Announcing the 2022 Kraken Transparency Report

In an effort to lead the industry in trust and transparency on our mission to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency, we are excited to release our 2022 Transparency Report. The 2022 Transparency Report provides a summary of how we protect our client privacy and financial freedom...

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Crypto 101: What is the blockchain trilemma?

Life is full of tradeoffs. Oftentimes, we can only maximize one outcome by sacrificing another. Sometimes these tradeoffs are not exactly 1:1 tradeoffs but are part of a more complex relationship. What are some examples of a trilemma? Realtors might say: a big house, great...

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Kraken NFT’s Behind the Build: A Roadmap for the Future

Before you dive in, check out the first post in our Kraken NFT Behind the Build Series, The NFT Frontier and our second post, Kraken NFT’s Behind the Build: Global Ingenuity. NFTs go far beyond mere JPEGs. Kraken NFT is helping to establish the foundations of what’s to...

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Can bitcoin be used for cross-border payments?

In 2008, an anonymous researcher (or team of researchers) called Satoshi Nakamoto published a nine-page research paper entitled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” The document, known as the Bitcoin white paper, presented a new type of digital currency that users could use to transact without relying on...

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Kraken NFT’s Behind the Build: Global Ingenuity

Before you dive in, check out the first post in our Kraken NFT Behind the Build Series, The NFT Frontier. Sometimes we reference pseudonyms to keep our Krakenites anonymous to avoid the security risks associated with building and maintaining a crypto exchange. In September 2021,...

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Kraken Appoints CJ Rinaldi as Chief Compliance Officer

New CCO brings three decades of financial services experience SAN FRANCISCO – Jan. 24, 2023 – Kraken, one of the world’s largest and most-trusted crypto platforms, today announced the appointment of CJ Rinaldi as Chief Compliance Officer. CJ’s decades of experience, both in traditional and...

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What is a hardware crypto wallet and why should you use one?

When it comes to cryptoasset security, self-custody is unquestionably the safest way to protect your digital wealth. Self-custody simply refers to storing and securing cryptoassets by yourself, rather than relying on a third-party to do it for you. One of the most effective ways to...

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Crypto 101: The Beginner’s Guide to Bitcoin (BTC)

Bitcoin is an invention that, for the first time in history, enabled a group of software users to create and manage a digital money supply outside the control of any government or bank.  It helps to think of Bitcoin as a software protocol like those...

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Kraken Appoints Dan Ciporin to Board of Directors

Accomplished fintech investor bolsters company’s advisory team Jan. 11, 2022 – SAN FRANCISCO – Kraken, one of the world’s leading crypto platforms, today announced the appointment of Dan Ciporin to its board of directors as an independent member. Dan brings a wealth of experience and...

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