Kraken

Kraken Head of Strategy Thomas Perfumo discusses what's next for the exchange following a year of crypto price collapses and a wave of industry bankruptcies. Perfumo also discusses the decision to close Kraken's Abu Dhabi office and the lingering crypto contagion concerns in the wake of FTX's collapse.

8 feb 2023

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken said it will exit Japan and de-register from the Financial Services Agency (JFSA) as of January 31. Umee Founder and CEO Brent Xu discusses Kraken's decision following its recent 30% layoff of its global workforce.

28 dic 2022

Reacting to Kraken's Jesse Powell tweeting about Binance's proof of reserves system, Binance Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillman discusses the crypto exchange's bitcoin reserves. "In the end, the marketplace is going to mandate this ... we're going to do what's required of us."

1 dic 2022

Por William Foxley, Zack Seward, Jennifer Sanasie, Wendy O30 nov 2022

Crypto exchange Kraken is cutting 30% of its global workforce – around 1,100 people – in response to the crypto market downturn. This comes as it reached a settlement with the Treasury Department over serving customers in Iran. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in a string of continued layoffs across the industry.

30 nov 2022

Crypto lender BlockFi files for bankruptcy protection as FTX contagion spreads. JPMorgan says crypto market regulatory initiatives that are already underway are likely to be accelerated. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reaches a settlement with crypto exchange Kraken over serving customers in Iran.

28 nov 2022

Following the downfall of the FTX empire, why should retail investors trust other centralized exchanges? "Our security team is larger than the entirety of FTX," says Dave Ripley, incoming CEO of Kraken. He discusses the "silver lining" coming out of the FTX "tragedy."

23 nov 2022

CoinDesk's sister company Genesis Global Capital has reportedly hired an investment bank to explore options, including a potential bankruptcy. Kraken incoming CEO Dave Ripley discusses the potential contagion concerns and the wider impact of the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. Plus, how Kraken differentiates itself from competitors as the centralized exchange model comes under scrutiny.

23 nov 2022

Por Nathaniel Whittemore22 nov 2022

Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading within a $600 range while the token’s correlation with both risk-on and risk-off assets rose in September, according to Kraken Intelligence. Plus, insights on the quiet BTC whale activities in the past month. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

6 oct 2022