We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports new margin pairs for Axie Infinity (AXS), Curve DAO (CRV), The Graph (GRT) and Nano (NANO)!

Trading

Margin trading is now available for the below pairs: 

Pair base	Pair name	Available leverage	Long Position Limit	Short Position Limit
AXS	AXS/USD	3x	1,000	1,000
	AXS/EUR	2x	600	600
CRV	CRV/USD	3x	15,000	15,000
	CRV/EUR	2x	10,000	10,000
GRT	GRT/USD	2x	75,000	75,000
	GRT/EUR	2x	75,000	75,000
NANO	NANO/USD	3x	10,000	10,000
	NANO/EUR	2x	10,000	10,000

Here’s what you need to know about the assets:

Axie Infinity Shards (AXS) – Axie Infinity is a turn-based card game built on the Ethereum network that allows players to breed, raise, battle and trade Axie creatures. 

Axie Infinity describes itself as a Pokemon- and Tamagotchi-inspired game that utilizes Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) to represent unique creatures, abilities, land plots and other in-game assets.

Curve DAO (CRV) – Curve is a software that uses multiple cryptocurrencies to operate an automated market making service focused on stablecoins (cryptocurrencies programmed to mimic other assets). 

One of a number of emerging decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols built on Ethereum, Curve facilitates trading not using a central order book, but rather pools of cryptocurrencies provided by users, who in turn can earn fees through their deposits.

The Graph (GRT) – The Graph is an open-sourced software used to collect, process and store data from various blockchain applications to facilitate information retrieval. 

Originally launched on the Ethereum blockchain, The Graph’s mission is to help developers use relevant data to increase the efficiency of their decentralized applications (dApps).

Nano (NANO) – Nano is a software designed to facilitate fee-free cryptocurrency transactions. Key to Nano’s design is that each account has its own blockchain that only the owner can update.

To make a transaction, an account owner signs a transaction that updates their own ledger and broadcasts it out to the Nano network. When Nano nodes see enough confirmations to validate the transaction, they all independently deem the transaction as irreversible, updating their copy of the ledger.

Keep an eye on our status page for updates.  Check out all of Kraken’s supported margin pairs here.

Note: 

• In order to trade using margin, you will need to hold at least one collateral currency.

• The availability of margin trading services is subject to certain limitations and eligibility criteria.
• Margin trading incurs additional fees for opening, closing and holding a position. Learn more about the different rates and fees.

Will Kraken offer more pairs on margin? 

Yes! But our policy is to never reveal any details before launch – not even which pairs we are considering. All of Kraken’s listed margin pairs are available on our website. Our client engagement specialists cannot answer any questions about which pairs we may be listing in the future. 

Trade with caution

There is no guarantee that a limit order will execute. There is no guarantee of margin pool availability at all times. There is also no guarantee of a market order executing at a certain price. The availability and liquidity of the particular digital asset will impact these types of orders.

Offering margin trading on an asset or token is not a recommendation to buy, sell or participate in the associated network. Do your own research and invest at your own risk.

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