We are pleased to share major news from Tokyo’s court-appointed trustee in the investigation of claims from MtGox creditors. During a scheduled and long-awaited Creditor’s Meeting in Tokyo, Trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi announced today that 24,750 creditors have filed claims to date. The total amount claimed...
In the process of making some technical upgrades, we recently had to reassess which coins were worth keeping and which would be worth the additional effort to continue to maintain. This assessment resulted in Namecoin being delisted from Kraken on May 23rd. It is no...
Kraken today became the first and only exchange to offer clients Ether (ETH) Dark Pool trading. The Ether Dark Pool allows clients to discreetly place large ether orders without exposing their intentions to the public, lit order book. The introduction of Kraken’s Ether Dark Pool...
We’ve added a great new feature to margin trading. It is called “Position Settlement” and it essentially gives you the option to “cash out” of margin positions. Even if you think leveraged margin trading is not for you, read on, because this feature opens up...
We are pleased to announce that Kraken has been selected as a key supplier of market data for reference and real-time bitcoin price indices being launched later this year by the CME Group – joint operator of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average...
You can now access the full power of the Ethereum network from Kraken’s platform! We have added a data field for ether withdrawal addresses that is capable of interacting directly with the Ethereum blockchain, including existing DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) and existing smart contracts. Support...
We are pleased to announce the appointment of renowned international lawyer, venture capitalist and fintech advisor Edward M. Stadum as General Counsel, reporting to CEO Jesse Powell. With five decades of legal experience, Stadum will offer specialist advice in Kraken’s cryptocurrency domain, with particular emphasis...
We are pleased to announce an investment from Money Partners Group, one of Japan’s leading foreign exchange brokerages, in the Kraken Series B round of financing. Tokyo-based Money Partners Group is listed on the 1st Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and holds a current...
We have many important updates to share, and we encourage everyone to read the complete list of updates, including a change to trading fees and price precision. Extension of Free Deposits to April 1 Kraken has seen a more than 2x increase in the number...
We are pleased to announce that significant progress has been made in the investigation into claims from creditors of MtGox. In November 2014, Kraken was selected to assist Tokyo District Court-appointed Trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi in the bankruptcy investigation of missing Bitcoin, receiving claims and distributing...
Today global bitcoin exchange Kraken announced a multi-million dollar agreement with SBI Investment, one of Japan’s leading and most respected venture capital firms, to invest in and lead the Series B round of financing in Kraken. SBI Investment is the venture capital arm of SBI...
Acquiring Coinsetter and Cavirtex We are pleased to announce that we are acquiring major exchanges Coinsetter and Cavirtex. NYC-based Coinsetter, founded in 2012, is one of America’s most prominent national bitcoin exchanges, and Cavirtex, founded in 2011, is Canada’s first bitcoin exchange with the highest...
Kraken is proud to announce a new partnership with BitGo, a leading provider of digital asset security. BitGo now integrates its multi-sig vault wallet system and robust security management controls with Kraken. Kraken had previously employed a custom off-chain, multi-party signing system with off-site components –...
Over 37,600 bitcoins traded on Kraken today, marking a new all time daily high. The new high more than doubles the previous high from August 24th, 2015, when a volume of about 17,400 coins was reached. This is the third time that a new volume...
Kraken Strategist/Trader Kevin Zhou is interviewed by Trace Mayer on the Bitcoin Knowledge Podcast. Among the topics discussed are: the interest banks have taken in blockchain technology; the current unusually high price of Bitcoin swaps; how to quantitatively measure the price impact of a spam...
Hi Everyone, This is Kevin Zhou, former economist/trader at Buttercoin and currently strategist/trader at Kraken. There’s a lot of material out there about how to place orders and execute trades but very little on trading strategy and methodology (beyond charting and TA), so I thought...
Kraken is rated one of the top bitcoin exchanges by BitReview. BitReview is a popular site containing a wealth of bitcoin news and information, including extensive reviews of bitcoin-related goods and services. “Kraken is one of the best products in the market, period. For European...
About 17,400 bitcoins traded on Kraken today, setting a new all-time daily record! The record comes only one day after the record was broken with a daily volume of about 14,500 bitcoins. With our two-year anniversary coming up, it’s great to see this pattern of...