Kraken News

Leading crypto exchange Kraken has released its 2024 Transparency Report.  It shows a big 38.6% increase in global law enforcement and regulatory data requests compared to 2023. Specifically, the company...

The co-founder of leading cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, Jesse Powell, took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce a lawsuit that he has filed against a high-end apartment building’s co-op in San...

A federal judge presiding over the SEC’s case against Kraken has echoed the reasoning in the SEC v. Ripple decision, emphasizing the distinction between the crypto assets themselves and the...

Kraken has officially commenced the distribution process for claims related to the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, according to Sunil FTX creditor activist  Creditors who chose Kraken to handle their claims...

FTX came out strong against Backpack’s takeover of FTX EU and how it said funds would be given to FTX EU customers. This happened because Backpack made claims that worried...

The European crypto market changed dramatically, with euro-denominated trading volumes reaching a multi-year high of nearly €50 billion in November 2024, according to Kaiko’s Research report. Exchanges like Bitvavo and...

FTX’s court-approved Chapter 11 plan takes effect on January 3, 2025; a major step forward in the exchange’s recovery efforts. FTX will distribute $12 billion in Q1 2025 through BitGo...

A Pepe Coin (PEPE) whale just deposited 356.2 billion PEPE tokens—worth $7.3 million—to Kraken. This whale was able to make a 31x return on their initial investment. Spotonchain data shows...

Kraken, the second-largest U.S.-based crypto exchange, revealed plans to potentially list 19 tokens, including notable assets such as BNB, DYDX, and meme coins like DOGS and GOAT. The exchange outlined...

California Judge William Orrick has denied Kraken’s request to appeal a prior decision that allowed the U.S. SEC lawsuit against the crypto exchange to move forward. In a November 18...

In the SEC-Kraken lawsuit, Judge William Orrick rejected the exchange’s motion for an interlocutory appeal. The judge stated that the appeal would only delay the resolution of the ongoing lawsuit...

Major players in the digital asset industry, including Robinhood, Paxos, Kraken, Nuvei, Bullish, Anchorage, and Galaxy Digital, have partnered to launch a new stablecoin called the Global Dollar (USDG). The...

Pump.fun transferred 90,000 Solana (SOL), worth about $14.97 million, to Kraken. This sale increased pump.fun’s fee income account to over 1.092 million SOL, worth roughly $182.45 million, from transaction fees...

A Bitcoin whale, dormant since near Bitcoin’s genesis block, just moved $634,000 in BTC to the Kraken exchange. This transfer, flagged by crypto intelligence platform Arkham on X, comes from...

Crypto firms are investing heavily in English football, with sponsorship deals for the 2024/25 Premier League season totaling nearly £130 million ($170 million). Sports sponsorship agency SportQuake reports this trend...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) rolls out new rules for crypto licensing under the Corporations Act. During the AFR Digital Assets Summit on Monday, ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland...

U.S.-based exchange Kraken has requested a jury trial in its ongoing legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This move comes after a California judge ruled that...

Popcat (POPCAT), a top meme coin on the Solana blockchain, has surged over 5% in the last 24 hours, even as the broader crypto market struggles. This jump comes as...

Savvy Bitcoin investors are capitalizing on recent market dips, snapping up coins at perceived discounts on platforms like Kraken and Coinbase. Data from CCData reveals a surge in buying pressure...

Legal analyst Bill Morgan has weighed in on the ongoing legal battle between cryptocurrency exchange Kraken and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), reiterating a critical distinction. Kraken attempted...

A U.S. federal court dealt a blow to the SEC’s regulatory approach, when it ruled that digital assets traded on Kraken were not securities. This ruling not only impacts the...

Blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain reports that Tether has minted a massive 3 billion USDT in just one week. The distribution of these newly minted stablecoins across major exchanges has fueled...

Centralized crypto exchanges like Binance and KuCoin are cracking down on altcoins, removing several tokens from their platforms. Why the sudden purge? It boils down to investor protection and regulatory...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin transferred 200 ETH, worth $530,000, to Kraken, his first deposit to a centralized exchange this year. This move has sparked discussion among crypto analysts, with a...

Mt. Gox creditors who held assets on the Bitstamp exchange can now access their long-awaited payouts after completing security checks, the company announced on X. This marks a significant step...