Kraken is excited to announce we will soon be reopening services in Japan, a move that’s part of a broader initiative to expand our industry-leading services into high-growth APAC markets. The announcement follows Kraken’s expansion into the rapidly growing Australian market with the acquisition…
We are thrilled to announce that the State of Wyoming has approved Kraken’s application to form the world’s first Special Purpose Depository Institution (SPDI), tentatively called Kraken Financial. Headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Kraken Financial is the first digital asset company in U.S. history to receive…
At Kraken, we’re always striving to keep clients on top of what’s happening in the fast-moving cryptocurrency sector. Whether you want to invest or participate in the latest projects, or are just looking to trade momentum assets on the move right now, we’ve got you…
On October 2, Kraken Futures will reduce taker fees for all clients and move from a flat-fee model to volume-based fee tiers. We’re cutting taker fees by at least 33% FOR ALL CLIENTS (from 7.5bps to 5 bps). In addition to offering some of the…
We’re pleased to announce Jeremy Welch, co-founder of the popular Casa wallet service, is joining Kraken as our newest VP of Product. In addition to his expertise as a cryptocurrency entrepreneur, Jeremy brings to Kraken a decade of experience leading product development at both startups…
Fast, furious, ever-changing. It’s not easy to find success as a trader in the 24/7 cryptocurrency market. Whatever experience you have, trust us, you’ve never seen anything like this before. Still, it’s possible to not just survive – but thrive – in the crypto market. That’s why…
Kraken is expanding its on-chain staking services to include support for Polkadot (DOT) and Cosmos (ATOM). Starting August 18, this means clients can earn an annual return of 12% staking Polkadot and 7% staking Cosmos directly through their Kraken accounts. Kraken launched its best-in-class staking…
Polkadot (DOT) is coming to Kraken, but not without important changes before trading begins. As previously announced, DOT will be officially listed on Kraken starting August 18. However, due to a scheduled change in how DOT is denominated (occurring outside of Kraken’s control), clients may…