Kraken, a Bitcoin exchange, has announced its launching in Japan, aiming itself at the nation’s large number of finance professionals and active traders.
Payward, Kraken’s parent company, reported $2.2 billion in adjusted revenue for 2025, up 33% year-over-year, driven by expansion into traditional assets and strategic acquisitions including NinjaTrader and Breakout.
Kraken introduced DeFi Earn on January 26, enabling users to access decentralized finance yields of up to 8% APY through three automated vault strategies without seed phrases or manual transactions.
Kraken-backed SPAC KRAKacquisition aims to raise $250M on Nasdaq. The move supports Kraken’s push into public markets
xStocks recently went my Iive on the TON blockchain, providing users with more network options to choose from.
Kraken and Deutsche Börse are in collaboration to bridge traditional and digital markets.
Kraken has acquired Backed Finance, absorbing its xStocks tokenization platform that enables trading of Wall Street equities as digital tokens.
Kraken has introduced Krak: a new all-in-one crypto account combining card spending, instant global transfers, and crypto Vaults offering up to 10% APY. Available to users in the UK and the EU.
Kraken files for IPO with the SEC and raises $800M in funding at a $20 billion valuation.
BitMEX and Kraken experienced front-end outages for three hours on Nov. 18 due to a global Cloudflare service degradation. Cloudflare resolved the issue at 14:42 UTC after implementing fixes.
Kraken has announced Auto Earn, a new feature that automatically earns weekly rewards on users’ crypto, stablecoin, and fiat balances – all while keeping funds fully accessible and liquid.
Three digital finance leaders unite to create blockchain infrastructure for tokenized securities, projecting market growth from $30B to $10T by 2030.
Kraken Pro has introduced crypto collateral for perpetual futures trading in Europe, letting verified EU traders use BTC, ETH, and stablecoins as regulated margin assets.
Kraken is celebrating Thanksgiving 2025 with a $50,000 Turkey Trading Competition that rewards every U.S. futures trader with festive prizes and guaranteed bonuses.
Kraken achieved record quarterly revenue of $648 million in Q3 2025, marking a 47% increase from the previous quarter alongside significant growth in platform volume and user accounts.
U.S. clients on Kraken receive new stock and ETF trading features, unifying the investing experience for both traditional assets and cryptocurrencies.