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August 21, 2025 @ 7:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets platform Kraken has announced the acquisition of the assets and technology of Capitalise.ai, an Israel-based firm focused on no-code, natural-language trading automation. Founded in 2015, Capitalise.ai developed a “natural-language platform that transforms everyday text into executable trading strategies.” Its proprietary language model and… Read More

August 13, 2025 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken is now live in all 30 countries of the European Economic Area (EEA) under our Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license – a significant milestone that “expands their secure, compliant crypto offering to millions of people across Europe.” All EEA clients are now directly… Read More

July 23, 2025 @ 12:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

A group of Republican Senators has submitted a discussion draft for digital asset market structure legislation. This follows the signing into law of the GENIUS Act, stablecoin legislation, and the approval in the House of Representatives of the CLARITY Act, a similar market structure legislation…. Read More

July 17, 2025 @ 2:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken announced that its crypto platform is live and fully operational in the state of Washington. Kraken noted in a blog post that following a period of regulatory alignment and platform enhancement, residents of Washington can now access Kraken’s full suite of cryptocurrency services. According… Read More

July 13, 2025 @ 4:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets platform Kraken has recently announced updates to boost its platform’s offerings, seeking to further bridge the gap between traditional finance and decentralized ecosystems. The first is the listing of Hedera’s native token, HBAR, for trading, and the second is the expansion of its… Read More

July 6, 2025 @ 2:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken has recently rolled out significant updates that strengthen its platform’s offerings, enhance user experience, and reinforce its commitment to security and compliance. These developments include support for USD Coin (USDC) deposits and withdrawals on the Sonic network, a collaboration with the U.S. Secret Service… Read More

July 5, 2025 @ 2:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets platform Kraken has recently made significant strides in expanding its offerings, strengthening its compliance framework, and aiding law enforcement in combating crypto-related crime. These developments, announced in late June and early July 2025, underscore Kraken’s commitment to bridging traditional finance with the crypto… Read More

June 30, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken has recently made significant strides in expanding its regulatory footprint, operational strategy, and commitment to user education. The company secured a full Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from the Central Bank of Ireland, relocated its global headquarters to Wyoming, USA, and released findings… Read More

June 26, 2025 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto marketplace Kraken has launched a new app for its users, aptly called “Krak.” The “global money app” aims to allow users to instantly transact at almost no cost without borders. Kraken states that the App allows users to manage more than 300 different fiat… Read More

June 19, 2025 @ 3:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken and Alpaca have partnered to expand crypto trading access through a single integration. Alpaca — a U.S.-based brokerage infrastructure platform with more than 200 enterprise partners and over five million end user accounts — has “integrated Kraken Embed to enhance Alpaca’s existing crypto capabilities… Read More

May 24, 2025 @ 1:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken, a technology platform built on crypto that unlocks access and reduces inefficiencies to drive financial freedom, today announced a strategic partnership with Backed, the issuer of tokenized stocks, and the Solana Foundation to bring tokenized U.S. equities to investors worldwide. Announced at Solana Accelerate,… Read More

May 20, 2025 @ 11:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Kraken is now offering crypto perpetual futures in the European Economic Area (EEA). The crypto exchange says it is the first platform to offer this regulated feature. Kraken will offer the derivatives through Payward Europe Digital Solutions (CY) Ltd – a Cyprus-based MiFID II-regulated entity…. Read More

May 4, 2025 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto exchange Kraken recently uncovered a sophisticated attempt by a North Korean hacker to infiltrate its operations through a seemingly innocuous job application. The incident, detailed by Kraken on May 1, 2025, highlights the evolving tactics of state-sponsored cyber threats targeting the crypto industry, with… Read More

April 29, 2025 @ 4:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

bunq, a digital bank based in the Netherlands, now offers crypto investing within its app. The service is now available in the Netherlands, France, Spain, Ireland, Italy, and Belgium. Bunq states that it will roll out crypto trading across the entire European Economic Area, as… Read More

April 27, 2025 @ 6:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken is pleased to introduce an asset class that brings the world’s largest financial markets to Kraken Derivatives — FX perpetual futures (FX perps). The first two perps launching “at 20x leverage are EUR/USD and GBP/USD, with more forex pairs on the way soon.” This… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Recent Federal Election Commission (FEC) disclosures show that major cryptocurrency companies and their executives poured significant funds into US President Donald Trump’s $239 million inauguration fund after his 2024 election win. Released on April 20 by the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, these filings underscore the crypto… Read More

April 15, 2025 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken, which claims to be one of the longest standing and most secure cryptocurrency platforms, announced the initial rollout of commission-free trading for over 11,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs to “clients in New Jersey, Connecticut, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Idaho, Iowa, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Alabama and the… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, an enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, today announced a new regional partnership with Kraken, one of the world’s digital asset platforms. The extended partnership sees ClearBank provide Kraken’s UK based clients with GBP clearing services “enabling on and off ramps into the digital… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 5:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken has officially obtained a Restricted Dealer registration in Canada, reaffirming its commitment to serving Canadian crypto investors while adhering to “enhanced investor protection guidance for crypto exchanges.” Kraken also welcomes Cynthia Del Pozo as their new General Manager for North America. Cynthia will lead… Read More

March 27, 2025 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has continued its retreat from regulation by enforcement regarding digital asset firms by ceasing its enforcement action against crypto exchange Kraken. Also known as Payward and Payward Ventures, the Commission said the case was dismissed with prejudice, which means permanently…. Read More