Kraken
Company
CryptocurrencyExchangeBitcoinEthereum
A cryptocurrency exchange that provides spot and futures trading between Bitcoin, Ethereum and 40+ other digital assets
Officials

About

1001-5000
support@kraken.com
San Francisco,United States
FoundersJesse Powell
Last Funding Type--
Founded Date2011
Investor TypesCorporate Venture Capital

Activity

2025-07-15
Product Update

Kraken launches regulated derivatives services in the United States

2025-07-10
Product Update

Kraken launches local currency financing services in Argentina and Mexico

2025-07-09
Product Update

Kraken and Backed expand xStocks to BNB Chain

2025-06-26
Announce

Kraken obtains a MiCA license.

2025-06-26
Product Update

Kraken launches "Krak," a global financial application.

2025-06-20
Market

Kraken relocates its headquarters from San Francisco to Wyoming.

2025-06-03
Product Update

Kraken Introduces Institutional-Grade Crypto Prime Brokerage Service "Kraken Prime"

2025-05-25
Partnership

Kraken announces a partnership with Backed and the Solana Foundation to launch xStocks.

2025-05-20
Market

Kraken obtains a Cyprus license.

2025-05-02
Funding

Kraken has completed the acquisition of the futures trading platform NinjaTrader.

2025-05-01
Product Update

Kraken has launched a crypto-derivative trading service for professional investors in the UK.

2025-05-01
Product Update

Kraken has launched the "Embed" service.

2025-04-19
Product Update

Kraken has launched foreign exchange perpetual futures.

2025-04-14
Product Update

Kraken has launched stock and Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) trading in the U.S. market.

2025-04-09
Product Update

Kraken has partnered with Mastercard to launch a cryptocurrency - debit card.

2025-04-06
Partnership

ClearBank has reached a regional partnership with Kraken.

2025-03-28
Market

The US SEC has officially withdrawn its lawsuits against Kraken, Consensys, and Cumberland.

2025-03-20
Funding

Kraken Acquires NinjaTrader for $1.5 Billion

2025-03-11
Announce

Kraken has announced that it has obtained authorization as an Electronic Money Institution from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

2025-03-03
Policy&Regulation

The US SEC has agreed to drop the lawsuit against Kraken.

2025-02-27
Announce

Kraken closes its NFT market

2025-02-24
Announce

Kraken announces collaboration with Paxos and others to launch stablecoin USDG.

2025-02-13
Delisting

Kraken suspends trading of stablecoins such as USDT, PYUSD, EURT, and TUSD in Europe

2025-02-03
Announce

Kraken Announces Receipt of European Union Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) License

2025-01-30
Announce

Kraken has resumed offering token staking services in 39 US states

2025-01-15
Listing

Kraken Launches CHILL GUY Perpetual Contract

2024-12-16
Policy&Regulation

Australia court fines Kraken $5.10 million

2024-07-15
ProductUpdateEvent

Kraken launched spot Ethereum ETFs

2024-07-10
Partnership

Kraken Partners with Atlético de Madrid to Drive Cryptocurrency Engagement among Spanish Fans

2024-07-08
PartnershipEvent

Kraken partnered with Cumberland

2024-02-28
Funding

BlockFi withdrew 3853 ETH from Kraken, about $12.55 million

2024-02-05
Funding

Nibiru Chain completes $12 million financing with participation from Kraken Ventures

2024-01-26
Partnership

Kraken hires former N26 and Coinbase executives to help strengthen compliance and global expansion

2024-01-05
Partnership

Kraken will partner with investment forum SALT to hold a blockchain seminar

2023-12-19
Funding

Fiat Republic completes $7 million seed round financing with participation from Kraken Ventures

2023-12-13
ProductUpdate

Kraken Pro mobile app launches futures trading feature

2023-11-30
Partnership

Web3 startup Bastion appoints former a16z and Kraken chiefs of staff as Chief Operations Officer

2023-11-22
Partnership

Coinbase cites enforcement action against Kraken to urge SEC to develop encryption rules

2023-11-21
Partnership

In the lawsuit against Kraken, the SEC reiterated that mainstream tokens such as SOL and ADA are securities

2023-11-21
Partnership

SEC accuses Kraken of mixing client funds and operating an unregistered exchange

2023-11-14
Funding

Wintermute Address withdrew $1.03 million worth from Kraken 22 hours ago YGG

2023-11-14
Funding

FTX deposits 3 assets worth $24 million into Kraken and OKX within 5 hours

2023-11-07
Partnership

Kraken is seeking partners to help it build Layer2.

2023-10-28
Listing

Kraken will suspend trading of USDT, DAI, WBTC, WETH, and WAXL in Canada

2023-10-26
Funding

Venture capital KR1 has transferred 3.20 million LDOs to Kraken this year, earning about $6.80 million

2023-10-15
Partnership

Kraken has established a global partnership with Formula One team Williams Racing

2023-09-26
Partnership

Kraken is authorised as an electronic money institution by the Central Bank of Ireland

2023-08-21
Listing

Kraken Pro launches PayPal stablecoin PYUSD trading

2023-08-18
Listing

PayPal USD (PYUSD) is now available on Kraken and will begin trading on August 21st

2023-08-14
Funding

Kraken Ventures is seeking to raise $100 million for its second fund

2023-08-11
Listing

Kraken will launch Sei (SEI) on August 15th.

2023-08-08
ProductUpdate

Kraken has launched Reddit native tokens MOONS and BRICKS.

2023-08-02
Partnership

Kraken partners with Formula One team to launch NFT display event

2023-07-14
ProductUpdate

Kraken Pro announced that it has launched XRP comprehensive trading mode

2023-06-16
Partnership

RIT Capital Partners has sold shares in Animoca Brands, Kraken and Paxos

2023-06-05
Funding

Transfer more than $30 million worth of stablecoins to Kraken from addresses starting with 0xcEe2

2023-06-02
Listing

BTC contract on Kraken not positioned squaring contract reaches 6-month high

2023-05-10
Partnership

The US Crypto Regulatory Joint Hearing will be held today at 20:30, with Kraken's Chief Legal Officer and others in attendance

2023-04-19
Partnership

Kraken is licensed as a virtual asset service provider in Ireland

2023-04-13
Partnership

Among entities waiting to cancel ETH staking, Kraken, Coinbase, and Huobi rank the top three

2023-03-28
Partnership

Kraken has partnered with Formula One team Williams Racing

2023-02-09
Partnership

Kraken is facing an SEC investigation into unregistered securities and may reach a settlement in the coming days

2023-01-24
Partnership

Kraken hires Blockchain.com former chief compliance officer as company's chief compliance officer

2022-11-27
Partnership

Cryptocurrency Exchange Kraken Announces Cut Off All Business with Customers in Russia

2022-11-19
Listing

61 million USDT transferred from Kraken exchange to Bitfinex exchange

2022-11-03
ProductUpdate

Crypto Exchange Kraken's NFT Platform Launches Beta Version

2022-09-23
Partnership

Binance appoints Kraken's former CCO as senior vice president of compliance

2022-09-02
ProductUpdate

BlackRock will use Kraken's CF Benchmarks Bitcoin Index to launch its Bitcoin product

2022-07-28
Partnership

UAE Bank RAKBANK has partnered with Kraken to enable virtual asset trading denominated in dirhams

2022-06-19
Listing

Kraken Futures will launch TRX, DOGE, and FTM futures trading

2022-06-10
Listing

Kraken has listed ADX token

2022-03-31
ProductUpdate

Kraken has launched on the Lightning Network

2022-03-16
Partnership

Kraken is suspected to have deployed Bitcoin Lightning Network nodes

2022-03-09
Funding

Kraken to Distribute Over $10 million in Aid to Ukraine Users

2021-12-17
Funding

Kraken Ventures raises $65 million for early stage fund

2021-11-30
ProductUpdate

Kraken has launched Shiba Inu

2021-11-20
Delisting

Kraken will delist Monero on November 26 under United Kingdom law

2021-11-15
Listing

Kraken product leader hinted that the exchange will soon launch Shiba Inu.

2021-10-22
ProductUpdate

Kraken will launch Bifrost on October 26th.

2021-09-30
ProductUpdate

Kraken plans to launch Kraken Bank by the end of this year

2021-07-02
ProductUpdate

Kraken US, Canada, and Australia will launch SOL, and the staking service is now available

2021-06-16
ProductUpdate

Kraken will launch SOL and SRM on June 17th, SOL staking service has been launched

2021-06-02
ProductUpdate

Kraken Launches Crypto Trading Mobile App in US

2021-05-18
TokenSale

Kraken will launch SAND, ENJ, and LPT on May 20th.

2021-05-16
ProductUpdate

Kraken announces the launch of MKR, ZRX, REN, and USDT.

2021-04-29
ProductUpdate

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken launches Dogecoin

2021-02-02
Funding

Kraken donates $100,000 to cryptocurrency advocacy group Coin Center

2021-01-27
TokenSale

Kraken will open public chain platform Flow token trading, initially only for staking rewards

2021-01-16
Listing

Kraken suspends XRP trading for US residents

2020-12-15
ProductUpdate

Kraken to Launch KAVA Staking

2020-12-04
ProductUpdate

Kraken will launch Ethereum 2.0 staking service at 21:30 today

2020-11-30
Airdrop

Coinbase and Kraken Ripple users may miss out on Flare Networks' Spark token airdrop

2020-10-22
ProductUpdate

Kraken has now launched account recharge and trading in Japan

2020-09-16
Partnership

Kraken will open a bank in Wyoming

2020-08-18
ProductUpdate

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has launched DOT trading and staking services

2020-07-15
ProductUpdate

Crypto exchange Kraken will launch COMP, KAVA, and KNC.

2020-06-25
Funding

Kraken Donates $150,000 to BTCPay Foundation to Develop Open Source BTCPay Server

2020-05-29
ProductUpdate

Kraken plans to launch Bitcoin Lightning Network within the year

2020-03-05
ProductUpdate

US cryptocurrency exchange Kraken launches TRX

2018-01-07
Meeting

Kraken technical malfunction, multiple delays in website updates

News

SOSO is available for trading!

krakenblog(about 18 hours ago)

Whales and hackers are winning the Ethereum pump

cryptopolitan(about 21 hours ago)

Bitcoin’s Critical Inflows: Unveiling the Impact of Kraken’s Surge

bitcoinworld(1 day ago)

VSN is available for trading!

krakenblog(2 days ago)

Kraken Derivatives US Launches in Multiple States, Expanding Access to Crypto Futures

bitcoin.com(2 days ago)

Kraken rolls out regulated crypto derivatives feature

cryptopolitan(2 days ago)

Kraken Unleashes Regulated Crypto Derivatives Trading in US

bitcoinworld(2 days ago)

TAC is available for trading!

krakenblog(2 days ago)

Wild price swings hit tokenized stocks hours after launch

cryptopolitan(3 days ago)

Kraken Debuts Derivatives Trading in U.S., Plans Expansion to Commodity, Stock Futures

coindesk(3 days ago)

PUMP is now near its ICO price but whales are selling

cryptopolitan(3 days ago)

PUMP is available for trading!

krakenblog(4 days ago)

Crypto seeks access to the Fed

cryptopolitan(5 days ago)

Missed $PUMP Sale? Kraken Plans Airdrop for Affected Buyers

cryptopotato(5 days ago)

MemeCore (M) Explodes by 1,100% Weekly: What’s Fueling the Parabolic Move?

cryptopotato(7 days ago)

AIOZ is available for trading!

krakenblog(7 days ago)

Ethereum Whale Unveils Strategic $200M ETH Withdrawal from Kraken

bitcoinworld(7 days ago)

Kraken introduces local currency funding in Argentina (ARS) and Mexico (MXN)

cryptopolitan(8 days ago)

HBAR is available for trading!

krakenblog(8 days ago)

USDC Transfer: Unveiling the Mystery Behind a Massive $302M Kraken Movement

bitcoinworld(8 days ago)