promotions

Kraken Pro presents: Futures Market Masters 2023

Show off your trading skills and win big. $100k big. It’s time — our 30-day futures trading contest has launched. Show off your futures trading skills and win a share of the $100,000 USD prize pool. Enrolment for the competition is now closed. When is...

2 min read
Pro

Announcing the Kraken Pro Battlestation Contest

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...

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New UK clients can win a bitcoin with Kraken

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...

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NFT

The Rear Wing Takeover Competition is live

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...

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Security

How Kraken manages client security

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...

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Your Fingerprint Can Be Hacked For $5. Here’s How.

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...

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Kraken Security Labs Identifies Vulnerabilities In Commonly Used Bitcoin ATM

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...

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