Kraken is excited to announce a new tool designed to boost ease-of-use for our growing OTC user base, an automated Request For Quote (RFQ) dashboard. Starting February 13th at approximately 17:00 UTC, all of our OTC customers will be able to: Request quotes for buy...
This is part 3 of a 6-part series on Markets. Markets Series: Part 1, Part 2 Crypto Trade Execution: What type of trader are you? Welcome back to The Market Series. The topic of execution touches on how traders evaluate, strategize, and place orders on...
Kraken Futures is excited to announce a new integration with Gunbot, one of the oldest and most trusted algorithmic trading platforms in the cryptocurrency industry. Targeted at both professional and amateur traders, software applications such as Gunbot democratize access to precise and sophisticated trading strategies....
With crypto prices heading up and to the right to start 2020, new and returning traders seeking to allocate capital in the market may benefit from revisiting the basics of major cryptocurrencies. With this in mind, Kraken Intelligence, our in-house research team, has released a...
Kraken Security Labs has devised a way to extract seeds from both cryptocurrency hardware wallets offered from industry leader Trezor, the Trezor One and Trezor Model T. The attack requires just 15 minutes of physical access to the device. This is the first time that...
On January 14th, Kraken acquired Australia’s longest-running crypto service provider Bit Trade. Bit Trade offers a multi-cryptocurrency spot exchange as well as an over-the-counter (OTC) service that provides deep liquidity to professional institutions and traders. With this acquisition, Kraken will focus on being the premier...
Explaining Crypto Trading: Welcome to the Jungle Excitement, fear, greed, chaos, that rush of adrenaline…markets bring out our animal spirits, and they’re often intimidating. In the second installment of The Markets Series, we tackle the makings of a trade and conceptualize execution to empower you...
Here’s a common scenario. You read that the price of Bitcoin went up 10% last night and see commentary suggesting that we are just now at the start of another bull run. Not wanting to miss the boat like you did back in 2017, you...
Algorand is a new proof-of-stake blockchain with a native cryptocurrency (ALGO) that offers its users the ability to create tokens and launch decentralized applications.
Kraken is excited to announce Pete Rizzo has become the latest bitcoin and cryptocurrency industry veteran to join our growing global team. Pete is best known for his foundational work as Editor-in-Chief at leading industry news-source CoinDesk. While there, he oversaw all content production for...
Australia is one of the fastest-growing crypto markets in the world, and today, Kraken is excited to announce that it has acquired its longest-running crypto service, Bit Trade.
Kraken Intelligence, our team of in-house research experts, has released the Bitcoin Volatility Report for December, 2019. Key Takeaways While bitcoin trading volumes and price fell -18.8% and -5.2% MoM, respectively, bitcoin’s annualized volatility was virtually flat MoM at 50.6%, the lowest level since last...
What is USD Coin (USDC)? USDC is a fully collateralized, U.S. dollar-based stablecoin. Similar to other stablecoins listed on Kraken, USDC serves as a hedge against crypto volatility, provides immediate liquidity to crypto holders, and can be used to seamlessly and quickly move assets around...