Kraken News

Binance CEO exits the company amid $4.3 billion DoJ settlement; SEC comes for Kraken; HECO bridge, another Justin Sun venture, suffers $85 million exploit.

Claiming that the crypto game is now ‘more fair,’ Kraken founder Jesse Powell adds that there are new threats to the industry’s reputation that continue to emerge. As Binance reached a $4.3 billion settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of…

Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell has sharply criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission following new charges against the crypto exchange, highlighting ongoing tensions between the crypto industry and regulatory bodies.

Cardano and Solana have been mentioned widely in the SEC's lawsuit against Kraken

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against Kraken, accusing it of illegal securities operations. According to Reuters, the SEC accused the platform of illegally operating as a securities exchange without first registering with the regulator. The…

According to PitchBook, overall crypto funding plunged over 60% in Q3 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has become the latest company to decrease support for crypto-related startups, as investment sentiment has become decidedly more…

Firms from Sam Bankman-Fried’s bankrupt empire, FTX and Alameda Research, reportedly transferred $24 million worth of crypto assets to the Kraken and OKX crypto exchanges. FTX‘s strategy to convert digital assets into cash was another attempt to stabilize its financial…

Crypto exchange Kraken teamed up with SEROCU in “Operation Hyphen” to successfully retrieve and return over $2 million in cryptocurrency stolen in a major scam. The South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), with the help of the cryptocurrency exchange…

The U.S.-based crypto exchange Kraken is launching its offerings in Belgium utilizing its EU subsidiary. Crypto exchange Kraken opens its doors to Belgium as part of its commitment to double down on its European presence. In a blog post on…

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken will share selected user information with the IRS starting from the next month.

Kraken crypto exchange has signed a partnership deal with Formula 1’s Williams Racing. The collaboration aims to foster global crypto adoption.  

A set of malicious packages impersonating Kraken, Solana and Monero has flooded NuGet’s server as hackers launch new scams. NuGet, a manager used for packaging and distributing software written with the .NET framework, appears to be a target for bad…

Kraken has announced its intention to acquire Coin Meester B.V. (BCM), a cryptocurrency broker based in the Netherlands

Kraken plans to launch a stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETF) trading platform through a new division called Kraken Securities

Kraken has secured a virtual asset service provider registration in Spain, marking another significant step for cryptocurrency exchanges expanding operations in Europe.