Claim and Stake Your Flow (FLOW) on Kraken

  Update: For FLOW unlocking schedule please refer to our updated Support Centre article. Note: In order to claim FLOW through Kraken, you must have purchased it in the ICO. This is not a token giveaway or free airdrop. We are pleased to announce that...

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Kraken Launches Account Funding and Trading in Japan

  Today we are pleased to announce an important milestone in our high-growth expansion into the APAC region, with the launch of account funding and trading in Japan.  The following services are now available to Japan residents: Spot trading in 5 major cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin...

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Alert: Token Teams Are Being Targeted By Fake Kraken Employees

Kraken has identified an active scam targeting the cryptocurrency community in which malicious actors are using fake identities to pose as members of our token listing team.  Cryptocurrency teams that use LinkedIn and Telegram should be on high alert, as these efforts appear to be...

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FIL, UNI and YFI – 3 New Assets Start Trading October 15

  We are excited to list 3 new assets on our platform on October 15.  Filecoin (FIL) Uniswap (UNI) yearn.finance (YFI) Note that FIL is a bit different from the other two because it is a “mainnet listing,” meaning that trading will begin as soon...

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Filecoin (FIL) Trading Begins October 15

  We are pleased to announce that Filecoin (FIL) will be listed on Kraken starting October 15. This will be a “mainnet listing,” meaning that trading will begin as soon as possible after the Filecoin mainnet goes live and transfers are enabled on the network. ...

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Introducing Four New Account Security Enhancements

As Kraken’s Chief Security Officer, I’ve spent the past two years building one of the most advanced security programs in the cryptocurrency industry.  While most of my work involves hardening our security behind the scenes, I also work with our Product and Engineering team on...

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Kraken Is Returning to Japan

  Kraken is excited to announce we will soon be reopening services in Japan, a move that’s part of a broader initiative to expand our industry-leading services into high-growth APAC markets. The announcement follows Kraken’s expansion into the rapidly growing Australian market with the acquisition...

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Kraken Wins Bank Charter Approval

We are thrilled to announce that the State of Wyoming has approved Kraken’s application to form the world’s first Special Purpose Depository Institution (SPDI), called Kraken Bank. Headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Kraken Bank is the first digital asset company in U.S. history to receive a...

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Kraken Futures Cuts Taker Fees Across the Board for All Traders

On October 2, Kraken Futures will reduce taker fees for all clients and move from a flat-fee model to volume-based fee tiers. We’re cutting taker fees by at least 33% FOR ALL CLIENTS (from 7.5bps to 5 bps). In addition to offering some of the...

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Kraken Daily Market Report for September 10 2020

Overview Total trading at $249.0 million. Ethereum rallied 4.9% to erase some of its losses from earlier this month. Cardano returned to the top six most traded, ending with 4% returns over USD. Otherwise, mainly positive returns for cryptos against USD. The big winners were...

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Jeremy Welch Joins Kraken as VP of Product

We’re pleased to announce Jeremy Welch, co-founder of the popular Casa wallet service, is joining Kraken as our newest VP of Product. In addition to his expertise as a cryptocurrency entrepreneur, Jeremy brings to Kraken a decade of experience leading product development at both startups...

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