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Videos

Kraken Exec: Everything ‘Still on Track’ for 2022 IPO

Kraken’s Head of Growth, Dan Held, reiterates the plan to go public next year and their plan for reducing downtime on the crypto exchange. Plus, thoughts on Carl Icahn’s announcement to get into crypto.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken 'Still On Track' for 2022 Public Listing

Kraken’s head of growth said plans to go public in 2022 are still in the works.

Cryptocurrency prices on Kraken, May 22, 2021.

Finance

Kraken Crypto Exchange Adds Tribe Co-Founder as Third Board Member

Arjun Sethi has become Kraken's third board member.

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Markets

Top Crypto Exchanges See Technical Issues Amid Market Crash

Coinbase, Gemini and Kraken are all reporting technical issues at press time.

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Videos

Kraken Ordered to Provide IRS User Info for Transactions Over $20K

A U.S. court has ruled that Kraken must comply with a “John Doe” summons that allows the IRS to track down users who transacted more than $20K in crypto on the exchange between 2016 and 2020. “The Hash” panel discusses privacy and government crypto surveillance.

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Videos

Federal Reserve Proposes Guidelines for ‘Novel’ Banks to Access Fed Payments

The Federal Reserve is developing guidelines that would, if passed, provide crypto banking companies like Avanti access to the federal payments system. CoinDesk’s Nik De breaks down the significance of the proposal. Plus, a discussion of the IRS’s recent “John Doe” summons on Kraken.

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Markets

Cardano Staking Goes Live on Kraken Exchange

ADA staking was launched on Tuesday, the exchange said.

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Finance

RIT Capital Partners Acquires Stake in US Crypto Exchange Kraken

Terms have not been disclosed although the investment was disclosed to investors during a webinar in March.

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Tech

Kraken's First Brink Grant Goes to Bitcoin Rust Developer

Last year was a watershed year for open-source Bitcoin grants; 2021 is on track to outmatch it.

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