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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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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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Meet Kraken’s new Chief Technology Officer, Vishnu Patankar

Kraken, one of the world’s longest standing and most trusted crypto platforms, today announced the appointment of Vishnu Patankar as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Patankar brings over twenty years of technology expertise to Kraken and helped Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Intel, and Groupon...

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Kraken is recognized as a Newsweek Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace

Kraken is excited to announce that we have been named #16 in Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces® list. We are also the only crypto company on the list. This recognition reflects Kraken’s ongoing commitment to building a flexible workplace that prioritizes employee well-being....

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Why buy an NFT? Collectibility

For centuries, people have collected things. Some of these things may be nostalgic items like ticket stubs or lucky coins. Others might be especially rare items, like classic cars or limited-edition vintage watches. In many ways, the things we collect become a reflection of who...

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Kraken completes SOC 2, Type I for custody and funding services

As part of Kraken’s commitment to client security, we have completed and passed an independent auditor’s examination over internal controls as defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) SOC 2, Type I compliance standard.  We’d like to share details about this process...

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Bitcoin Pizza Day — A celebration of decentralization

Pizza parties rarely need an explanation. But pizza parties on Bitcoin Pizza Day deserve one.  Thirteen years ago today, Laszlo Hanyecz created a thread in the bitcointalk.org forum titled Pizza for bitcoins? After some explanation and much discussion, Hanyecz found someone willing to buy him...

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DeGods, Owls, Nakamigos, and Otherside Vessels added to Kraken NFT

We’re thrilled to announce that we have added five new NFT collections to Kraken NFT for our clients to explore, collect and trade.  After revealing dozens of NFT collections over the past few weeks, we carefully selected these new collections so you can continue to...

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Busting crypto myths: NFTs are only for the wealthy

Since the crypto market took off in 2021, many non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are now changing hands for dizzying sums of money. To date, the ten most expensive NFTs sold at auction have fetched between $7 million and $91.8 million. That’s higher than the average price...

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Why buy an NFT: Community membership

One of the most misunderstood aspects of non-fungible token (NFT) ownership has steadily turned into one of its biggest draws. While some are solely focused on the media the NFTs represent, others are exploring what it means to be the rightful owner of that piece...

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Everything you need to know about the Ethereum Cancun upgrade

Ethereum Cancun-Deneb (Dencun) is the next planned upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain. The upgrade will improve the scalability, security, and usability of the Ethereum network. Cancun represents an additional upgrade to Ethereum’s execution layer following the recent activation of Shanghai. This first step went live...

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Kraken testifies before Congress to push for effective crypto regulation

Today at 9:30am EST, Kraken’s Chief Legal Officer Marco Santori will appear before the U.S. House of Representatives in a landmark joint hearing entitled “The Future of Digital Assets: Closing the Regulatory Gaps in the Digital Asset Ecosystem.” “Advocating for the potential, and benefits, of...

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