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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Pro

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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NFT

Polygon lands on Kraken NFT — trade Reddit Collectible Avatars today

Did you catch the exciting news in our Kraken launches your gateway to the world of NFTs post last week? Polygon NFTs are now available on Kraken NFT — the secure marketplace to explore, collect and trade non-fungible tokens with zero gas fees.* Clients can now...

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NFT

Kraken launches your gateway to the world of NFTs

Since first opening Kraken NFT to beta testers, we’ve been building new features, adding more collections, and simplifying the NFT trading experience for all. Now, we’re pleased to announce that Kraken NFT is officially ready to launch. That’s right: we are no longer in Beta....

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The TGE Checklist

Part 1 of 8 in our TGE Readiness Series. Most TGEs don't go wrong all at once. They just cost more, move slower, and perform worse than they should. Usually because the right decisions weren't made in the right order.

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Asset Listings

OKB is available for trading!

We’re thrilled to announce that OKB is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading OKB trading is live as of April 3, 2026. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure...

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GIB is available for trading!

We’re thrilled to announce that GIB is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading GIB trading is live as of April 3, 2026. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure...

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BASED is available for trading!

We’re thrilled to announce that BASED is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading BASED trading is live as of March 30, 2026. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure...

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DUAL is available for trading!

We’re thrilled to announce that DUAL is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading DUAL trading is live as of March 31, 2026. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure...

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MEZO is available for trading!

We’re thrilled to announce that MEZO is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading MEZO trading is live as of April 1, 2026. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure...

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SCOR is available for trading!

We’re thrilled to announce that SCOR is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading SCOR trading is live as of March 20, 2026. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure...

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Bonded Earn

Bundles

DeFi Earn

Derivatives

New collateral currency available for margin and futures trading: USDG!

We have increased our selection of margin and futures collateral currencies to now include USDG. We’re committed to providing traders with greater flexibility and control, and are excited to announce a significant expansion in our collateral opportunities for Kraken Pro traders. New collateral currency choice ...

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New collateral currency available for margin and futures trading: EURC!

We have increased our selection of margin and futures collateral currencies to now include EURC. We’re committed to providing traders with greater flexibility and control, and are excited to announce a significant expansion in our collateral opportunities for Kraken Pro traders.  Margin trading is now...

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Desktop

Trade Shortcuts now live on Kraken Desktop

Your trading reflexes, upgraded. With the new Trade Shortcut module in Kraken Desktop, you can now place pre-configured trades instantly — no forms, no hesitation. Build custom buttons for any strategy, from quick entries and exits to smart OSO setups.Speed, precision, and control — now...

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Engineering

Preventing mobile performance regressions with Maestro

We strive to build the best experience possible for our customers, so making our beautiful, snappy apps is non-negotiable. The hard part is keeping things fast while rapidly moving forward and shipping new features in our big and complex apps.

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Oxidizing Kraken, Part 2: from bet to backbone

Four years ago – in Oxidizing Kraken: improving Kraken infrastructure – I explained how Kraken began transforming its backend by leveraging Rust. Nearly four years later, how did that early bet turn out?

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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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Equities

Flexline

FX Perps

Ink

Krak

Krak launches UK accounts with 1% salary match

Krak now offers a dedicated UK sort code and account number and local IBANs for clients, directly inside the app. Open it in minutes, share your details with your employer, and start getting paid with rewards from Day One.

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Kraken Derivatives US

Kraken Embed

Kraken Institutional

Kraken launches Market Participation Program

We believe that stronger markets benefit everyone – from individual traders to institutional participants. That’s why we’re introducing a new incentive program that is designed to attract and retain the most active trading participants while creating a more vibrant, efficient trading environment for all.

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Kraken Pay

Kraken Plus

Kraken Prime

Kraken Wallet

Kraken Wallet Swaps: Smarter token swaps that don’t break the bank

Kraken Wallet is excited to announce Swaps, a fast, convenient way to swap tokens without fees. Swaps removes the complexity and overhead from both same-chain and cross-chain token swaps, providing a straightforward interface and optimized swap routing, without needing to go directly to decentralized exchanges...

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Introducing iCloud backup for Kraken Wallet

Kraken Wallet now offers encrypted iCloud backups for your secret recovery phrase (SRP). This feature provides a simple and secure way to store your SRP and recover your wallet, helping ensure you always have access to your cryptoassets.  Self-custody with peace of mind Kraken Wallet...

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Kraken+

Launch

Introducing Kraken Launch, powered by Legion

Built in exclusive partnership with Legion, we’re opening the door for something new: Kraken Launch, your gateway to participate in ICOs and early token sales, directly from your Kraken account.

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Margin

New assets and pairs available for margin trading: MON and NIGHT!

We are making new pairs available for margin trading, taking our total to over 240 markets enabled for margin trading on Kraken Pro! Margin trading is now available for two new trading pairs: Pair base Pair name Available leverage Long limit Short limit MON MON/USD...

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New collateral currency available for margin and futures trading: USDG!

We have increased our selection of margin and futures collateral currencies to now include USDG. We’re committed to providing traders with greater flexibility and control, and are excited to announce a significant expansion in our collateral opportunities for Kraken Pro traders. New collateral currency choice ...

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New Features

USDT0 deposits and withdrawals now available on Plasma!

We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports deposits and withdrawals of Tether (USDT0) on Plasma! Funding USDT0 funding via Plasma is already live. You can transfer USDT0 to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting USDT0 and choosing the desired deposit method (network) from...

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NFT

NFT

Welcoming Art Blocks to our NFT marketplace!

Clients are now able to easily access the entire Art Blocks collection, spanning hundreds of different generative artists, as part of our effort to make generative digital art more accessible for all.

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Payward Services

Perps

Pro

Promotions

Ramp

Introducing Kraken Ramp: The gateway for the digital economy

We’ve always believed that seamless access to crypto is the foundation for accelerating global adoption. Today we’re excited to announce Kraken Ramp. With just one developer-friendly API, Kraken Ramp allows any platform to integrate buy/sell flows directly into their product. No redirects, no compliance headaches,...

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Security

Kraken Bug Bounty program patches isolated bug

As part of our ongoing commitment to enhance the overall security of the crypto ecosystem, we’re informing the crypto community that we have patched an isolated bug in our deposit and funding systems. No client assets were impacted or vulnerable leading up to this disclosure....

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Staking

Restaking via EigenLayer is now available on Kraken!

We’re constantly innovating to give our clients access to new technology. Today, we’re thrilled to announce the launch of Ethereum restaking via EigenLayer, a revolutionary new way to secure decentralized applications (dApps) with your staked ETH and earn additional staking rewards. What is Ethereum restaking...

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xstocks

Introducing xStocks Opt-In Rewards: earn up to 1% rewards by holding xStocks

xStocks were launched to bring 24/7, permissionless, onchain access to U.S. equities into the decentralized ecosystem. Built for a world that doesn’t sleep, tokenized equities extend familiar stocks and ETFs beyond traditional market hours and into crypto-native environments where many investors already transact. One thing,...

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