Consider a common scenario. A crypto investor is at work when he or she suddenly reads in the news that Bitcoin is about to “moon.” They want to increase their position, but cannot get home for several hours. Afraid of missing out on the opportunity,...
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. Kraken Intelligence, our team of in-house research experts, has released our...
It’s now even easier for active traders and institutions to avoid friction when executing orders on Kraken with the launch of nine new FX pairs, a combined offering that will allow clients to be more agile and sophisticated when trading across our markets. The service...
Getting hacked does not have to feel like an inevitability. The bad news is that keeping your data secure can be far more difficult than just buying bitcoin. So, if you’re used to modern online conveniences, be warned, you may create vulnerabilities if you’re not...
At Kraken, we’ve long served the Indian market with a full suite of exchange products, including spot, derivatives and futures, all complete with best-in-class security and execution. Unfortunately, our growth in the market had been limited by a 2018 ruling issued by the Reserve Bank...
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...