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Kraken begins roll out of debit card across the UK and EU

Crypto platform Kraken has rolled out the Krak card, a multi-asset debit card for fiat and crypto payments.

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Kraken eyes IPO after latest funding round

A day after securing a $20 billion valuation in its latest funding round, crypto exchange Kraken says it has confidentially filed to go public in the US.

19 November 2025

Company announcement/crypto

IG Group sells US futures exchanges business to Payward

IG Group Holdings plc (“IG”, “the Group”) today announces that it has completed the sale of Small Exchange Inc (“Small Exchange”) to Payward Inc (“Payward”), the parent company of the crypto exchange Kraken.

16 October 2025

News/crypto

Kraken acquires Capitalise.ai

Crypto exchange Kraken has acquired Capitalise.ai, an Israel-based supplier of no-code, natural-language trading and analytical tools.

21 August 2025

Company announcement/crypto

OpenPayd to provide instant fiat movement with Kraken

OpenPayd, a leading provider of financial infrastructure, is today announcing a partnership with Kraken, a technology platform built on crypto that unlocks access and reduces inefficiencies to drive financial freedom, to launch instant, global fiat payment capabilities, accelerating real-time money movement for the digital asset economy.

30 July 2025

Company announcement/crypto

Kraken launches US regulated derivatives offering

Kraken, a technology platform built on crypto that unlocks access and reduces inefficiencies to drive financial freedom, today announced the launch of Kraken Derivatives US, a regulated US derivatives offering.

15 July 2025

News/crypto

Kraken issued crypto licence in Ireland

Crypto exchange Kraken has become the first company to be awarded a Markets in Crypto Assets (Mica) licence from Ireland's central bank.

27 June 2025

Company announcement/crypto

Kraken launches all-in-one global money app

Kraken, a technology platform built on crypto that unlocks access and reduces inefficiencies to drive financial freedom, today unveils the launch of Krak: a next generation, all-in-one global money app.

26 June 2025

Company announcement/crypto

Kraken rolls out crypto-as-a-service for banks and fintechs

Kraken, one of the longest-standing, most liquid and secure cryptocurrency exchanges, today announced the launch of Kraken Embed, a new Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS) solution for neobanks, fintechs, traditional banks to seamlessly provide clients with direct access to cryptocurrency.

30 April 2025

Company announcement/crypto

Bunq partners Kraken for crypto investing

Bunq, the second largest neobank in Europe, today launched bunq Crypto, empowering its users to safely and effortlessly invest in the cryptocurrency market. Starting today, users in the Netherlands, France, Spain, Ireland, Italy, and Belgium can begin their crypto investing journey right in the bunq app.

29 April 2025

Company announcement/crypto

Kraken expands beyond crypto to offer trading in US-listed stocks and ETFs

Kraken, one of the longest standing and most secure cryptocurrency platforms, today announced the initial rollout of commission-free trading for over 11,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs to clients in New Jersey, Connecticut, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Idaho, Iowa, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Alabama and the District of Columbia.

14 April 2025

News/crypto

Kraken and Mastercard team on crypto debit cards

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is working with Mastercard to allow customers in the UK and Europe to spend their crypto at over 150 million merchants worldwide.

09 April 2025