Bitcoin exchange Kraken acquires charting and trading platform Cryptowatch
Cryptowatch founder Artur Sapek will be joining Kraken to continue developing Cryptowatch and lead the development of Kraken’s interface.
Read moreCryptowatch founder Artur Sapek will be joining Kraken to continue developing Cryptowatch and lead the development of Kraken’s interface.
Read moreSan 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).…
Read moreSan 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…
Read moreGlobal 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…
Read moreBitcoin 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…
Read moreKraken - 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…
Read moreBitcoin exchange Kraken has registered more than a twofold rise in the number of new accounts since the announcement of the acquisition of Coinsetter and Cavirtex and the expansion of the company into 37 US states. The company notes that this steep increase does not include the number of migrated accounts, as a result of the…
Read moreGlobal 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…
Read moreToday 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…
Read moreGlobal 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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