On January 29, there was unprecedented demand for Kraken services that far exceeded our surge prediction modeling. For context, $56 billion was traded on our platform in January of this year – more than all the volume transacted for the full year of 2019. This…
Kraken is excited to announce a $100k donation to Coin Center, one of the leading non-profit advocacy groups focused on the public policy issues facing digital asset technologies. This latest donation is part of Kraken’s ongoing commitment to the excellent work Coin Center does to…
We are excited to announce that we will be making Kraken’s spot prices available to Decentralized Finance applications and developers on Ethereum and other leading blockchains by running our own Chainlink node. As one of the world’s largest and most liquid cryptocurrency exchanges, we feel…
In solidarity with other leading companies in the cryptocurrency community, we are posting the Bitcoin white paper to our official blog. We believe that Bitcoin is open-source software, and that maintaining access to this document is essential to educating others about the financial freedoms the…
We are pleased to announce that Flow (FLOW) trading will launch Wednesday January 27 at approximately 15:30 UTC. At launch, only FLOW tokens that have been earned through staking rewards can be traded. Clients who purchased FLOW in the ICO and claimed their tokens…
As we further our expansion into markets that have substantial potential for growth, Kraken is more than doubling the number of trading pairs available to clients using both the British pound sterling (GBP) and the Australian dollar (AUD). With the addition of 26 new…
Prices are soaring, innovation is breaking ground, opportunities are flourishing and cryptocurrency adoption is relentless. As we begin a new year with unbridled enthusiasm, Kraken examines the past year — one that won’t be soon forgotten. The year 2020 will be remembered for economic and…
Given the recent SEC filing against Ripple Labs Inc., we are halting XRP trading for U.S. residents no later than January 29, 2021 at 5pm PT (January 30, 2021 at 1:00 UTC). We may begin implementing this process at any time on January 29, 2021,…