We issued 56 million tax forms for 2025. Most were under $50. It’s time to fix digital asset taxes.
Tax season is here, and for tens of millions of Americans who own digital assets, it got a lot more complicated.
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FOMC decision, GDP, PCE, and Big Tech earnings, all in the next 2 weeks
Get ready for a rapid-fire succession of rate-sensitive macro data, central bank communication, and corporate earnings from some of the largest companies in the world.
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xStocks Hackathon: meet the builders who shipped onchain capital markets in 48 hours
At ethCC in Cannes this year, 60 builders gathered on the French Riviera for the xStocks Hackathon.
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Inside Kraken’s ethCC: xStocks, Ink, and 17 teams building in 55 hours
Across four days of mainstage talks, side events, and a three-day hackathon, the Kraken team showed up with a clear point of view: the infrastructure for onchain capital markets is being built right now, and the builders doing it deserve tools, support, and a real...
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Payward supports global operation to disrupt crypto fraud and protect clients
Payward recently supported Operation Atlantic, a coordinated international effort to disrupt cryptocurrency fraud and “approval phishing” scams.
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Payward to acquire Bitnomial, creating a fully CFTC-licensed derivatives platform
Combination of Bitnomial’s decade-built US regulatory infrastructure and Payward’s global distribution, scale, and multi-brand operating model to create one of the most comprehensively regulated and vertically integrated U.S. derivatives platforms
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Trading Spaces recap: HYPE steals the spotlight but is this real strength or just a very clean bear-market bounce?
After weeks of range fatigue, headline whiplash, and macro-heavy episodes, Trading Spaces shifted its focus to one of the few charts that has consistently behaved differently from the rest of crypto: HYPE.
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Kraken API Unlocked: momentum strategies on Kraken
Here's what matters when implementing momentum strategies with Kraken's API, the data feeds commonly used, execution patterns, and production considerations.
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TGE Readiness Series: 6 vendors to lock in before mint
Every decision made at minting is permanent. Chain selection, token standard, initial supply, custody structure — you can migrate and reissue, but you can't go back.
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Succession at the US Federal Reserve: a policy inflection point
Leadership transition at the US Federal Reserve may be the single most important variable for risk assets in 2026, but the market is treating it as an afterthought.
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Earnings season delivered – now traders watch the Fed
Six major US banks reported Q1 2026 results this week, collectively beating expectations across revenue, earnings, and trading performance. The macro and earnings calendars remain active through the end of the month. Here is what to watch.
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Introducing Ink Points: Season 1 is live on Kraken Pro
Today we're introducing Ink Points, a loyalty program built for the traders who show up. Not a feature update. Not a promotion. A season.
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Stake NEAR and earn up to 5% APY with Kraken
If you're holding NEAR without staking it, you're leaving rewards on the table.
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Kraken API Unlocked: automated crypto trading on Kraken — strategies, infrastructure and where to start
TL;DR Crypto markets run 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They move fast, they fragment across products and the same opportunity that exists at 3 a.m. on a Tuesday is gone by the time anyone in that time zone wakes up to act...
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Announcing colocation access via Liquidity Connect
Delivering deterministic, ultra-low latency connectivity to our exchange through direct fiber cross-connects.
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FOMC minutes and CPI: the macro week that sets the table
This week, two of the most consequential data points of the quarter land within 48 hours of each other and traders across every asset class are watching.
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Inside Kraken VIP: behind the curtain
Kraken VIP exists because high-value traders have high-stakes needs, and meeting those needs properly requires real people, real relationships, and a team that's paying attention.
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Recap: Kraken Institutional Forum – New York, March 2026
We brought some of the most forward-thinking minds in institutional crypto together for a full afternoon of conversation, debate, and deal-making in New York City.
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