Bitcoin Volatility Report for December 2019

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...

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Kraken OTC Acquires Circle Trade

Today, we’re excited to announce that Kraken is acquiring one of the most recognized OTC desks in crypto, Circle Trade.

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New Kraken Trading Pair Adjustments on Dec. 19

Kraken is updating the trading pairs it offers for existing tokens. We are going to be adding 10 new pairs and disabling 5 existing pairs on Thursday, December 19th. What pairs are you adding? USDT/EUR, USDT/CAD, USDT/GBP XBT/USDT, ETH/USDT XBT/DAI MLN/USD, MLN/EUR XDG/USD, XDG/EUR I...

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Earn a 6% Return Staking Tezos, Available on Kraken December 13!

Kraken is proud to announce the launch of our new, best-in-class staking service. Starting Friday, December 13, you can leverage Proof of Stake (POS) holdings to safeguard crypto networks and obtain financial rewards.  Key Advantages to Staking with Kraken: Start earning rewards instantly, with no...

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Bitcoin Volatility Report for November 2019

Kraken Intelligence, our team of in-house research experts, has released the Bitcoin Volatility Report for November, 2019. Key Takeaways Bitcoin’s volatility fell to a 2-month low of 43.6% before advancing to a final November print of 51.2%, a -32.5% decline month-over-month. Monthly trading volumes dropped...

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New options for GBP funding

Great news – we have added two new options for GBP deposits and withdrawals for your account. This latest announcement further promotes our mission of delivering financial freedom by giving clients more choice when it comes to managing their assets. Log in to your Kraken...

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Kraken Scheduled Downtime Saturday, Dec. 7

The Kraken Website and API will be unavailable on Saturday, December 7 at 16:00 UTC for approximately 1 hour as we implement a planned system upgrade. What’s the purpose of this downtime? We’re performing an upgrade that will improve system security, as this is our...

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Kraken now supports the Swiss franc (CHF)!

Good news – in collaboration with our newest EUR funding partner, Liechtenstein-based Bank Frick, we have added our newest fiat asset, the Swiss franc (CHF). This is the sixth currency that Kraken will trade, joining USD, CAD, EUR, GBP, and JPY. This latest partnership further...

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Kraken joins the Silvergate Exchange Network!

We are pleased to announce that Kraken has joined the Silvergate Exchange Network (SEN). SEN is a proprietary internal payments platform developed by Silvergate Bank that enables fast transfers between account holders.   Silvergate is widely recognized as one of the most crypto-friendly and innovative...

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