Announcing 8 new margin and futures collateral currencies on Kraken Pro
We have increased our selection of margin and futures collateral currencies to now include SPX, ALGO, ONDO, FARTCOIN, FET, UNI, CRV and ENA.
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Kraken Q2 2025 financial highlights
Kraken is in build mode. We are creating a multi-asset platform that enables anyone to trade anything, anytime, anywhere. In Q2, our pace accelerated — new products launched, global access expanded and infrastructure scaled. We are pushing the envelope on geo expansion and establishing ourselves...
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Increased margin leverage on Kraken Pro: Up to 10x (BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, DOGE)
Kraken is doubling down – literally – on trader empowerment. By increasing margin trading leverage from 5x to 10x on select pairs, we’re giving experienced traders more flexibility, efficiency, and capital power than ever before. Margin leverage is increasing for five of our most popular...
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Kraken releases latest Proof of Reserves, continuing our commitment to trust through transparency
At Kraken, transparency isn’t a slogan – it’s a standard. Our latest Proof of Reserves (PoR) audit, finalized as of June 30, 2025, once again verifies that client assets held on our platform are backed 1:1 and beyond. The process covers major cryptoassets, including BTC,...
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How pro trader Dentoshi sets up for a hot market
Catch up on the latest live trading breakdown from Kraken Pro’s market series with Dentoshi and Matt Howells-Barby.
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Coming soon: 64 new spot pairs join our maker fee incentive structure, with more on the way!
On August 1st, 2025, we will be adding 64 new eligible spot trading pairs to our maker fee incentive structure in Kraken Pro. We launched it in late June to incentivize deeper liquidity and improve market efficiency, and today we are happy to announce we...
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New assets and pairs available for margin trading: VIRTUAL, FET, AERO, DOG, SYRUP, TRUMP, FARTCOIN, XRP and W!
We are making new pairs available for margin trading, taking our total to over 230 markets enabled for margin trading on Kraken Pro!
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Coming soon: Integrating $INK Token and Ink Layer 2 protocols into our core products
INK airdrop to follow
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Washington State: Kraken is open for business!
Washington State residents can now create accounts, trade and access the full suite of our crypto services.
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Announcing U.S. regulated derivatives, creating unified access to futures and crypto spot markets
U.S.-based clients can now trade CME-listed cryptocurrency futures contracts alongside our market-leading spot crypto liquidity.
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Kraken expands access across LATAM, launching local funding in Argentina and Mexico
Deepening our investment in Latin America, we are rolling out local currency funding in Argentina and Mexico, two of the region’s most active crypto markets. This expansion reflects our ongoing commitment to building trusted, compliant and localized infrastructure to support crypto adoption across the globe....
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Kraken and Backed deepen xStocks reach with BNB Chain integration
In conjunction with xStocks partner Backed, we are excited to announce a strategic partnership with BNB Chain, one of the world’s leading blockchain ecosystems. Through this partnership, BNB Chain joins the rapidly growing xStocks Alliance, further accelerating onchain access to tokenized U.S. equities for users...
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Announcing the Kraken Rear Wing Takeover contest: Memecoin showdown
🏁 Start your engines and fire up your favorite memecoin! Kraken is putting you in the driver’s seat of a legendary crypto competition! This July, memecoins go wheel-to-wheel in a high-octane, no-holds-barred trading race where only one token will cross the finish line… straight onto...
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SUI staking is now live on Kraken – earn up to 3%
Kraken clients can now earn rewards on their SUI holdings through our new staking strategies: 1-day bonded and Auto Earn.
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Kraken assists U.S. Secret Service in record-breaking crypto fraud seizure
We are proud to share that we closely collaborated with the United States Secret Service (USSS) on an extensive investigation into a crypto fraud scheme. Fraudsters used social engineering techniques to build trust with victims over time, an approach commonly known as “pig butchering.” This...
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Strengthening sanctions compliance: Building for scale and trust
At Kraken, we’re committed to building a secure and trusted platform for our clients. Over the past few years, we’ve significantly strengthened our global compliance framework – investing deeply in the people, processes and systems that keep our platform secure. We recently reached a key...
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Kraken rising: #2 in Kaiko’s Q2 2025 Exchange Ranking
We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken ranked #2 globally in Kaiko’s Q2 2025 Exchange Ranking, up from our #3 spot in Q1. This advance reflects what our global community already knows: We aren’t just one of the world’s leading crypto exchanges, we’re a platform that’s...
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From Wall Street to your wallet: Tokenized equities now available on Kraken
We’re beginning a phased rollout of tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs – powered by Backed’s xStocks innovation – for eligible non-U.S. clients.
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