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Markets

Kraken, Coinbase Suffer Outages Amid Market Volatility

Spillover from market drama on Wall Street is crippling U.S. crypto exchanges.

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Markets

More Institutional Investors Are Buying Ether, Seeing It as a Store of Value

The ether rally appears to be more organic and driven from within the crypto industry.

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Markets

Kraken Adds 26 Crypto Trading Pairs to Capture Growing UK, Australia Markets

Kraken's biggest-ever expansion of trading pairs is aimed at growing its presence in the two promising markets.

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Finance

Huobi Global Connects to European Banking System via UK’s BCB Group

The crypto exchange is partnering with BCB Group to get instant GBP and euro settlement for its customers.

Former BCB Group CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie (BCB Group)

Markets

Kraken to Halt XRP Trading for US Residents

Clients residing outside the U.S. will not be affected.

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Markets

Kraken Users Are Staking More Than $1B in Crypto

The value reflects the many long positions investors are trading in cryptocurrencies.

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Videos

Kraken Crypto Exchange Is Now a U.S. Bank

The Wyoming Banking Board approved crypto exchange Kraken's application for a bank charter. Kraken now has a regulatory passport across several states and the ability to offer custody, payments and banking services to both institutional and retail clients. CoinDesk’s Nathan DiCamillo speaks with Kraken Financial CEO David Kinitsky on the significance of this move and what it means for the industry.

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Tech

Kraken Exchange Will Integrate Bitcoin's Lightning Network in 2021

The Kraken Exchange will be implementing Bitcoin’s Lightning Network in 2021, and it’s begun hiring a team to manage the feature.

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Videos

Kraken Crypto Exchange Is Now a US Bank

The Wyoming Banking Board approved crypto exchange Kraken’s application for a bank charter. Kraken now has a regulatory passport across several states and the ability to offer custody, payments and banking services to both institutional and retail clients.

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