Kraken

Kraken Acquires TradeStation Crypto to Expand Regulatory Licensing in US
Kraken Acquires TradeStation Crypto to Expand Regulatory Licensing in US
April 18, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is buying TradeStation Crypto, the digital assets unit of TradeStation Group. With this acquisition, Kraken aims to expand its regulatory licensing in the United States,...

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Crypto.com Adding 1,400 Employees as Bitcoin, Other Tokens Rally
Crypto.com Adding 1,400 Employees as Bitcoin, Other Tokens Rally
April 16, 2024  |  Personnel

Crypto.com is in the process of adding 1,400 employees, a little more than a year after cutting one-fifth of its staff.  The turnaround at the...

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Compliance Officers Say Crypto Industry Can Learn From Exchanges’ Settlements
Compliance Officers Say Crypto Industry Can Learn From Exchanges’ Settlements
April 10, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency industry can learn lessons from the settlements three crypto exchanges reached with regulators. So said the chief compliance officers of Binance, Coinbase and Kraken...

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Crypto Exchange Kraken Unveils Institutional Solution
Crypto Exchange Kraken Unveils Institutional Solution
February 27, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is introducing a new solution for firms looking to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency. Dubbed Kraken Institutional, the new brand aims to...

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Coinbase Denies Reports of Nigerian Crypto Ban
Coinbase Denies Reports of Nigerian Crypto Ban
February 25, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase is denying reports that it is being blocked in Nigeria. Last week saw a report by the Financial Times (FT) that the Nigerian government...

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Google Follows Apple in Yanking Crypto Apps in India
Google Follows Apple in Yanking Crypto Apps in India
January 14, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Google has removed several cryptocurrency platforms from its Indian Play store. The removal, as reported Saturday (Jan. 13) by TechCrunch, involves crypto giants including Binance and Kraken, and follows...

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India to Block 9 Offshore Virtual Digital Asset Service Providers
India to Block 9 Offshore Virtual Digital Asset Service Providers
December 28, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIU IND) aims to block the URLs of nine offshore virtual digital asset service providers (VDA SPs). The regulator has...

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SEC’s ‘Forever War’ on Crypto Enters Year 7
SEC’s ‘Forever War’ on Crypto Enters Year 7
December 28, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Next year marks the seventh year of the SEC’s battle to regulate cryptocurrencies. The Wall Street Journal describes the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) campaign to rein...

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SEC Charges Kraken With Running Unregistered Securities Exchange
SEC Charges Kraken With Running Unregistered Securities Exchange
November 21, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Kraken with running an unregistered cryptocurrency exchange. The SEC’s complaint, filed Monday (Nov. 20), accuses Kraken of making hundreds of millions of dollars...

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