EF Protocol: Current and Emerging Priorities
In May, the Protocol cluster welcomed a trio of new cluster coordinators and promised updates to follow. After months of settling in and aligning with contributors cluster-wide,…
‘White hats’ take 4000 BTC from Liquid, ETFs see best inflows of 2026: Hodler’s Digest
Purported white hat hackers have taken 4000 Bitcoin from the Liquid sidechain in a major security breach. The Bitcoin ETFs see the best three weeks of inflows in 2026.
USDT0 on Stellar deposits and withdrawals now available!
Funding We’re pleased to announce that Kraken now supports deposits and withdrawals of USDT0 on the Stellar network. USDT0 funding via Stellar is now live. Make sure to deposit…
SOFID is available for trading!
We’re thrilled to announce that SOFID is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading SOFID trading is live as of September 4, 2026. To add an asset to your Kraken…
Surprise nonfarm payrolls print sends Bitcoin back below 80K
The US economy added far more jobs than expected in August, pressuring Bitcoin lower as traders repriced the odds of a Federal Reserve rate cut this month. Key points: According…
Pineapple Financial puts $1B in mortgage records on Injective
The mortgage lender plans to bring more than $10 billion in historical loans onchain, turning thousands of mortgage files into blockchain-based records. Pineapple Financial has…
Tether sued over frozen ‘pig butcher’ coins, 6,600 students get crypto loans: Asia Express
Thai businessmen sue Tether over $42M frozen USDT tied to pig butchering scam, Aussie crypto firms face big fines unless they meet licensing deadline. THAILAND Two Thai…
Kraken launches Fixed Rate Rewards, giving eligible clients fixed APYs of up to 6% on cash and stablecoins
TL;DR Fixed Rate Rewards is a new addition to Kraken Earn that gives eligible clients a fixed APY of up to 6% on cash and stablecoin balances. Clients pick a 3, 6, 12, or 18-month…
New assets and pairs available for margin trading: JTO, GRASS and WLFI!
We are making new pairs available for margin trading, taking our total to over 250 markets enabled for margin trading on Kraken Pro! Margin trading is now available for new…
CFTC files to dismiss CME lawsuit over crypto perpetual futures
The CFTC’s lawyers called the lawsuit “much ado about nothing,“ claiming that the CME Group lacked standing to file and argued against its claims over crypto perpetual…