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Kraken Cryptocurrency Exchange Gets US Banking License, Plans to Be Global Bank
17.9.2020
Cryptocurrency trading platform Kraken has received a banking license recognized under federal law to operate as a bank in the U.S. The company has outlined its plans to offer a number of cryptocurrency-focused financial services locally and globally. Kraken Now a US Bank Kraken announced Wednesday...
Governments vs. Networks: The Battle for the Soul of Finance
16.9.2020
Governments have significant discretion over economics and finance today, but decentralized network-driven alternatives threaten that control
Kraken Bank Starts Its Global Expansion From US + More News
16.9.2020
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US-based major crypto exchange Kraken said that the State of Wyoming has approved Kraken’s...
Kraken Becomes First Crypto Exchange to Become a US Bank
16.9.2020
Kraken is the first cryptocurrency firm to become a bank. On Wednesday, the Wyoming Banking Board voted to approve the San Francisco-based crypto exchange’s application for a special purpose depository institution (SPDI) charter. Kraken is the first SPDI bank in Wyoming and according to the Wyoming...
Kraken Taps Casa Co-Founder, Former CEO Jeremy Welch as VP of Product
10.9.2020
Crypto exchange Kraken announced Thursday that former Casa CEO Jeremy Welch has joined its team as VP of product
Crypto Exchange Kraken Returns to Japan After Two-Year Hiatus
9.9.2020
Kraken's Japanese subsidiary, Payward Asia Ltd., is expected to launch operations in mid-September
September is Bitcoin’s Worst Month & It Can Get Worse This Year - Kraken
9.9.2020
September is historically the worst month of the year for the price of bitcoin (BTC), with an average return of -7%, a new report from major crypto exchange Kraken warned.
This year, BTC has underperformed relative to historical monthly averages, which, according to the company, means that...
Crypto Exchange Kraken Makes Japan Return After Two-year Absence
9.9.2020
Major American crypto exchange operator Kraken is set to return to Japan after an absence of over two years – under the umbrella of its Tokyo-based Payward Asia subsidiary.
The San Francisco-based firm was forced to exit Japan back in April 2018, citing rising business maintenance costs. However...
Remember, remember Bitcoin tanks in September: Kraken report
9.9.2020
Kraken predicts that Bitcoin will produce a negative performance for September before returning to ‘aggressive volatility’
Crypto Volumes Surge in August: Binance Largest Spot Exchange as Huobi Leads Derivatives
8.9.2020
The latest report by Cryptocompare shows August spot cryptocurrency traded volumes by the 15 largest top-tier exchanges increased by 58.3% to $529 billion versus July figures. Low tier exchanges volumes, on the other hand, increased by 30.2% to end the month of August with a total of $291 billion....
Digital Rights Advocacy Group Calls on Coinbase for Greater Transparency
3.9.2020
The EFF wants Coinbase to be more transparent in how it handles authorities' requests for users' private financial data
Digital rights non-profit is tired of the shadowy practices used by many centralized exchanges
3.9.2020
When it comes to transparency, the Electric Frontier Foundation minces no words — Kraken good, Coinbase bad
Journeys in Blockchain: Dan Held of Kraken
27.8.2020
Dan Held is a Texan who doesn’t drive a truck, drink beer, love Trump, or watch sports. He’s a tech enthusiast who isn’t into coding. He looks like a typical preppy dude, wearing a white-button-up shirt and carrying a swoop haircut, but he flies drones, tinkers on full nodes, and writes about...
Report: Russia Remains a ‘Key Market for Crypto,’ Commands the 3rd Largest Bitcoin Hashrate in the World
27.8.2020
The fervor for cryptocurrency assets in Russia has grown wild over the last few years. This week Xangle Research published a comprehensive report about digital currencies and the Russian environment in 2020. The study’s findings show that Russia is one of the world’s key players when...
Kraken exec: 5 reasons why Bitcoin is ‘at the beginning of a bull run’
24.8.2020
A combination of frightening macro phenomena and Bitcoin strength spells bullish for Kraken’s Dan Held
Boom! Kraken Predicts Imminent Bitcoin Price Rally of Up to 200%
13.8.2020
After record strength in the Bitcoin markets at the end of July, Kraken is predicting that BTC could see price gains of up to 200% over the coming weeks and months
DeFi User Base Needs to Be More Decentralized, Says Former ConsenSys Exec
31.7.2020
A panel of known Ethereum investors and influencers discussed decentralization and the value of the total value locked in DeFi
Study: Exchanges Accepted $1.3 Billion in Bitcoin Stemming from ‘High-Risk Addresses’
16.7.2020
A recently published report from the research and analysis firm Peckshield indicates that during the last two quarters of 2020, cryptocurrency exchanges accepted 147,000 BTC ($1.3 billion) from high-risk addresses. During the last few years, blockchain research and surveillance firms have been...
Revolut's Crypto Trading App Expands to 49 States Following Significant Delays
15.7.2020
U.K. fintech giant Revolut makes crypto available to its users in 49 states following significant delays
Kraken Adds 3 DeFi Tokens – COMP, KAVA, KNC
14.7.2020
Riding the surge of interest in yield farming, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is listing three tokens from the world of decentralized finance