Avalanche (AVAX) Trading Starts December 21 – Deposit Now

We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports the Avalanche (AVAX) C-Chain!  Funding and Trading Funding is live, and trading will begin Tuesday, December 21 — at which point Kraken will enable order entry and execution. Keep an eye on the status page for updates....

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Terra (LUNA) Trading Starts December 16 – Deposit Now

Note: This post has been updated to reflect the change in price precision as of May 12, 2022. Funding and Trading You can add LUNA to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Trading is live. Keep an eye...

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Kraken Welcomes Chief People Officer Pranesh Anthapur

As 2021 draws to a close, we’re thrilled to announce that Chief People Officer (CPO), Pranesh Anthapur, has joined Kraken’s executive leadership team. Pranesh will head the development and execution of Kraken’s global people strategy ensuring we’re fit for the future as we look to...

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Taking a Break

Bitcoin prices retraced from all-time highs in November — an unexpected turn for what has historically been a positive-yielding month. Will the trend persist into 2022 or is there cause for concern? In their latest report Taking A Break, the Kraken Intelligence team examines the...

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Bitcoin Full Node Guide: Securing Self-Sovereignty

The beauty of the Bitcoin network is that anyone can participate in it without permission. However, primarily out of convenience, most Bitcoin users don’t run nodes and instead trust third parties such as centralized exchanges and wallet providers to interact with the network on their...

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Free Bank Withdrawals Are Live for US Clients

We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports free withdrawals to U.S. bank accounts via the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network. Here’s What You Need To Know ACH withdrawals are available via the website in the Funding section. Select it as an option when withdrawing...

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Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over

In our last two Crypto On-Chain Digest reports (End of Summer Sale and SHOCKTOBER), we noted that a supply shock driven by long-term holders could push BTC and ETH prices higher.  Well, price followed through and the data suggests that long-term holders remain confident in...

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Your Fingerprint Can Be Hacked For $5. Here’s How.

Fingerprint authentication is a convenient alternative to passwords and PIN codes. Who wants to spend time typing in a lengthy string of numbers, letters and characters when a simple tap will suffice? Unfortunately, that convenience comes at a cost. Because, unlike a regular password, you...

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Faster Funding Now Live in Germany, the UK & France

In the fast-paced world of cryptocurrencies, every second counts when you’re moving money around. Building the bridges that allow for seamless transfers from legacy banking platforms to the ever-growing number of blockchain networks is no easy task, but it’s one of our foremost priorities at...

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Polkadot Parachain Auctions Are Now Live On Kraken

We are excited to announce that Polkadot Parachain Auctions are now live. Earn rewards while supporting your favorite Polkadot projects on Kraken! With as little as 0.1 DOT, you can cast your vote in an auction for the next parachain to be added to the...

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Kraken Welcomes New VP of Design Mike Davidson

Kraken is excited to welcome Mike Davidson as our Vice President of Design.  In his new role, Mike will bring a fresh perspective to the Kraken brand, as well as our approach to building engaging and frictionless client experiences across our full suite of products....

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Up, Up and Away

October was dubbed “UPtober” by many in the crypto market as the price of bitcoin, ether and other cryptoassets raced to new all-time highs.  In its latest report Up, Up and Away, the Kraken Intelligence team examines the factors that led to an upswing in...

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S H O C K T O B E R

After a predictably underwhelming September in the crypto markets, history was made in October as BTC hit new all-time highs.  As foreshadowed in last month’s Crypto On-Chain Digest, End of Summer Sale, data indicates that a supply shock (driven by long-term holders) contributed to BTC’s...

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Earn up to 4.75% Yearly When You Stake Your ALGO

We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports staking for holders of Algorand’s native token, ALGO! Head into the Earn section of your account to put your ALGO to work today. What is Algorand? Algorand is a Proof-of-Stake blockchain that rewards users for contributing their...

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Bifrost (BNC) Trading Starts October 26 – Deposit Now

We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports Bifrost (BNC)! Deposits and withdrawals are available starting now.  Trading will begin October 26 at approximately 15:30 UTC. Clients who contributed to Bifrost’s Parachain Auction on Kraken have now received BNC rewards in their Kraken account. Get...

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Kraken To Support Polkadot Parachain Auctions

Kraken is thrilled to announce support for upcoming parachain slot auctions on the Polkadot network. We’ve already empowered clients to participate in Kusama’s growing ecosystem via parachain auctions — so far resulting in over $35 million contributed in 2021. Clients looking to support the bids...

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