Kraken Custody expands SPL token support for Solana builders and institutions
Solana has become one of crypto’s most important proving grounds for high-throughput, low-cost, internet-scale finance.
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A packed week: First inflation data and a Senate crypto vote, then NVIDIA earnings coming soon
For active traders, the next seven days bring macro, regulatory, and earnings threads that are worth mapping before markets fully open.
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The cost of waiting: while the US debates crypto, the world is building
Nearly all G20 nations have established comprehensive frameworks for regulating centralized crypto intermediaries and many have had them in place for years.
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Payward and Franklin Templeton announce strategic collaboration to advance tokenized assets and institutional digital finance
Collaboration to accelerate adoption of tokenized investments, integrate BENJI (FT’s suite of global tokenized money market funds) and co-design a new suite of tokenized yield products.
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USDC deposits and withdrawals now available on Stellar!
Clients can now move USDC with settlement in roughly five seconds and typical transaction fees of a fraction of a cent.
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Flexline deep dive: the builder with crypto on the balance sheet
Crypto-native businesses and high-net-worth individuals have built real wealth in this asset class. Getting that wealth to work in the real world shouldn't require liquidating it.
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Payward files application for OCC National Trust Company, deepening commitment to regulated digital asset infrastructure
This application complements Kraken Financial, the first digital asset bank to hold a Federal Reserve master account.
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Kraken API Unlocked: ultra-low-latency trading on Kraken, from cloud to colocation
TL;DR: New to Kraken API Unlocked? Read blogs 1-4 here. Every API trader reaches a point where they ask the same question: is my connection fast enough, or is latency costing me an edge? For individual traders running systematic strategies, cloud connectivity is mostly sufficient,...
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Krak launches Virtual IBANs in Latvia, Greece, Croatia, and Hungary with 1% Salary Match
Krak now offers a dedicated Virtual IBAN for our customers from Latvia, Greece, Croatia, and Hungarian, directly inside the app. Open it in minutes, share it with your employer, and start getting paid with rewards from day one. It’s a real Virtual IBAN on local...
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CFTC-regulated spot margin trading is now live on Kraken Pro
We’re excited to announce that retail traders can access regulated spot margin trading on Kraken Pro. Here is what that means, how it works, and why it changes things.
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April jobs and inflation data land days apart as the Fed enters a new era
Four data releases. A Senate confirmation vote. A Fed chair transition. This week and next, NFP, CPI, and PPI arrive within the same five trading days, representing the last complete inflation and labor picture the Fed will have before its June 16-17 meeting.
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Qualified custody: the pre-TGE decision that unlocks institutional capital
Part 4 of 8 in our TGE Readiness Series. What qualified custody actually is, why it determines your investor universe, and how to choose one before TGE.
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Kraken and MoneyGram partner to turn crypto into cash at global scale
Our new partnership enables fast crypto-to-cash withdrawals across MoneyGram’s global cash pickup network, supporting real-world crypto adoption worldwide.
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Flexline deep dive: the rate-sensitive trader
You have positions that are working. The question is how to access capital without unwinding them.
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A year of colocation with Beeks: open access to low-latency trading
We launched colocation with Beeks Financial Cloud one year ago, expanding access to low-latency trading infrastructure for both individual and institutional traders.
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Introducing Crypto + xStocks bundles
Diversify and get access to an automated, managed portfolio of multiple asset classes with a single tap.
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Kraken API Unlocked: FIX 4.4 — institutional connectivity on Kraken
Kraken's FIX 4.4 API is built for trading firms and institutions that need deterministic message ordering and standard FIX protocol semantics. It covers spot and derivatives both, each via a dedicated API key.
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Bitso launches xStocks’ tokenized equities, bringing Wall Street to Argentina
Bitso now offers 10 tokens to Argentine users, tradeable with the digital dollars already in their account -- without opening a brokerage account, completing new verification processes, or dealing with restricted hours.
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