Kraken

Kraken said its customers can now buy cryptocurrencies on its app using Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple Pay and Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Pay. What Happened: The Kraken App would automatically connect with the existing Apple Pay or Google Pay account of...

Despite a pullback from highs near $65,000 earlier this year, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is in the middle of a bull run, Kraken Director of Growth Marketing Dan Held told Benzinga in an interview Tuesday. Bitcoin In 2021: Bitcoin’s journey in price is important, Held said during the 2021...

U.S.-based crypto exchange Kraken is planning to expand in Europe by the end of the year. What Happened: "We are working on a license in an EU country," said Founder and CEO Jesse Powell in an interview with German publication Handelsblatt.  The Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ...

What Happened: Gemini, the crypto exchange led by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, anticipates it will surpass Binance to become the largest crypto exchange by volume. This is despite the fact that Binance’s daily spot trading volume currently exceeds Gemini’s by over 100 times,...

What Happened: Jesse Powell, CEO of crypto exchange Kraken, thinks Elon Musk has more to learn on the topic of Bitcoin mining. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Powell said that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is “a lot greener than people give it credit for” addressing the Tesla Inc (NASDAQ...

Kraken’s Chief Executive is reportedly reconsidering the direct listing approach to take the crypto exchange public. What Happened: Jesse Powell, who co-founded Kraken in 2013 and acts as the exchange’s CEO, told Fortune on Thursday that an IPO now seems like a more...

What Happened: U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis called for her Twitter followers to send her their Bitcoin success stories, issues, and concerns after her appearance at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami. Please send me your #Bitcoin success stories. Please send me your issues and concerns. Thanks for...

Benzinga will be holding its annual Benzinga Global Fintech Awards, a day of dealmaking, networking, and recognition in the financial technology space, on Nov. 11, 2021. The event will award Benzinga Listmakers, those top companies part of Benzinga’s Global Fintech Index, for their...

The U.S.-based crypto exchange Kraken will now be obliged to provide the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with details about its users engaged in cryptocurrency transactions equivalent to $20,000. What Happened: A court order ruled that the IRS was authorized to serve a John Doe...

Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) is one of the most highly anticipated IPOs the market has seen in some time. The company is going public with strong interest and an increased valuation for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the largest cryptocurrency by market cap. Coinbase reported year-over-year revenue growth...

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, hit a new all-time high of $2,199 earlier today. What Happened: The cryptocurrency price gained 2.15% overnight after this weekend saw two consecutive days of ETH trading above its crucial resistance level of $2000. Analysts...

Kraken, the second-largest U.S.-based crypto exchange after Coinbase, has set its sights on going public in 2022, according to CEO Jesse Powell. What Happened:  Powell, who founded Kraken in 2011, told CNBC that it had plans to go public sometime next year. “It would probably...