Kraken, the SF-based global bitcoin exchange announces M&A acquiring Coinsetter and Cavirtex LeapRate

January 19, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Kraken, the SF-based global bitcoin exchange announces M&A acquiring Coinsetter and Cavirtex

Global bitcoin exchange Kraken today announced that they are acquiring major exchanges Coinsetter and Cavirtex. NYC-based Coinsetter, founded in 2012, is one of America’s most prominent national bitcoin exchanges, and Cavirtex, founded in 2011, is Canada’s first bitcoin exchange with unmatched historical trading volume in the country. With these two acquisitions, Kraken sets the stage for an…

June 29, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Bitcoin exchange Kraken opens in Canada with Vogogo

Kraken will be offering both Interac and EFT payments in Canadian dollars as it enters the Canadian market

May 26, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Bitcoin can now be traded against the Euro as Kraken launches leveraged margin trading

North American interest in Bitcoin as a bona fide method of payment has mushroomed over the last year, with regulatory approval and technological infrastructure backed by vast venture capital funds. With the ground laid by such advances, the age of exchange-based virtual currency trading is now here

May 04, 2015 BY Mike Fox

Retail and institutional Forex providers make major moves | LeapRate Weekly Look Back April 27th – May 3rd

A look back at some of the most intriguing and popular Forex industry news stories from the past week at LeapRate. To make sure that you receive timely access to all LeapRate news throughout the week, sign up to our Forex Industry Newsletter on the right… →

April 30, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Bitcoin: An open and candid discussion with Jesse Powell, CEO of Kraken

"How, in what sense, was MtGox the focus of fringe investors and mavericks? Which exchanges are fully regulated (licensed)? How would we know whether an exchange is highly secure? Bitstamp was just hacked and other exchanges have not performed audits. I don’t agree that there has been a rapid change" - Jesse Powell, CEO, Kraken

April 22, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

MtGox customers may be able to receive bankruptcy distributions in Bitcoin via Kraken

With the support if Kraken Bitcoin exchange, MtGox's bankruptcy trustee has created a system that will enable users to file, through a website, bankruptcy claims against MtGox regarding Bitcoin and cash

November 27, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Kraken the antidote to Mtgox losses?

The outcome of the MtGox bankruptcy proceedings will deeply affect the Bitcoin community as a whole" - Jesse Powell, CEO, Kraken

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