Cryptocurrency News & Market Updates
New EEA futures traders: no trading fees for your first 30 days
TL;DR
New futures traders pay 0 taker fees on up to $10 million in volume, plus 0 maker fees, for their first 30 days.
Trade 300+ perpetual futures pairs, long or short, at up to 10x leverage, with no expiry to manage.
The offer is open to eligible clients in the European Economic Area (EEA) who are new to Kraken futures.
Kraken has been operating since 2011 and is MiCA-authorized through the Central Bank of Ireland and MiFID-licensed through Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) for derivatives.
If you already trade on Kraken, futures may be the one part of the platform you haven’t opened yet. For a limited time, your first 30 days of futures come with no trading fees.
Jun 25, 2026 • 3 min read
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Jun 23, 2026 • 6 min read
Kraken at Money20/20 Europe 2026: our week in Amsterdam
TL;DR
Kraken Co-CEO Arjun Sethi opened Money20/20 Europe 2026 with a keynote titled “Money Open” on the Orbital Stage.
A Kraken fireside with Citi explored embedded financial services for digital commerce, putting Payward Services front and center.
Krak took over The Block with a multi-session Coffee House, while xStocks hosted a markets-themed happy hour.
Payward Services brought partners, customers, and the Kraken VIP community together across dinners and happy hours all week.
This year’s conversations centered on agentic commerce, stablecoins, embedded finance, and the regulation working to keep pace. Kraken showed up across all of it: on the main stages, on the show floor, and across Amsterdam after hours.
Jun 22, 2026 • 3 min read
MiCA enforcement begins July 1. Switch to one of Europe’s longest-standing licensed exchanges.
Jun 19, 2026 • 4 min read
