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New listings now available for trading

Maker fee program update: optimizing liquidity incentives

We are updating the pairs eligible for our maker fee incentive program to optimize liquidity support across our trading pairs. Effective Jan. 2, 2026, 4:00 p.m. UTC, we will be moving 6 trading pairs that have successfully achieved sufficient liquidity and trading volume to the...

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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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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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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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Win 3 bitcoins this holiday season

From Dec. 4-Jan. 5, every eligible client who opts in and trades $1 (or its equivalent in another currency) will earn one sweepstakes entry to win 3 BTC.

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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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