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what's kraken?

Kraken is a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform founded in 2011, designed to provide secure and reliable trading services for digital assets. Its primary purpose is to facilitate the buying, selling, and storage of cryptocurrencies while bridging traditional finance with the crypto ecosystem. Key features include spot and margin trading for over 200 cryptocurrencies, futures trading via Kraken Pro, staking rewards, and support for multiple fiat currencies like USD, EUR, and GBP. The platform emphasizes security with features like two-factor authentication, cold storage for funds, and regular proof-of-reserves audits. Kraken also offers advanced tools such as API integrations for analytics and automated trading, and it has expanded into institutional services and NFT marketplaces. Recently, it has focused on user growth through promotions, new token listings, and integrations with networks like Aptos for assets such as USDT.

Snapshot

Kraken completed Proof of Reserves, launched Payward, discussed stablecoins, advised hackathon, and $1M Lightning.

6H ago
ONCHAIN METRICS

Reached 8.4 million website visits in February 2026, ranking 8th among top prediction and crypto platforms.

1D ago
WHALE ACTIVITY

Transferred 20,000 ETH (worth $41.67M) to a newly created wallet address 0xBf0bD2DC81a31eD4B7b19A0163718DE6A2347f52, likely belonging to Bitmine.

2D ago
ONCHAIN METRICS

Completed another Proof of Reserves reinforcing 1:1 asset backing.

TECH EVENT

Introduced Payward as the shared infrastructure powering Kraken's multi-product suite.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Participated in White House-facilitated discussions on stablecoin yields/rewards on February 2, 2026, with crypto firms and banking groups meeting for over two hours in a constructive session, though no agreement was reached on whether stablecoin issuers or third parties should be allowed to pay yield on stablecoins.

3D ago
VISIBILITY EVENT

Serves as an advisor for the Pumpfun BiP Hackathon alongside other major players including Polymarket, Privy, 6th Man Ventures, Tim Draper, Jump Crypto, and Pantera Capital, with the hackathon offering $250K in funding to 12 projects.

PARTNERSHIP

Executed a $1M Bitcoin transaction via Lightning Network in a pilot project with Secure Digital Markets, described as the largest Lightning payment ever publicly recorded.

FINANCIAL EVENT

Distributed $2 million in rewards in 2025.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Listed over 300 tokens in 2025.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Supports 1,466 trading pairs.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Pursued as a potential major exchange listing target by the BigTrout community, alongside ByBit.

FINANCIAL EVENT

Offers $200 in fee credits to eligible clients on Kraken Pro on a first-come, first-served basis with no trading requirement or obligation to use them, starting February 5, 2026.

4D ago
PARTNERSHIP

Partners with Bitwise to provide custody, execution, and risk oversight for Bitwise's options-based income-generating solution for large spot holders.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Speaking at the Optimism Scaling Summit in Denver, with the event streamed worldwide.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Trading for SUP token begins on 2026-02-05.

PARTNERSHIP

Acquired NinjaTrader for $1.5B in 2025.

PARTNERSHIP

Acquired prop trading firm Breakout in 2025.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Expanded derivatives trading across Europe and the UK in 2025, while US platform added CME-listed contracts spanning equities, FX, metals, and energy.

FINANCIAL EVENT

Received $200M investment from Citadel Securities, valuing the company at $20B.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Lists RNBW token for trading on 2026-02-05 at 17:00 UTC.

5D ago
MARKET ACTIVITY

Listed FIDD token (issued by Fidelity Digital Assets, NA) for trading.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Lists WARD token with trading starting on 2026-02-04 at 12:00 UTC.

TECH EVENT

launched an L2 blockchain

VISIBILITY EVENT

Kraken team including Mark LG will attend Consensus 2026 in Hong Kong for institutional, market structure, and tokenization discussions with CoinDesk, Solana, and Alpaca HQ.

6D ago
VISIBILITY EVENT

Speaker representation confirmed at Chainalysis Links 2026 conference in New York City on March 31 to April 1, 2026.

FINANCIAL EVENT

Reported FY 2025 financial results showing $2.2B adjusted revenue (up 33% year-over-year), $531M adjusted EBITDA (up 26% year-over-year), $2.0T platform transaction volume (up 34% year-over-year), $48.2B assets on platform (up 11% year-over-year), 5.7M funded accounts (up 50% year-over-year), and futures DARTs up 119%.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Lists TRIA token for trading on 2026-02-03 at 10:00 UTC.

1W ago
WHALE ACTIVITY

Received a transfer of 2,038 BTC from Abraxas Capital.

TECH EVENT

Launched invite-only beta of a HyperliquidX-style platform that will reward users with INK token at TGE

MARKET ACTIVITY

Listed INX token for trading.

FINANCIAL EVENT

Completed a $345 million upsized IPO through Kraken-backed KRAKacquisition Corp and began trading on Nasdaq on January 30, 2026.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Listed BGB (Bitget platform token) for spot trading, marking the second CEX platform token listed after BNB.

PARTNERSHIP

Integrated Smart Router powered by Lava Network, developed in collaboration with Lava Network contributors over a 7-week period.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Listed CFX token for trading on February 2, 2026.

PARTNERSHIP

Integrated with Insilico Terminal, making Kraken trading available on the Insilico platform.

PARTNERSHIP

Routes xStocks user orders through Alpaca broker dealer for purchasing underlying shares backing stock tokens.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Lists ALEO token for trading starting on 2026-01-29 at 15:00 UTC.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Listed USAT stablecoin for trading.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Trading for HYPE token begins on Kraken on January 28, 2026 at 15:00 UTC.

PARTNERSHIP

Renewed partnership with Atlassian Williams F1 Team extending into 2026 and beyond, continuing involvement in grid activities and fan zones globally.

PARTNERSHIP

Integrated with Veda Labs to provide DeFi yield access to its 15 million users.

2W ago
MARKET ACTIVITY

Lists CASH stablecoin for trading on 2026-01-27 at 14:00 UTC.

PARTNERSHIP

Integrated with Privy to provide wallet infrastructure for DeFi Earn product.

PARTNERSHIP

Integrated with Chaos Labs for AI-powered vault management and dynamic monitoring in DeFi Earn product.

PARTNERSHIP

Integrated Sentora vaults to provide DeFi Earn users access to Morpho network and its onchain rates.

WHALE ACTIVITY

Sold 4,992 BTC in the 10 hours preceding January 26, 2026, 12:14 UTC.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Partners with RB Leipzig for a fan photo kit promotion where submitted fan photos will appear on jerseys worn during the March 7, 2026 match against Augsburg, with entries closing on February 1, 2026.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Expanded operations into Argentina as a new regional market.

RISK ALERT

Faced scrutiny over handling of a roughly $3 million vulnerability.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Listed IN token (INFINIT) for trading

MARKET ACTIVITY

Lists SPACE token with trading starting on January 23, 2026 at 12:00 UTC.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Partners with Atlético de Madrid for a memecoin community competition to win jersey sleeve placement.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Lists BDX token for trading on 2026-01-22 at 15:00 UTC.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Lists SENT token for trading on 2026-01-22 at 12:00 PM UTC.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Listed BOBA token for trading, serving as the official distributor for USA users.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Listing TEL (Telcoin Network native token) for trading on January 22, 2026 at 14:00 UTC.

PARTNERSHIP

Partners with Rails (rails_xyz) for trading launch scheduled on 2026-02-04.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Lists ZIG perpetual futures trading with up to 20x leverage on January 22, 2026.

WHALE ACTIVITY

Purchased 2,537 BTC on January 21, 2026.

WHALE ACTIVITY

Sold 3,500 BTC in the 24 hours ending January 20, 2026.

TECH EVENT

Launched beta test for Inky, a product enabling universal swaps across chains without manual bridging, supporting Solana and Base tokens.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Lists SKR token with trading starting on January 21, 2026 at 02:00 UTC.

WHALE ACTIVITY

Sold 4,279 BTC as part of a coordinated exchange-led distribution totaling $4B across multiple platforms.

3W ago
WHALE ACTIVITY

Experienced outflows of over 8,300 BTC on January 19, 2026, shortly before a Bitcoin price crash.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Lists ACU token for trading on January 20, 2026 at 12:00 UTC.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Listed DOG token for trading.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Lists ROLL token for trading on 2026-01-16 at 12:00 UTC.

MARKET ACTIVITY

serves as one of three distribution providers (alongside BitGo and Payoneer) for FTX estate creditor payouts, with the fourth distribution scheduled to commence on March 31, 2026

ONCHAIN METRICS

Nado CLOB DEX achieved $1 billion in 24-hour trading volume during its private alpha phase.

WHALE ACTIVITY

Accumulated 11,499 BTC (3,508 BTC + 7,991 BTC) in the last few hours following PCI data release on 2026-01-13.

WHALE ACTIVITY

Transferred 1.35B USDC to Circle through wallet DTQK7G between October 15, 2025 and January 13, 2026.

1M ago
REGULATORY

Participated in the CFTC's CEO Innovation Council formed in late 2025 to discuss tokenization, blockchain infrastructure, and market structure innovations.

WHALE ACTIVITY

Sold 2,911 BTC over a 10-hour period ending around January 12, 2026.

TECH EVENT

Ink L2 confirms airdrop scheduled for later in 2026.

ONCHAIN METRICS

L2 'Ink' surpassed $500M in DeFi TVL.

WHALE ACTIVITY

Bought 2,551 BTC in a single hour on 2026-01-09, part of coordinated accumulation totaling over $3B across multiple exchanges following a Supreme Court tariffs ruling delay.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Dropped in ranking on Setter Capital's Q4 2025 list of most in-demand startup secondary shares, likely due to the funding round announced in November 2025.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Lists FLOCK token, which powers the Flock.io decentralized AI training platform.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Lists AUSD (Agora digital dollar) for trading, with launch scheduled soon as of January 2026.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Listed FRNT token (Wyoming Stable Token's USD-backed stablecoin) for trading on January 7, 2026.

WHALE ACTIVITY

Sold 4,172 BTC during low liquidity hours on January 7, 2026.

ONCHAIN METRICS

xStocks tokenized equities surpassed $10B in combined transaction volume

PARTNERSHIP

Selected as custody partner for Ethena's USDe backing assets, joining Copper, Ceffu, and Anchorage Digital Bank as custody providers.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Listed on Kraken on January 6, 2026 at 14:00 UTC as part of a simultaneous listing across four major exchanges.

TEAM UPDATE

Pursuing an initial public offering (IPO).

RISK ALERT

Customer data is allegedly being sold on the dark web.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Will list BREV token on the exchange.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Listed VET (VeChain) for trading.

FINANCIAL EVENT

Runs a promotional incentive program offering €25 in BTC to new users who sign up with a code and trade €50, valid from 2026-01-01 through 2026-01-31.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Listed on Kraken exchange with MIM trading pairs available.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Listed on Kraken exchange, providing tier-1 platform access with deep liquidity and clean collateral support for mETH token.

REGULATORY

Will begin collecting user transaction data and balances for EU tax residents starting January 1, 2026, under the EU DAC8 Directive, with first reports due to national authorities in 2027.

WHALE ACTIVITY

Received 15,611.9 BTC transfer from an unknown wallet, split into 10,000 BTC to cold wallet and 5,611.9 BTC to hot wallet.

WHALE ACTIVITY

Received $50 million USDC transfer from PumpFun's treasury/ICO wallet on December 28, 2025, part of over $600 million USDC moved through Kraken since mid-November 2025.

TECH EVENT

Launched Krak, a remittance app offering stablecoin balances earning around 4% APY and a Mastercard debit card with zero FX fees across 160+ countries.

WHALE ACTIVITY

Bought 3,217 BTC within a 24-hour period ending December 23, 2025.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Lists OMI token trading on 2025-12-23 at 15:00 UTC.

REGULATORY

Signed onto a letter with 125+ companies defending the GENIUS Act provision that allows intermediary platforms to offer stablecoin rewards.

REGULATORY

Participated in UK FCA consultation on exchanges, staking, lending, and DeFi regulations with a 2027 deadline for implementation.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Listed ZKP token for trading on December 19, 2025, with geographic restrictions applying to the listing.