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	On 1 May 2025 Kraken announced it had completed the acquisition of NinjaTrader, a U.S. retail futures trading platform; Kraken stated NinjaTrader would continue as a standalone platform under the Kraken suite.<ref name="nt">[https://blog.kraken.com/news/kraken-q1-2025-financials Kraken Blog: Q1 2025 financial update — NinjaTrader acquisition complete (1 May 2025)]</ref> On 1 May 2026 Payward announced it had completed the acquisition of Bitnomial (described by Payward as a CFTC-licensed crypto-native derivatives stack in the U.S.).<ref name="bn">[https://www.payward.com/press-release/payward-completes-acquisition-of-bitnomial-the-first-fully-cftc-licensed-crypto-native-derivatives-stack-in-the-us Payward: completes acquisition of Bitnomial (1 May 2026)]</ref>		On 1 May 2025 Kraken announced it had completed the acquisition of NinjaTrader, a U.S. retail futures trading platform; Kraken stated NinjaTrader would continue as a standalone platform under the Kraken suite.<ref name="nt">[https://blog.kraken.com/news/kraken-q1-2025-financials Kraken Blog: Q1 2025 financial update — NinjaTrader acquisition complete (1 May 2025)]</ref> On 1 May 2026 Payward announced it had completed the acquisition of Bitnomial (described by Payward as a CFTC-licensed crypto-native derivatives stack in the U.S.).<ref name="bn">[https://www.payward.com/press-release/payward-completes-acquisition-of-bitnomial-the-first-fully-cftc-licensed-crypto-native-derivatives-stack-in-the-us Payward: completes acquisition of Bitnomial (1 May 2026)]</ref>

	~~Obsolete deposit / withdrawal how-to tables and 2015–2017 cite clutter formerly on this page are omitted from this rewrite.~~

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	{{Infobox company\|name=Kraken\|parent=Payward, Inc.\|industry=[[Currency exchange\|Cryptocurrency exchange]]\|website=[https://www.kraken.com/ kraken.com]}}		{{Infobox company\|name=Kraken\|parent=Payward, Inc.\|industry=[[Currency exchange\|Cryptocurrency exchange]]\|website=[https://www.kraken.com/ kraken.com]}}

	'''Kraken''' is a cryptocurrency exchange operated under the Payward corporate group. It offers spot trading and related services across multiple jurisdictions under local licences and registrations ~~(prefer current kraken.com legal disclosures over older secondary lists)~~.<ref name="site">[https://www.kraken.com/ Kraken]</ref>		'''Kraken''' is a cryptocurrency exchange operated under the Payward corporate group. It offers spot trading and related services across multiple jurisdictions under local licences and registrations.<ref name="site">[https://www.kraken.com/ Kraken]</ref>

	On 1 May 2025 Kraken announced it had completed the acquisition of NinjaTrader, a U.S. retail futures trading platform; Kraken stated NinjaTrader would continue as a standalone platform under the Kraken suite.<ref name="nt">[https://blog.kraken.com/news/kraken-q1-2025-financials Kraken Blog: Q1 2025 financial update — NinjaTrader acquisition complete (1 May 2025)]</ref> On 1 May 2026 Payward announced it had completed the acquisition of Bitnomial (described by Payward as a CFTC-licensed crypto-native derivatives stack in the U.S.).<ref name="bn">[https://www.payward.com/press-release/payward-completes-acquisition-of-bitnomial-the-first-fully-cftc-licensed-crypto-native-derivatives-stack-in-the-us Payward: completes acquisition of Bitnomial (1 May 2026)]</ref>		On 1 May 2025 Kraken announced it had completed the acquisition of NinjaTrader, a U.S. retail futures trading platform; Kraken stated NinjaTrader would continue as a standalone platform under the Kraken suite.<ref name="nt">[https://blog.kraken.com/news/kraken-q1-2025-financials Kraken Blog: Q1 2025 financial update — NinjaTrader acquisition complete (1 May 2025)]</ref> On 1 May 2026 Payward announced it had completed the acquisition of Bitnomial (described by Payward as a CFTC-licensed crypto-native derivatives stack in the U.S.).<ref name="bn">[https://www.payward.com/press-release/payward-completes-acquisition-of-bitnomial-the-first-fully-cftc-licensed-crypto-native-derivatives-stack-in-the-us Payward: completes acquisition of Bitnomial (1 May 2026)]</ref>

NotATether: Rewrite Kraken: Payward group; NinjaTrader complete 1 May 2025; Bitnomial complete 1 May 2026; drop obsolete deposit tables / 2015–17 cite soup

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-'''Kraken''' is a prominent<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/the-biggest-players-investors-in-bitcoin-and-blockchain-152121414.html|title=These are the biggest names in bitcoin and blockchain tech|author=|date=|work=yahoo.com|accessdate=2 June 2016}}</ref> bitcoin exchange operating in Canada,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/06/29/idUKnCCN90FgB3+1ca+MKW20150629?type=companyNews|title=Industry Leading Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Opens in Canada with Vogogo|author=Reuters Editorial|date=29 June 2015|work=Reuters UK}}</ref> the EU,<ref name="acquires clevercoin">{{cite web|url=http://blog.kraken.com/post/146577241947/kraken-acquires-dutch-bitcoin-exchange-clevercoin|title=Kraken Acquires Dutch Bitcoin Exchange CleverCoin|author=Kraken|publisher=Kraken|date=27 June 2016|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref> Japan,<ref name="japan1">Nichols, Shaun. [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/25/kraken_mtgox_bankruptcy/ "Lost your shirt in the MtGox Bitcoin mess? Release the Kraken!']. ''The Register''. 25 May 2016. Accessed 17 June 2016.</ref> and the US, and "the world's largest bitcoin exchange in euro volume and liquidity".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pehub.com/canada/2016/1/vc-backed-kraken-to-buy-canadian-bitcoin-exchange-cavirtex/|title=VC-backed Kraken to buy Canadian bitcoin exchange Cavirtex|year=2016|publisher=Buyouts Insider / Argosy Group LLC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bitcoincharts.com/charts/volumepie/|title=Exchange volume distribution|publisher=Bitcoin Charts|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bitcoinwatch.com/|title=Exchanges|publisher=Bitcoin Watch|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.bitcoinity.org/markets/exchanges/all/24h#volume_desc|title=Bitcoin exchanges|publisher=Bitcoinity|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.bitcoinity.org/markets/volume/30d/EUR?c=e&t=bar|title=Bitcoin trading volume (EUR)|publisher=Bitcoinity|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref>
+{{Infobox company|name=Kraken|parent=Payward, Inc.|industry=[[Currency exchange|Cryptocurrency exchange]]|website=[https://www.kraken.com/ kraken.com]}}
-==Adding Funds==
+'''Kraken''' is a cryptocurrency exchange operated under the Payward corporate group. It offers spot trading and related services across multiple jurisdictions under local licences and registrations (prefer current kraken.com legal disclosures over older secondary lists).<ref name="site">[https://www.kraken.com/ Kraken]</ref>
-===BTC===
+On 1 May 2025 Kraken announced it had completed the acquisition of NinjaTrader, a U.S. retail futures trading platform; Kraken stated NinjaTrader would continue as a standalone platform under the Kraken suite.<ref name="nt">[https://blog.kraken.com/news/kraken-q1-2025-financials Kraken Blog: Q1 2025 financial update — NinjaTrader acquisition complete (1 May 2025)]</ref> On 1 May 2026 Payward announced it had completed the acquisition of Bitnomial (described by Payward as a CFTC-licensed crypto-native derivatives stack in the U.S.).<ref name="bn">[https://www.payward.com/press-release/payward-completes-acquisition-of-bitnomial-the-first-fully-cftc-licensed-crypto-native-derivatives-stack-in-the-us Payward: completes acquisition of Bitnomial (1 May 2026)]</ref>
-===EUR===
+Obsolete deposit / withdrawal how-to tables and 2015–2017 cite clutter formerly on this page are omitted from this rewrite.
 * [[Buying bitcoins]]
 * [[Selling bitcoins]]
-* [http://www.kraken.com Kraken.com] website
+== External links ==
-==References==
+== References ==
-<References />
+<references />
 [[Category:Exchanges]]

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	==External Links==		==External Links==

	* [http://www.kraken.com Kraken.com] ~~web site~~		* [http://www.kraken.com Kraken.com] website

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Kraken''' is a prominent<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/the-biggest-players-investors-in-bitcoin-and-blockchain-152121414.html\|title=These are the biggest names in bitcoin and blockchain tech\|author=\|date=\|work=yahoo.com\|accessdate=2 June 2016}}</ref> bitcoin exchange operating in Canada,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/06/29/idUKnCCN90FgB3+1ca+MKW20150629?type=companyNews\|title=Industry Leading Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Opens in Canada with Vogogo\|author=Reuters Editorial\|date=29 June 2015\|work=Reuters UK}}</ref> the EU,<ref name="acquires clevercoin">{{cite web\|url=http://blog.kraken.com/post/146577241947/kraken-acquires-dutch-bitcoin-exchange-clevercoin\|title=Kraken Acquires Dutch Bitcoin Exchange CleverCoin\|author=Kraken\|publisher=Kraken\|date=27 June 2016\|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref> Japan,<ref name="japan1">Nichols, Shaun. [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/25/kraken_mtgox_bankruptcy/ "Lost your shirt in the MtGox Bitcoin mess? Release the Kraken!']. ''The Register''. 25 May 2016. Accessed 17 June 2016.</ref>		'''Kraken''' is a prominent<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/the-biggest-players-investors-in-bitcoin-and-blockchain-152121414.html\|title=These are the biggest names in bitcoin and blockchain tech\|author=\|date=\|work=yahoo.com\|accessdate=2 June 2016}}</ref> bitcoin exchange operating in Canada,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/06/29/idUKnCCN90FgB3+1ca+MKW20150629?type=companyNews\|title=Industry Leading Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Opens in Canada with Vogogo\|author=Reuters Editorial\|date=29 June 2015\|work=Reuters UK}}</ref> the EU,<ref name="acquires clevercoin">{{cite web\|url=http://blog.kraken.com/post/146577241947/kraken-acquires-dutch-bitcoin-exchange-clevercoin\|title=Kraken Acquires Dutch Bitcoin Exchange CleverCoin\|author=Kraken\|publisher=Kraken\|date=27 June 2016\|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref> Japan,<ref name="japan1">Nichols, Shaun. [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/25/kraken_mtgox_bankruptcy/ "Lost your shirt in the MtGox Bitcoin mess? Release the Kraken!']. ''The Register''. 25 May 2016. Accessed 17 June 2016.</ref> and the US, and "the world's largest bitcoin exchange in euro volume and liquidity".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.pehub.com/canada/2016/1/vc-backed-kraken-to-buy-canadian-bitcoin-exchange-cavirtex/\|title=VC-backed Kraken to buy Canadian bitcoin exchange Cavirtex\|year=2016\|publisher=Buyouts Insider / Argosy Group LLC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://bitcoincharts.com/charts/volumepie/\|title=Exchange volume distribution\|publisher=Bitcoin Charts\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bitcoinwatch.com/\|title=Exchanges\|publisher=Bitcoin Watch\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://data.bitcoinity.org/markets/exchanges/all/24h#volume_desc\|title=Bitcoin exchanges\|publisher=Bitcoinity\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://data.bitcoinity.org/markets/volume/30d/EUR?c=e&t=bar\|title=Bitcoin trading volume (EUR)\|publisher=Bitcoinity\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref>
	and the US, and "the world's largest bitcoin exchange in euro volume and liquidity".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.pehub.com/canada/2016/1/vc-backed-kraken-to-buy-canadian-bitcoin-exchange-cavirtex/\|title=VC-backed Kraken to buy Canadian bitcoin exchange Cavirtex\|year=2016\|publisher=Buyouts Insider / Argosy Group LLC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://bitcoincharts.com/charts/volumepie/\|title=Exchange volume distribution\|publisher=Bitcoin Charts\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bitcoinwatch.com/\|title=Exchanges\|publisher=Bitcoin Watch\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://data.bitcoinity.org/markets/exchanges/all/24h#volume_desc\|title=Bitcoin exchanges\|publisher=Bitcoinity\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://data.bitcoinity.org/markets/volume/30d/EUR?c=e&t=bar\|title=Bitcoin trading volume (EUR)\|publisher=Bitcoinity\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref>

	==Adding Funds==		==Adding Funds==

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	'''Kraken''' is a prominent<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/the-biggest-players-investors-in-bitcoin-and-blockchain-152121414.html\|title=These are the biggest names in bitcoin and blockchain tech\|author=\|date=\|work=yahoo.com\|accessdate=2 June 2016}}</ref> bitcoin exchange operating in Canada,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/06/29/idUKnCCN90FgB3+1ca+MKW20150629?type=companyNews\|title=Industry Leading Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Opens in Canada with Vogogo\|author=Reuters Editorial\|date=29 June 2015\|work=Reuters UK}}</ref> the EU,<ref name="acquires clevercoin">{{cite web\|url=http://blog.kraken.com/post/146577241947/kraken-acquires-dutch-bitcoin-exchange-clevercoin\|title=Kraken Acquires Dutch Bitcoin Exchange CleverCoin\|author=Kraken\|publisher=Kraken\|date=27 June 2016\|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref> Japan,<ref name="japan1"/> and the US, and "the world's largest bitcoin exchange in euro volume and liquidity".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.pehub.com/canada/2016/1/vc-backed-kraken-to-buy-canadian-bitcoin-exchange-cavirtex/\|title=VC-backed Kraken to buy Canadian bitcoin exchange Cavirtex\|year=2016\|publisher=Buyouts Insider / Argosy Group LLC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://bitcoincharts.com/charts/volumepie/\|title=Exchange volume distribution\|publisher=Bitcoin Charts\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bitcoinwatch.com/\|title=Exchanges\|publisher=Bitcoin Watch\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://data.bitcoinity.org/markets/exchanges/all/24h#volume_desc\|title=Bitcoin exchanges\|publisher=Bitcoinity\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://data.bitcoinity.org/markets/volume/30d/EUR?c=e&t=bar\|title=Bitcoin trading volume (EUR)\|publisher=Bitcoinity\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref>		'''Kraken''' is a prominent<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/the-biggest-players-investors-in-bitcoin-and-blockchain-152121414.html\|title=These are the biggest names in bitcoin and blockchain tech\|author=\|date=\|work=yahoo.com\|accessdate=2 June 2016}}</ref> bitcoin exchange operating in Canada,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/06/29/idUKnCCN90FgB3+1ca+MKW20150629?type=companyNews\|title=Industry Leading Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Opens in Canada with Vogogo\|author=Reuters Editorial\|date=29 June 2015\|work=Reuters UK}}</ref> the EU,<ref name="acquires clevercoin">{{cite web\|url=http://blog.kraken.com/post/146577241947/kraken-acquires-dutch-bitcoin-exchange-clevercoin\|title=Kraken Acquires Dutch Bitcoin Exchange CleverCoin\|author=Kraken\|publisher=Kraken\|date=27 June 2016\|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref> Japan,<ref name="japan1">Nichols, Shaun. [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/25/kraken_mtgox_bankruptcy/ "Lost your shirt in the MtGox Bitcoin mess? Release the Kraken!']. ''The Register''. 25 May 2016. Accessed 17 June 2016.</ref>
			and the US, and "the world's largest bitcoin exchange in euro volume and liquidity".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.pehub.com/canada/2016/1/vc-backed-kraken-to-buy-canadian-bitcoin-exchange-cavirtex/\|title=VC-backed Kraken to buy Canadian bitcoin exchange Cavirtex\|year=2016\|publisher=Buyouts Insider / Argosy Group LLC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://bitcoincharts.com/charts/volumepie/\|title=Exchange volume distribution\|publisher=Bitcoin Charts\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bitcoinwatch.com/\|title=Exchanges\|publisher=Bitcoin Watch\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://data.bitcoinity.org/markets/exchanges/all/24h#volume_desc\|title=Bitcoin exchanges\|publisher=Bitcoinity\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://data.bitcoinity.org/markets/volume/30d/EUR?c=e&t=bar\|title=Bitcoin trading volume (EUR)\|publisher=Bitcoinity\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref>

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	~~A market [[currency~~ exchange\|exchange~~]] site serving those~~ trading ~~between bitcoins and Euro~~ (EUR).		'''Kraken''' is a prominent<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/the-biggest-players-investors-in-bitcoin-and-blockchain-152121414.html\|title=These are the biggest names in bitcoin and blockchain tech\|author=\|date=\|work=yahoo.com\|accessdate=2 June 2016}}</ref> bitcoin exchange operating in Canada,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/06/29/idUKnCCN90FgB3+1ca+MKW20150629?type=companyNews\|title=Industry Leading Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Opens in Canada with Vogogo\|author=Reuters Editorial\|date=29 June 2015\|work=Reuters UK}}</ref> the EU,<ref name="acquires clevercoin">{{cite web\|url=http://blog.kraken.com/post/146577241947/kraken-acquires-dutch-bitcoin-exchange-clevercoin\|title=Kraken Acquires Dutch Bitcoin Exchange CleverCoin\|author=Kraken\|publisher=Kraken\|date=27 June 2016\|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref> Japan,<ref name="japan1"/> and the US, and "the world's largest bitcoin exchange in euro volume and liquidity".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.pehub.com/canada/2016/1/vc-backed-kraken-to-buy-canadian-bitcoin-exchange-cavirtex/\|title=VC-backed Kraken to buy Canadian bitcoin exchange Cavirtex\|year=2016\|publisher=Buyouts Insider / Argosy Group LLC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://bitcoincharts.com/charts/volumepie/\|title=Exchange volume distribution\|publisher=Bitcoin Charts\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bitcoinwatch.com/\|title=Exchanges\|publisher=Bitcoin Watch\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://data.bitcoinity.org/markets/exchanges/all/24h#volume_desc\|title=Bitcoin exchanges\|publisher=Bitcoinity\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://data.bitcoinity.org/markets/volume/30d/EUR?c=e&t=bar\|title=Bitcoin trading volume (EUR)\|publisher=Bitcoinity\|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref>

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Davidhedlund: /* Acquisitions */

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	Several acquisitions of other bitcoin businesses have allowed Kraken to expand rapidly.		Several acquisitions of other bitcoin businesses have allowed Kraken to expand rapidly.
	* 19 January 2016 - the ~~[[United States\|~~American]] Coinsetter and the ~~[[Canada\|~~Canadian]] Cavirtex<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://blog.kraken.com/post/137608673157/kraken-acquiring-coinsetter-and-cavirtex-to-expand\|title=Kraken Acquiring Coinsetter and Cavirtex to Expand in US and Canada\|author=Kraken\|publisher=Kraken\|date=19 January 2016\|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/kraken-reports-x-increase-in-new-accounts-after-u-s-expansion-1456932929\|title=Kraken Reports 2x Increase in New Accounts After U.S. Expansion\|author=Joseph Young\|publisher=[[Bitcoin Magazine]]\|date=2 March 2016\|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref>		* 19 January 2016 - the American Coinsetter and the Canadian Cavirtex<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://blog.kraken.com/post/137608673157/kraken-acquiring-coinsetter-and-cavirtex-to-expand\|title=Kraken Acquiring Coinsetter and Cavirtex to Expand in US and Canada\|author=Kraken\|publisher=Kraken\|date=19 January 2016\|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/kraken-reports-x-increase-in-new-accounts-after-u-s-expansion-1456932929\|title=Kraken Reports 2x Increase in New Accounts After U.S. Expansion\|author=Joseph Young\|publisher=[[Bitcoin Magazine]]\|date=2 March 2016\|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref>
	* 27 June 2016 - the ~~[[Netherlands\|~~Dutch]] CleverCoin<ref name="acquires clevercoin"/>		* 27 June 2016 - the Dutch CleverCoin<ref name="acquires clevercoin"/>
	* 13 December 2016 - the American Glidera<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Flanagan\|first1=Will\|title=Chicago bitcoin startup Glidera acquired by San Francisco digital currency exchange\|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2016/12/15/kraken-acquires-glidera.html\|website=Chicago Business Journal\|publisher=American City Business Journals\|accessdate=27 December 2016}}</ref>		* 13 December 2016 - the American Glidera<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Flanagan\|first1=Will\|title=Chicago bitcoin startup Glidera acquired by San Francisco digital currency exchange\|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2016/12/15/kraken-acquires-glidera.html\|website=Chicago Business Journal\|publisher=American City Business Journals\|accessdate=27 December 2016}}</ref>
	* 1 March 2017 - charting and trading platform CryptoWatch<ref>{{cite web\|url=blog.kraken.com/post/157796880417/kraken-acquires-cryptowatch-and-launches-new-trade\|title=Kraken Acquires Cryptowatch and Launches New Trade Platform\|accessdate=1 March 2017}}</ref>		* 1 March 2017 - charting and trading platform CryptoWatch<ref>{{cite web\|url=blog.kraken.com/post/157796880417/kraken-acquires-cryptowatch-and-launches-new-trade\|title=Kraken Acquires Cryptowatch and Launches New Trade Platform\|accessdate=1 March 2017}}</ref>

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	The service launched publicly <ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=290799.0 KRAKEN.COM - Exchange Now Open with Live Trading EUR, BTC, LTC]</ref>. Kraken is operated by Payward, Inc. of California, USA. On September 26, 2013 Kraken began supporting USD trading<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=290799.msg3241368#msg3241368 USD Pairs are now available for trading]</ref>.		The service launched publicly <ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=290799.0 KRAKEN.COM - Exchange Now Open with Live Trading EUR, BTC, LTC]</ref>. Kraken is operated by Payward, Inc. of California, USA. On September 26, 2013 Kraken began supporting USD trading<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=290799.msg3241368#msg3241368 USD Pairs are now available for trading]</ref>.

			===Acquisitions===
			Several acquisitions of other bitcoin businesses have allowed Kraken to expand rapidly.
			* 19 January 2016 - the [[United States\|American]] Coinsetter and the [[Canada\|Canadian]] Cavirtex<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://blog.kraken.com/post/137608673157/kraken-acquiring-coinsetter-and-cavirtex-to-expand\|title=Kraken Acquiring Coinsetter and Cavirtex to Expand in US and Canada\|author=Kraken\|publisher=Kraken\|date=19 January 2016\|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/kraken-reports-x-increase-in-new-accounts-after-u-s-expansion-1456932929\|title=Kraken Reports 2x Increase in New Accounts After U.S. Expansion\|author=Joseph Young\|publisher=[[Bitcoin Magazine]]\|date=2 March 2016\|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref>
			* 27 June 2016 - the [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] CleverCoin<ref name="acquires clevercoin"/>
			* 13 December 2016 - the American Glidera<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Flanagan\|first1=Will\|title=Chicago bitcoin startup Glidera acquired by San Francisco digital currency exchange\|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2016/12/15/kraken-acquires-glidera.html\|website=Chicago Business Journal\|publisher=American City Business Journals\|accessdate=27 December 2016}}</ref>
			* 1 March 2017 - charting and trading platform CryptoWatch<ref>{{cite web\|url=blog.kraken.com/post/157796880417/kraken-acquires-cryptowatch-and-launches-new-trade\|title=Kraken Acquires Cryptowatch and Launches New Trade Platform\|accessdate=1 March 2017}}</ref>

	==See Also==		==See Also==

Flix: /* See Also */

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	* [[Buying bitcoins]]		* [[Buying bitcoins]]
	* [[Selling bitcoins]]		* [[Selling bitcoins]]
			* [[Full Reserve Banking]]

	==External Links==		==External Links==