Kraken 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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The Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Kraken for selling cryptocurrencies, but it looks like a recycled version of a losing lawsuit.

The SEC is facing another defeat in its recycled lawsuit against Kraken

Daniele Servadei

2023-12-02T00:00:09+00:00

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BTC’s correction reveals a disconnect between pro traders’ confidence and retail investors’ skepticism amid regulatory shifts.

Bitcoin traders’ bullish bias holds firm even as BTC price dips to $37K

2023-11-27T21:40:36+00:00

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Binance and CZ’s ongoing legal drama with United States law enforcement ended with a plea deal.

The end of an era for Binance, troubles for Kraken: Law Decoded

2023-11-27T20:00:00+00:00

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Jesse Powell sees CZ’s and Binance’s legal proceedings as a positive change, as “going after the most egregious offenders offshore would require effort.”

Kraken co-founder hails ‘more fair’ playing field as DOJ fines Binance

2023-11-23T07:45:01+00:00

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The crypto community, including prominent industry lawyers and U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis, is sounding off about the new lawsuit filed by the U.S. SEC against ...

Crypto community responds to Kraken lawsuit, Deaton slams ‘dishonorable’ Gensler

Savannah Fortis

2023-11-21T10:15:58+00:00

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Jesse Powell didn’t mince words when he criticized the SEC for suing his exchange, calling it the country’s “top decel.”

Kraken co-founder slams ‘decel’ SEC, warns others should flee US

Tom Mitchelhill

2023-11-21T05:57:36+00:00

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The SEC alleged Kraken operated as an unregistered exchange, broker, dealer and clearing agency, adding that it commingled customer assets with its own.

SEC sues Kraken alleging it’s an unregistered exchange, mixes user funds

Tom Mitchelhill

2023-11-20T22:45:33+00:00

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The authorities cited the Law on Digital Assets, enacted in February 2023, that forbids the issuance and trading of digital currencies and crypto exchange opera...

Kazakhstan’s authorities confirm they blocked access to Coinbase: Report

2023-11-07T10:55:00+00:00

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