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October 28, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Kraken launches digital asset Zcash for trading

San Francisco based global digital asset exchange Kraken today launched for trading the most hotly anticipated digital asset of 2016 in Zcash (ZEC). Zcash has a highly regarded development team and investment from major VC firms (Pantera, Fenbushi, and The Digital Currency Group) and Bitcoin VIPs (Roger Ver, Erik Voorhees, Barry Silbert, and Li Xiaolai).…

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August 16, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Bitcoin exchange Kraken informs of phishing warning - beefs up security

San Francisco based bitcoin exchange and provider Kraken, the world’s largest global bitcoin exchange in euro volume and liquidity announced today it has received many reports lately of clients falling victim to phishing sites. The sites appear in ads above the organic search results, of all of the major search engines. Unfortunately, it seems to be…

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May 25, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Kraken announces major update in MtGox claims investigation

Global digital asset exchange Kraken today shared major news from Tokyo’s court-appointed trustee in the investigation of claims from MtGox creditors. During a scheduled and long-awaited Creditor’s Meeting in Tokyo, Trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi announced today that 24,750 creditors have filed claims to date. The total amount claimed to date was 263,519,268,303,371 JPY, or approximately $2,411,412,137,427 USD, though…

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May 11, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Kraken adds Ether dark pool trading

Bitcoin and digital exchange operator Kraken has announced that it became the first and only exchange to offer clients Ether (ETH) Dark Pool trading. The Ether Dark Pool allows clients to discreetly place large ether orders without exposing their intentions to the public, lit order book. The introduction of Kraken’s Ether Dark Pool comes in…

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April 12, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Japan's Money Partners Group joins Kraken Series B investment round

Kraken - one of the world’s largest Bitcoin, Ethereum and digital asset exchanges - has announced an investment from Money Partners Group, one of Japan’s leading foreign exchange brokerages, as part of Kraken's Series B financing round. While Kraken didn't disclose the size or terms of the Money Partners Group investment, we believe it is in the multi-million dollar range. Tokyo-based Money…

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February 17, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Kraken announces significant progress in MtGox claims investigation

Global bitcoin exchange Kraken today shared that “significant progress” has been made in the investigation into claims from creditors of MtGox. In November 2014, Kraken was selected to assist Tokyo District Court-appointed Trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi in the bankruptcy investigation of missing Bitcoin, receiving claims and distributing remaining assets to creditors of MtGox. Today, the Trustee…

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February 01, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Bitcoin exchange Kraken inks multi-million dollar deal with Japan's SBI Holdings Inc to lead Series B

Today global bitcoin exchange Kraken announced a multi-million dollar agreement with SBI Investment, one of Japan’s leading and most respected venture capital firms, to invest in and lead the Series B round of financing in Kraken. SBI Investment is the venture capital arm of SBI Holdings Inc (TYO:8473), the world’s first internet-based financial conglomerate. The terms of…

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January 19, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Kraken, the SF-based global bitcoin exchange announces M&A acquiring Coinsetter and Cavirtex

Global bitcoin exchange Kraken today announced that they are acquiring major exchanges Coinsetter and Cavirtex. NYC-based Coinsetter, founded in 2012, is one of America’s most prominent national bitcoin exchanges, and Cavirtex, founded in 2011, is Canada’s first bitcoin exchange with unmatched historical trading volume in the country. With these two acquisitions, Kraken sets the stage for an…

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