We are excited to announce leading specialized payments platform Paysafe has become the latest enterprise to choose Kraken as a crypto asset liquidity provider. The move further strengthens Paysafe’s own crypto buy and sell services through its digital wallets Skrill and Neteller, which provide...
A new frontier has opened in the world of cryptocurrency, one where an emerging ecosystem of protocols is promising to reimagine financial services as we know them. Welcome to the world of decentralized finance (DeFi) powered by Ethereum. On Friday, July 31 at 13:00 UTC...
Augur, the platform powered by the popular crypto asset REP, is soon to update its software. This Tuesday, July 28, 2020, Augur will be releasing the second version of its prediction market platform. First announced last April, Augur v2 will allow users to buy and...
A measure of the total computational power dedicated to securing Bitcoin, hashrate is one of the most important metrics for measuring the technology’s health and adoption. As such, it has emerged as a major area of focus for news media and data providers seeking to...
The Crypto Security Guide is a new video series designed to teach you security best practices, hosted by our top internal expert Nick Percoco. Sure, you may know privacy is essential for online communication. Even so, changing your habits isn’t always easy or top of...
At Kraken, we’re always striving to keep clients on top of what’s happening in the fast-moving cryptocurrency sector. One of the biggest trends this year is the growth of the decentralized finance (DeFi) movement, an emerging class of cryptocurrency projects that use blockchains to offer...
VIP clients are the first to receive Kraken Intelligence reports. If you’d like early access to our latest research, sign up for the latest research or ask your account manager for more details. Kraken Intelligence, our team of in-house research experts, has released its Bitcoin...
Kraken Security Labs has identified two new attacks that, if executed successfully by malicious actors, could compromise the security of Ledger Nano X wallet owners. These attacks affect wallets tampered with prior to the user receiving the wallet, as might occur in the event it...
We are pleased to announce a new USD funding option for US residents (domestic wire) through MVB Bank. With the news, Kraken now offers 7 different USD funding options to US residents, furthering its strategy of offering clients choice and redundancy in payment options. We...
Crypto Facilities, a subsidiary of Kraken, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Europe by euro trading volumes, has become the first cryptocurrency company to obtain a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) license from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). With this new license, Crypto Facilities will be...
The Crypto Security Guide is a new video series designed to teach you security best practices, hosted by our top internal expert Nick Percoco. Browsers are one of the most widely used pieces of software on the planet. In fact, chances are you’re reading...
Our previous posts built a foundation to understanding cryptocurrency markets by defining markets, trades, and liquidity. However, even with this knowledge base, it’s still easy to misinterpret market signals and activity. To help everyone avoid basic errors, we’ve prepared this post to articulate and debunk...
At Kraken, we’re committed to supporting great open-source development, both through direct grants and full-time employment. That’s why this week Kraken sent $150,000 worth of Bitcoin to BTCPay Server, an open-source Bitcoin payment processor that’s free, secure, private and censorship-resistant, to coincide with our recognition...
It has been nine months since we launched the Kraken Pro trading app, and we couldn’t be happier with its reception. Crypto trades 24/7 and takes no holidays, so our clients have welcomed access to the full array of tools and services we offer while...
Wondering how you can accept Bitcoin at your store or website? This Saturday is the United Nations’ Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day, and to mark the occasion we’re making one of our top internal experts available for a special webinar focused on just that...
Much like Kraken itself, Switzerland has a strong commitment to privacy and security when it comes to finances and individual affairs. Yet at the same time, it believes in individual responsibility. Strict adherence to these principles over centuries has helped Switzerland become the world’s trusted...
The Crypto Security Guide is a new video series designed to teach you security best practices, hosted by our top internal expert Nick Percoco. What are some essential ways to improve your online security? In the latest edition of our Crypto Security Guide, our...
Kraken’s ‘Crypto Asset Spotlight’ takes a closer look at crypto assets trading on our exchange when they display notable trends. The end of May was relatively quiet in the crypto markets, as Bitcoin traded in a narrow range below $10,000. However, there were big gains...