NFT

Kraken Opens NFT Marketplace Beta to the Public

The most secure and seamless trading experience for non-fungible tokens SAN FRANCISCO – December 22, 2022 – Kraken, one of the world’s largest and most-trusted digital asset platforms, is excited to announce the public beta launch of Kraken NFT, the marketplace for collectors to explore,...

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Busting Crypto Myths: “Bitcoin is Destroying the Environment”

Bitcoin’s appetite for energy needs little discussion. For years it’s been a top-of-mind topic for regulators, a major concern among critics, and a frequently misreported feature of the protocol. The specific point of contention lies with bitcoin mining — a resource-intensive, cryptography-based competition that repeats...

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Bitcoin Taproot address now supported on Kraken

We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports withdrawals to Taproot (Bech32m) Bitcoin addresses! Taproot is an upgrade to the Bitcoin protocol that aims to improve the privacy and efficiency of the world’s first and largest cryptocurrency.  Taproot included three proposals — Schnorr, Taproot, and...

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Busting Crypto Myths: “Bitcoin is a Ponzi Scheme”

Over the last decade, countless critics have pointed the finger at Bitcoin as being nothing more than an intelligently-orchestrated Ponzi scheme. Detractors like Brazilian computer scientist Jorge Stolfi argue that the leading decentralized cryptocurrency bears all the hallmarks of a scam named after Italian swindler...

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Trading for EUL and WAXL starts December 15 – deposit now!

We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports Euler (EUL) and Wrapped Axelar (WAXL)! Funding and Trading Funding is live, and trading will begin on December 15 at approximately 14:30 UTC. You can add these tokens to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting...

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Announcing the Kraken $100M+ volume fee tier trial

Starting December 15, 2022 0:00 UTC through February 15, 2023 11:59 UTC*, we will offer 0% maker and 0.08% taker fees on select spot pairs to qualifying clients as part of our $100M+ volume fee tier trial. Who is eligible? All clients who trade over...

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Kraken Takes Steps to Weather Crypto Winter

Today we’re announcing one of the hardest decisions at Kraken to date. We’re reducing our global workforce by approximately 1,100 people, or 30 percent, in order to adapt to current market conditions. We are extremely grateful for the contributions of those impacted by today’s announcement...

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NFT

New NFT Collections added to Kraken NFT

We’re thrilled to announce that we have added ten new NFT collections to Kraken NFT for our current beta testers to explore, collect and trade. After revealing the first 70 collections earlier this year, we carefully selected these new collections so you can continue to...

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Self-custody best practices

Self-custody in crypto is the process of storing your own cryptocurrency using a digital or physical wallet, thereby removing it completely from any exchange or custodial partner. A self-custody wallet, also known as a non-custodial wallet, ensures that you and only you have access to...

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