Kraken says a North Korean actor applied for a tech job at the crypto exchange but foiled their plan after a tip-off from industry partners.
Kraken Crypto News

Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange established in 2011 and headquartered in California. The Kraken exchange hosts trading for a variety of crypto assets, including pairings with multiple different fiat currencies. Kraken Bitcoin trading occurs under the ticker XBT. Kraken offers a number of features, including margin trading for certain assets, with 5x as the leverage limit. Kraken also offers staking along with over-the-counter trading. OTC trading eligibility is based on certain parameters.
Among the Kraken crypto offerings is a futures trading platform, Kraken Futures, which allows maximum leverage of 50x — although customers located in certain regions, such as Kraken U.S. customers and those in Japan, cannot use the platform.
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Kraken said its acquisition of NinjaTrader is complete, enabling traditional derivatives trading for US customers as the exchange’s revenue rose to $471.7 million in the first quarter.
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Competition is heating up among US exchanges for control of the derivatives market for digital assets.
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There’s a “growing synergy” between the worlds of traditional finance and cryptocurrency, as crypto platforms plan more TradFi offerings, Bitget CEO Gracy Chen told Cointelegraph.
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Kraken continues expanding product offerings beyond cryptocurrencies in a bid to become a one-stop shop for online market trading.
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Kraken launches stock and ETF trading for US users, expanding beyond crypto as it pushes for a borderless, all-in-one trading platform.
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Kraken’s Mastercard crypto debit cards will be available in the coming weeks, with clients currently joining a waitlist for the product.
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The new ownership group is made up of former Kraken employees who seek to make Janover a bet on Solana.
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Kraken obtained a restricted dealer registration in Canada, reaffirming its commitment to the market after the exit of rival exchange Gemini.
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European Economic Area users can still custody non-MiCA-compliant tokens, such as Tether’s USDt, and trade them in perpetual contracts.
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The exchange reported $1.5 billion in revenue in 2024 and cumulative trading volumes of $665 billion.
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US President Donald Trump’s official memecoin rallied 12% after he called it “the greatest of all time” and another lucky solo miner has solved a Bitcoin block, netting a massive reward.
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Crypto exchange Kraken has entered an agreement to acquire the US retail futures trading platform NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion.
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The dropped lawsuit follows dismissals of other SEC lawsuits and investigations against other cryptocurrency companies like Coinbase and Gemini.
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Token listing announcements stir up hype, but data shows a majority of tokens sell-off once listed.
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