We are pleased to announce that Tron (TRX) will be listed on Kraken starting March 5. What is Tron (TRX)? Initially launched as a token on Ethereum, Tron (TRX) has since evolved into its own platform designed to fuel new and experimental blockchain-based applications. Indeed,...
Volatile? Unpredictable? Such descriptions may apply to most cryptocurrencies, but mounting data shows the price of Bitcoin, the market’s most traded asset, is consistent and cyclical. In fact, new research has established a quantitative relationship between Bitcoin’s price and its programmatic monetary policy. This is...
Advanced Tezos (XTZ) traders can seek greater profits (with greater risk) through new leverage trading options now available on Kraken and Kraken Pro. Starting today, traders can open positions up to 3x the value of all collateral currencies (crypto and fiat) available in their accounts...
About every four years, the Bitcoin network programmatically reduces the supply of new bitcoins it introduces to its economy with each block. Known as the “halving” or “halvening,” this event has occurred twice in bitcoin’s history, kicking off bull runs with price appreciation of 9000%...
VIP clients are the first to receive Kraken Intelligence reports. If you’d like early access to our latest research, sign up to trade with us today or ask your account manager for more details. In 2019, the crypto industry overcame a bear market, delivered new...
Kraken Intelligence, our team of in-house research experts, has released its Bitcoin Volatility Report for January, 2020. Key Takeaways BTC’s +30.3% price appreciation marked its best start to the year since 2013. Stronger 1-month correlations with gold, oil, and US treasuries suggest that the Iran-US...
We are proud to announce that for the first time, clients can trade entirely within Kraken’s WebSockets environment and fully enjoy its enhanced speed and efficiency.
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 Derivatives 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...
Check out the most important happenings this past week in the world of crypto, brought to you by the experts at Kraken.
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.
Check out the biggest happenings in the past week of the crypto industry, brought to you by the experts at Kraken.