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Kraken is one of the largest and oldest crypto exchanges in the world, founded in 2011. It is dedicated to making cryptocurrency accessible and available to the world and enabling people from all walks of life to invest in their independence. In September 2020, the state of Wyoming granted Kraken a license to create a crypto bank in the state, making it the first US crypto exchange to do so.
Bonk Guy: USELESS Trading Volume Has Approached DOGE, but Market Cap Gap Is About 72x
Odaily Report: Bonk Guy posted on X platform stating that he is long-term bullish on USELESS becoming the next-generation representative Meme coin similar to DOGE and PEPE, mainly based on the token's trading data performance. USELESS's trading volume on Coinbase has surpassed DOGE, its trading volume on European exchange Bitvavo is close to 3 times that of DOGE, and its trading volume on Kraken is also approaching DOGE.Meanwhile, Bonk Guy stated that apart from USELESS and DOGE, no other Meme coins appear among the top 50 crypto assets by trading volume on the aforementioned three exchanges. USELESS currently has a market cap of approximately $186 million, while DOGE has a market cap of approximately $13.4 billion, a difference of about 72x between the two. Bonk Guy believes that USELESS continues to demonstrate trading activity and liquidity approaching DOGE on multiple mainstream trading platforms, but there remains a significant valuation gap.
Superlogic Acquires Entravel Crypto Business and Spree, Animoca Brands Becomes Strategic Investor
Odaily News: This acquisition will enhance Bookit's ability to provide crypto institutions with native travel and experience booking platform access services, and strengthen the tokenization capabilities of on-chain points and interoperable rewards. As part of the acquisition of Spree.Finance, Animoca Brands will become a strategic investor and shareholder of Superlogic, and its Chief Operating Officer Minh Do will join the Superlogic advisory board. Following the completion of the acquisition, the Bookit ecosystem will add 27 white-label partners including Kraken, MetaMask, and EtherFi, and open a travel, retail, and VIP experience network covering over 2 million merchants to partners and end users.
Payward Secures $100M Investment from Nasdaq, Valuation Reaches $21B
Odaily News: Kraken's parent company Payward has announced a $100 million investment from Nasdaq, with a post-investment valuation of $21 billion. Nasdaq stated that this investment will deepen collaboration between the two parties in digital asset custody and token infrastructure. Nasdaq has already established a digital assets division around related businesses. Kraken already operates a UK-regulated business overseen by the Financial Conduct Authority, and has completed its acquisition of NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion to expand its futures trading business. Payward's listing remains in the planning stage, with no application filed yet.
Nasdaq Plans to Invest in Kraken Parent Company Payward at $21 Billion Valuation
According to Bloomberg, insiders said Nasdaq will invest $100 million into Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, through its venture capital arm to continue building infrastructure that supports tokenized stock trading. The investment values Payward at $21 billion and further expands the partnership announced by both companies in March this year.
Solmate increased holdings by approximately 1,000 SOL, pushing total portfolio value over $100 million.
据 Businesswire 报道，Solmate Infrastructure PLC（NASDAQ: SLMT）宣布，于 2026 年 8 月 20 日收购约 1,000 枚 SOL。截至当日，公司持有约 125 万枚 SOL。按 Kraken 8 月 19 日 16:30（美东时间）SOL 价格 85 美元计算，其 SOL 持仓估值约为 1.022 亿美元。
Entravel completes $7.5 million funding round, co-led by Ethereal Ventures and Finality Capital
Odaily News: Crypto travel platform Entravel has completed a $7.5 million funding round, co-led by Ethereal Ventures and Finality Capital, with participation from GSR, Varrock, G1 Ventures, Seier Capital, Veris Ventures, Funfair Ventures, and WTG Ventures.Entravel provides travel booking systems for over 40 brands including Kraken and MetaMask, covering 300 million users with an average booking conversion rate exceeding 10%. The company was founded in 2026. (Tech Funding News)
Kraken briefly experienced trading and withdrawal outages, official says issue resolved
community users noticed Kraken experienced a period earlier where trading or withdrawals were unavailable.Kraken officially posted at 10:42 announcing: "We are investigating an issue affecting spot and derivatives clients connecting to the platform and submitting orders through all web, mobile applications, and REST and WebSocket connections. We are working to resolve the issue and will provide updates as more information becomes available."At 11:42, Kraken posted another update on progress, stating the issue had been resolved.OneKey founder Yishi commented on the matter: "Looks like Kraken had an issue just now too. Trading and withdrawals were unavailable, and the entire exchange went into 'post-only' mode. It's recovered now, but it really gave me a scare. Right now, attacking is far easier than defending. We must devote all our efforts to security. Full 'fortress mode' engaged."
CF Benchmarks Launches On-Chain Pricing Service, Bringing BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Index Data On-Chain
Odaily reports: CF Benchmarks, the index provider under Kraken's parent company Payward, has launched CFB Oracle, bringing pricing benchmarks for BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF and CME Group cryptocurrency futures into blockchain applications. The service provides benchmark data across cryptocurrency, equities, bonds, commodities, and forex markets, enabling developers to build products such as on-chain index funds, tokenized portfolios, and derivatives.CF Benchmarks states that its indices currently serve products representing over $120 billion in assets. CFB Oracle now supports Ethereum, HyperEVM, and Robinhood Chain, with plans to expand to other compatible networks in the future. Payward also plans to use the service to provide pricing data for its upcoming U.S. perpetual contract product, which is still awaiting regulatory approval. The service will compete with oracle providers such as Chainlink and Pyth. (CoinDesk)
Kraken parent company Payward plans to deploy a CFTC-regulated perpetual futures market through Hyperliquid.
Hyperliquid officially announced that Payward, the parent company of Kraken, plans to use Hyperliquid as underlying infrastructure to deploy a perpetual futures market for U.S. users, becoming the first institution to deploy CFTC-regulated trading products on the HIP-3* market. The specific plan still requires regulatory approval.
Kraken's parent company receives in-principle approval in Kazakhstan to provide crypto trading and custody services
Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has received an in-principle approval from Kazakhstan's AFSA. It plans to provide digital asset trading, investment trading, and custody services through Payward Kazakhstan at the Astana International Financial Centre. Upon securing the final license, local users will also gain access to Kraken's global order book and major market liquidity.
Inquiry into purpose of holding has been withdrawn, Kraken maintains XMR listing
Odaily reports: Arjun Sethi posted that Kraken's inquiries to Monero (XMR) buyers regarding employer, source of funds, and purpose of holding were improper. The relevant inquiries have been withdrawn, customers are not required to provide information, and the question about the purpose of holding has been canceled. Kraken still retains source-of-funds verification, and XMR remains listed for trading; Kraken does not accept XMR deposits, users in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom cannot trade, and users in Canada and Australia cannot deposit, hold, or trade.
Kalshi and Polymarket crypto event contracts hit a record $2.7 billion in weekly trading volume, with 15-minute BTC price predictions emerging as a new hotspot
According to Dune data, nominal trading volume for crypto-related event contracts on Kalshi and Polymarket reached $2.7 billion last week, setting an all-time high. Bitcoin short-term up/down contracts were particularly active, with Kalshi's 15-minute Bitcoin price prediction contracts seeing single trades exceeding $1 million, and some traders using trading bots to capture opportunities in the final seconds before contract expiration.Cryptocurrency has now become the second-largest trading category on both platforms after sports. Crypto trading platforms including Coinbase, Crypto.com, Gemini, and Kraken are expanding their businesses by applying for relevant licenses or partnering with prediction markets. Meanwhile, declining spot trading volume on centralized exchanges is also pushing crypto platforms to seek business diversification. However, as multiple U.S. states mount legal challenges against sports-related prediction contracts, the regulatory trajectory could also affect the industry's development. (Bloomberg)
Kraken briefly experienced trading and withdrawal outages, official says issue resolved
community users noticed Kraken experienced a period earlier where trading or withdrawals were unavailable.Kraken officially posted at 10:42 announcing: "We are investigating an issue affecting spot and derivatives clients connecting to the platform and submitting orders through all web, mobile applications, and REST and WebSocket connections. We are working to resolve the issue and will provide updates as more information becomes available."At 11:42, Kraken posted another update on progress, stating the issue had been resolved.OneKey founder Yishi commented on the matter: "Looks like Kraken had an issue just now too. Trading and withdrawals were unavailable, and the entire exchange went into 'post-only' mode. It's recovered now, but it really gave me a scare. Right now, attacking is far easier than defending. We must devote all our efforts to security. Full 'fortress mode' engaged."
Kraken reports trading service issues; analyst says it may face liquidity pressure, with Aave-related exposure reportedly exceeding $130 million
Bitcoin News posted on X that Kraken says users are experiencing issues connecting to the platform and submitting orders via web, mobile, and API services. After the Aave market was paused, an analyst cited Kraken's reportedly over $130 million exposure and speculated that it may face liquidity pressure. No liquidity crisis has been confirmed so far.
以太坊 ICO 远古巨鲸转出最后 7594 枚 ETH 至 Kraken，累计获利约 2.735 亿美元
据余烬监测，一名通过 ICO 认购 20 万枚 ETH 的远古巨鲸，于 6 小时前将地址中最后的 7,594 枚 ETH（约 1,779 万美元）转入 Kraken，完成清仓。该巨鲸当年以 0.311 美元的价格认购 20 万枚 ETH，成本约 6.2 万美元，过去多年陆续卖出 ETH 的均价约为 1,368 美元，累计变现约 2.736 亿美元。
931 BTC transferred from Kraken to an unknown wallet
Whale Alert detected 931 BTC being transferred from Kraken to an unknown wallet, valued at approximately $75.15 million.
Two addresses deposited a total of 5,069.5 ETH to exchanges, worth a combined $11.69 million
Odaily reports: According to on-chain analyst Aunt Ai, address 0x882…42058 deposited 2,558.5 ETH to Kraken, worth $5.9 million. This address had accumulated its position in batches between 2025 and 2026, with an average withdrawal price of approximately $2,880; if sold this time, it would exit at a loss. Address 0x5a3…Cf9F5, after being dormant for 11 months, redeemed 2,511 ETH from Aave 2 hours ago and deposited all of it to Binance, worth $5.79 million.
Inquiry into purpose of holding has been withdrawn, Kraken maintains XMR listing
Odaily reports: Arjun Sethi posted that Kraken's inquiries to Monero (XMR) buyers regarding employer, source of funds, and purpose of holding were improper. The relevant inquiries have been withdrawn, customers are not required to provide information, and the question about the purpose of holding has been canceled. Kraken still retains source-of-funds verification, and XMR remains listed for trading; Kraken does not accept XMR deposits, users in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom cannot trade, and users in Canada and Australia cannot deposit, hold, or trade.
Behind the Market Sentiment Index: Kraken, Hyperliquid, and OKX Become Market Focus After Binance Hack Incident
Odaily Report: Joe Vezz, CEO of social monitoring platform LunarCrush, posted on X platform stating, "According to monitoring, after the Binance hacking incident, Kraken's related market sentiment index rose by 10 points; subsequently, Hyperliquid's related index rose by 4 points; OKX's related index rose by 3 points.
Kraken briefly experienced trading and withdrawal outages, official says issue resolved
community users noticed Kraken experienced a period earlier where trading or withdrawals were unavailable.Kraken officially posted at 10:42 announcing: "We are investigating an issue affecting spot and derivatives clients connecting to the platform and submitting orders through all web, mobile applications, and REST and WebSocket connections. We are working to resolve the issue and will provide updates as more information becomes available."At 11:42, Kraken posted another update on progress, stating the issue had been resolved.OneKey founder Yishi commented on the matter: "Looks like Kraken had an issue just now too. Trading and withdrawals were unavailable, and the entire exchange went into 'post-only' mode. It's recovered now, but it really gave me a scare. Right now, attacking is far easier than defending. We must devote all our efforts to security. Full 'fortress mode' engaged."
UK NCA warns criminals are "innovatively" using crypto assets to launder money
According to Decrypt, the UK National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) stated in its annual report that criminals are "innovatively" leveraging crypto asset products to evade detection and transfer illicit funds at scale, while also highlighting AI alongside cryptocurrencies as an emerging threat method. Crypto assets have been ranked third among the nine priority economic crime areas jointly designated by NECC, the FCA, and the Treasury. NECC stated it will build more proactive, intelligence-driven crypto capabilities to actively identify targets for enforcement action. Previously, the NCA, in collaboration with the US Secret Service, Coinbase, Binance, Kraken, and Tether, conducted "Operation Atlantic," which identified 20,000 phishing attack victims and resulted in the freezing of $12 million in assets this March.
Kraken Says It Was Hit by a "Dust Attack," Some Customer Accounts Temporarily Locked
According to Bloomberg, digital asset exchange Kraken stated that some customer accounts were temporarily locked after receiving small cryptocurrency transfers from wallets linked to the sanctioned exchange HTX. Kraken refers to such transfers as "dust attacks," which involve sending tiny involuntary transactions to disrupt or manipulate other cryptocurrency users. In this incident, Kraken believes the attackers' objective was likely to trigger the platform's compliance review by spreading sanctioned funds.
454,000 USDC Loss Compensation Method Faces Five Questions from D2 Finance
according to D2 Finance monitoring, derivatives strategy protocol D2 Finance has raised five public questions regarding Tori Finance's operations to cover the shortfall after the Term Finance incident. These include: why 250,500 trUSD tokens were minted in advance instead of directly using existing USDC reserves; the source of the collateral used for minting; the other half of the funds coming from Kraken's hot wallet; the transparency page showing a buffer range of only approximately $17,600, or roughly 3 basis points, far below the scale of the incident's impact; as well as Delta Neutrality verification, high-yield money market positions, and hedging methods. Previously, the Term Finance governance vulnerability incident affected RockawayX Tori USDC Vault, resulting in a loss of approximately 454,000 USDC. RockawayX and Tori Finance subsequently stated that the loss has been fully covered by both parties.
Rapid7 discloses crypto phishing campaign targeting 885,000 phone numbers and involving 5,576 Binance accounts
Odaily News Rapid7, a cybersecurity firm, has disclosed a crypto phishing campaign named Operation Asterix that targets approximately 885,000 phone numbers across multiple countries, redirecting victims to fraudulent wallet service websites. A total of 5,576 phone numbers have been matched with Binance user accounts and placed on the attack queue.The attackers steal seed phrases through fake apps impersonating Ledger, Trezor, and Exodus, while also contacting victims via fraudulent customer support emails and phone calls. Rapid7 also found that among over 316,000 phone numbers in Germany, 43,066 were matched with crypto trading accounts, representing a hit rate of approximately 13.6%.The related attacks also include a bulk phone number verification tool targeting Kraken accounts, and the investigation revealed that AI tools are being widely used in phishing operations. According to data from blockchain security firm Hacken, phishing attacks and social engineering scams caused $306 million in losses in the first quarter of this year, accounting for the majority of the $482 million total losses in the crypto industry. (Cointelegraph)
Kraken briefly experienced trading and withdrawal outages, official says issue resolved
community users noticed Kraken experienced a period earlier where trading or withdrawals were unavailable.Kraken officially posted at 10:42 announcing: "We are investigating an issue affecting spot and derivatives clients connecting to the platform and submitting orders through all web, mobile applications, and REST and WebSocket connections. We are working to resolve the issue and will provide updates as more information becomes available."At 11:42, Kraken posted another update on progress, stating the issue had been resolved.OneKey founder Yishi commented on the matter: "Looks like Kraken had an issue just now too. Trading and withdrawals were unavailable, and the entire exchange went into 'post-only' mode. It's recovered now, but it really gave me a scare. Right now, attacking is far easier than defending. We must devote all our efforts to security. Full 'fortress mode' engaged."
Kraken Launches Kraken Wallet Browser Extension, Supporting Multi-Chain Wallets, Cross-Chain Swaps, and Bridging
Washington Sanchez, Head of Product at Kraken Wallet, stated that the self-custodial Kraken Wallet browser extension is now live, supporting multiple networks including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Ink, Base, and Robinhood Chain. Users can create or import wallets using a mnemonic phrase or private key, use view-only wallets, or log in via email, Google, Apple, or passkeys. The extension also supports single-chain and cross-chain swaps, as well as cross-chain bridging, with related fees set at 10 basis points.
CF Benchmarks Launches On-Chain Pricing Service, Bringing BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Index Data On-Chain
Odaily reports: CF Benchmarks, the index provider under Kraken's parent company Payward, has launched CFB Oracle, bringing pricing benchmarks for BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF and CME Group cryptocurrency futures into blockchain applications. The service provides benchmark data across cryptocurrency, equities, bonds, commodities, and forex markets, enabling developers to build products such as on-chain index funds, tokenized portfolios, and derivatives.CF Benchmarks states that its indices currently serve products representing over $120 billion in assets. CFB Oracle now supports Ethereum, HyperEVM, and Robinhood Chain, with plans to expand to other compatible networks in the future. Payward also plans to use the service to provide pricing data for its upcoming U.S. perpetual contract product, which is still awaiting regulatory approval. The service will compete with oracle providers such as Chainlink and Pyth. (CoinDesk)
Hyperliquid Partners with Kraken's Parent Company Payward to Bring Onchain Perpetual Futures Markets to the US
Odaily Report: Hyperliquid co-founder jeff posted that he is excited to partner with Kraken's parent company Payward to advance onchain derivatives development built on Hyperliquid infrastructure and bring a new generation of perpetual futures markets to the US.jeff stated that Kraken is one of the most trusted exchanges in the crypto industry and a firm supporter of blockchain technology and crypto ideals, and that Hyperliquid is honored that Kraken chose to build on Hyperliquid.
Kraken parent company Payward plans to deploy a CFTC-regulated perpetual futures market through Hyperliquid.
Hyperliquid officially announced that Payward, the parent company of Kraken, plans to use Hyperliquid as underlying infrastructure to deploy a perpetual futures market for U.S. users, becoming the first institution to deploy CFTC-regulated trading products on the HIP-3* market. The specific plan still requires regulatory approval.
Tether Partners with Kraken, Bybit and Others to Establish FASE Foundation, Aims to Provide Humanitarian Aid to Up to 1 Million People via Stablecoins
Odaily Report: Tether has announced the establishment of FASE (Financial Access and Systemic Empowerment Foundation), a Swiss nonprofit foundation focused on four key areas: financial security, financial inclusion, access to resources, and responsible AI and robotics technology. Founding parties include Tether, Kraken, Bybit, the Solana Foundation, Chainalysis, and Anchorage Digital, among other institutions.FASE's first batch of projects includes a partnership with youth platform Goodwall, planning to provide digital education and anti-fraud tools to up to 10 million young people, with a focus on Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia; and a pilot with Prosper Global to distribute humanitarian aid via stablecoins, initially covering up to 1 million people.In addition, FASE will collaborate with the United Nations Trust Fund to support civil society organizations in multiple African countries that provide assistance to survivors of human trafficking.
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A newly created wallet withdrew 68,773 SOL from a CEX, worth approximately $6.65 million
According to Lookonchain monitoring, a newly created wallet withdrew 68,773 SOL from Kraken, Bybit, and OKX, worth approximately $6.65 million.
Behind the Market Sentiment Index: Kraken, Hyperliquid, and OKX Become Market Focus After Binance Hack Incident
Odaily Report: Joe Vezz, CEO of social monitoring platform LunarCrush, posted on X platform stating, "According to monitoring, after the Binance hacking incident, Kraken's related market sentiment index rose by 10 points; subsequently, Hyperliquid's related index rose by 4 points; OKX's related index rose by 3 points.
Kraken briefly experienced trading and withdrawal outages, official says issue resolved
community users noticed Kraken experienced a period earlier where trading or withdrawals were unavailable.Kraken officially posted at 10:42 announcing: "We are investigating an issue affecting spot and derivatives clients connecting to the platform and submitting orders through all web, mobile applications, and REST and WebSocket connections. We are working to resolve the issue and will provide updates as more information becomes available."At 11:42, Kraken posted another update on progress, stating the issue had been resolved.OneKey founder Yishi commented on the matter: "Looks like Kraken had an issue just now too. Trading and withdrawals were unavailable, and the entire exchange went into 'post-only' mode. It's recovered now, but it really gave me a scare. Right now, attacking is far easier than defending. We must devote all our efforts to security. Full 'fortress mode' engaged."
Kraken reports trading service issues; analyst says it may face liquidity pressure, with Aave-related exposure reportedly exceeding $130 million
Bitcoin News posted on X that Kraken says users are experiencing issues connecting to the platform and submitting orders via web, mobile, and API services. After the Aave market was paused, an analyst cited Kraken's reportedly over $130 million exposure and speculated that it may face liquidity pressure. No liquidity crisis has been confirmed so far.
38 companies oppose tokenizing their stocks via OKX and ICE's TSV, with 23 listed on Nasdaq
Odaily reports: A Fox Business crypto reporter posted on X that Nasdaq representatives allegedly warned issuers listed on its exchange against tokenizing their stocks through OKX and ICE's TSV. So far, 38 companies have raised objections, 23 of which are listed on Nasdaq. Nasdaq previously stated publicly that it is concerned about tokenized stocks trading outside traditional market structures, and said it has no plans to launch TSV; the exchange is working with Kraken on a tokenization model independent of TSV, slated for launch in Q2 2027.
Kraken Launches Kraken Wallet Browser Extension, Supporting Multi-Chain Wallets, Cross-Chain Swaps, and Bridging
Washington Sanchez, Head of Product at Kraken Wallet, stated that the self-custodial Kraken Wallet browser extension is now live, supporting multiple networks including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Ink, Base, and Robinhood Chain. Users can create or import wallets using a mnemonic phrase or private key, use view-only wallets, or log in via email, Google, Apple, or passkeys. The extension also supports single-chain and cross-chain swaps, as well as cross-chain bridging, with related fees set at 10 basis points.