Kraken

Exchanges

Crypto Exchange Kraken Warns Traders Over Bitcoin Cash SV ‘Red Flags’

Kraken has warned that the new bitcoin cash token, BCH SV, doesn't meet its listing requirements and should be seen as a “high risk” investment.

Markets  ·  19 November 2018
Exchanges

Bitfinex Is Publishing Data for a Tether Market That Doesn’t Exist

Bitfinex's API is feeding data to CoinMarketCap on a USDT/USD trading pair that doesn't exist. So what does that $48 million in daily volume mean?

Markets  ·  23 October 2018
Exchanges

Tether Floods Into Kraken Exchange, Where Crypto Traders Can Get Dollars

In theory, traders can redeem USDT for dollars with the issuer, Tether Ltd. Instead, they appear to be cashing out through Kraken.

Markets  ·  19 October 2018
Exchanges

Regulators Land Punches, But There’s a Long Fight Over Crypto Ahead

From ShapeShift's capitulation to KYC to the New York Attorney General's critical look at exchanges, officialdom is striking heavy blows. Stay tuned.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 September 2018
Exchanges

Coinbase Disputes Claims in New York Attorney General’s Exchange Report

Coinbase and other exchanges have hit back at claims of vulnerability to market manipulation in a report from the New York Attorney General's Office.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 September 2018
Exchanges

New York AG Report Faults Crypto Exchanges for Manipulation Risks

The NY Attorney General's Office stated that many crypto exchanges cannot monitor abusive trading activity, and referred 3 for potential violations.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 September 2018
Exchanges

Crypto Exchange Kraken Denies Rumor of Office Closure, Security Breach

Crypto exchange Kraken is denying rumors that it is shutting down a service center, though it confirmed that it laid off some of team members.

Markets  ·  6 September 2018
Exchanges

Filings Link Crypto Exchange Bitstamp to Game Maker Nexon

Public filings released in late May establish the strongest link yet between Bitstamp and Korean gaming firm Nexon.

Business  ·  9 July 2018
Exchanges

Tether on Strings? Crypto Debates Fresh Round of Manipulation Claims

An investigative Bloomberg article raising concerns about market manipulation of tether on the Kraken exchange has sparked a social media firestorm.

Markets  ·  3 July 2018
Bitcoin

Tether Manipulation Pushed Up Bitcoin’s Price, Researchers Find

A new study by the University of Texas at Austin claims that the Tether stablecoin is used to increase bitcoin's price during market downswings.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 June 2018
Regulation

‘BitLicense Refugees’: ShapeShift, Kraken Talk Escape from New York

Jesse Powell and Erik Voorhees delivered red-meat rhetoric but also made subtler points about New York's cryptocurrency regulations at Consensus 2018.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 May 2018
New York

Kraken Donates $1 Million to Blockchain Advocacy Group Coin Center

Jesse Powell, CEO of crypto exchange Kraken, donated $1 million to Coin Center at the blockchain industry advocacy group's annual dinner Monday night.

Markets  ·  15 May 2018
Exchanges

Kraken CEO: Crypto Exchange Won’t Answer New York AG’s Inquiry

An exchange that left New York in 2015 has been contacted by the state's Attorney General. They're not happy about it.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 April 2018
Exchanges

Binance, Bitfinex and More: NY Launches Inquiry Into Crypto Exchanges

New York's attorney general is taking a closer look at some of the most well-known cryptocurrency exchanges.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 April 2018
Exchanges

Cryptocurrency Exchange Kraken to Shutter Services in Japan

U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced it is shutting its doors for investors in Japan, citing operational costs.

Markets  ·  17 April 2018