Kraken

Exchanges

Gemini Exchange Data Is Being Added to CME’s Crypto Indices

Data from the Winklevoss-founded exchange Gemini is being added to eight crypto indices offered by CF Benchmarks, including its CME offerings.

Markets  ·  8 August 2019
News

Kraken to Enable Worldwide Fiat Funding Options

A partnership with custodian Etana will enable Kraken clients to wire funds to their exchange accounts.

Markets  ·  31 July 2019
Acquisitions

Kraken Boosts Institutional Offerings With Acquisition of Dan Held’s Interchange

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has acquired Interchange, a startup offering a way for institutional investors to better manage their portfolios.

Business  ·  31 July 2019
Exchanges

Coinbase Is in Talks to Launch Its Own Insurance Company

Coinbase is exploring plans to set up its own regulated insurance company with the help of broker Aon, sources told CoinDesk.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 July 2019
Exchanges

Over 2,000 Investors Back Kraken Crypto Exchange’s $13 Million Crowdfunding

The crowdfunding effort is said to have pushed Kraken's valuation towards $4 billion.

Markets  ·  25 June 2019
Binance

Kraken Exchange Joins Binance, ShapeShift in Delisting Bitcoin SV

Kraken is the latest crypto exchange to delist bitcoin SV amid an ongoing feud between coin creator Craig Wright and members of the bitcoin community.

Markets  ·  16 April 2019
Exchanges

Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin Futures Volumes Top $150 Million at Kraken Exchange

Kraken's Crypto Facilities has seen trading volumes in litecoin and bitcoin cash futures surge five-fold in recent weeks.

Markets  ·  1 April 2019
Exchanges

Kraken Ramps Up Security With Enforced 2FA and Dedicated Lab

Crypto exchange Kraken is embarking on a security drive, introducing compulsory two-factor authentication and a dedicated security lab.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 March 2019
Exchanges

Kraken Crypto Exchange Poaches a Sony Studio Head for Marketing Push

Kraken has hired Matt Mason, most recently a studio head at Sony Pictures, as the crypto exchange's first chief marketing officer.

Business  ·  7 March 2019
Exchanges

Futures Trading Nears $1 Billion in First Month at Kraken Crypto Exchange

Crypto Facilities, which provides futures data to CME, saw its own trading volume jump five-fold after being acquired by Kraken.

Business  ·  5 March 2019
Exchanges

Kraken Exchange Offers $100K Reward for Missing QuadrigaCX Crypto

Kraken is offering up to $100,000 to anyone who can help locate QuadrigaCX's missing cryptocurrency holdings.

Markets  ·  28 February 2019
Exchanges

$312 Million in Mt Gox Cryptos Possibly Sold Via BitPoint Exchange

Leaked bank documents suggest that $312.5 million in crypto from defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox was sold via the BitPoint exchange.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 February 2019
Exchanges

Kraken Acquires Futures Startup In Deal Worth At Least $100 Million

Kraken has inked a “nine-figure" deal that now makes it the only crypto exchange to offer regulated futures trading in Europe.

Markets  ·  4 February 2019
Regulation

Crypto Exchange Kraken Says US Subpoenas Becoming ‘Barrier to Entry’

Kraken says that the cost of handling subpoenas is fast becoming a “barrier to entry” in the U.S., as global data requests triple year on year.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 January 2019
Exchanges

Kraken Is Seeking ‘War Chest’ Investment at a $4 Billion Valuation

Crypto exchange Kraken is seeking investment from select clients with a minimum $100,000 buy-in.

Business  ·  12 December 2018