13 years ago: The Kraken emerged

Intelligent, powerful and agile, the Kraken evolved to meet the burgeoning demands of the digital asset world. With a clear vision shimmering in its eyes, it set out to make cryptocurrency secure and accessible to all.

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Kraken co-founds Blockchain Security Standards Council

We’re pleased to announce the founding of the Blockchain Security Standards Council (BSSC). This nonprofit organization will seek to establish uniform security standards in the crypto industry. The BSSC’s participants will address emerging security threats by working toward a consensus of agreed upon standards. Such...

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Kraken wins big at two Australian crypto industry award shows

We are delighted to announce that Kraken has been recognized across multiple categories in two recent Australian crypto industry award ceremonies: Finder’s Crypto Trading Platform Awards 2024 and WeMoney’s 2024 Crypto Awards.  Finder, an award-winning financial comparison site, named Kraken Best Overall Crypto Trading Platform...

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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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Kraken co-founds Crypto Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) 

We’re pleased to be a founding member of the industry’s first-ever Crypto Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC). This not-for-profit organization will foster a collaborative approach to information sharing across the ecosystem to reduce cybersecurity exploits and improve trust in blockchain and cryptoasset technology.    “While...

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Bitcoin and pizza: A feast of parallels for the digital age

Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day! Today, we celebrate Laszlo Hanyecz’ historic bitcoin-for-pizza transaction – the first time bitcoins were used as currency in exchange for real-world goods. You can read Laszlo’s original bitcoin-for-pizza bitcointalk.org forum post here. This year, instead of focusing on Laszlo’s mindboggling opportunity...

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