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The veteran US exchange Kraken has added Cardano (ADA) staking as of May 4th. This comes amid the growing interest in the cryptocurrency, the price of which has been on a roll since the start of the year. Staking in the cryptocurrency world requires the token holders to lock a certain amount of coins based on the proof of stake algorithm or any of its varieties. As such, they receive the right to vote and participate in the governance of the network and get rewards in new...

Is it possible that bitcoin and cryptocurrencies get so big with time that governments around the world feel threatened? Is it possible that they become so scared that they ultimately decide to come after our assets and stop all trading activities everywhere? According to Jesse Powell, the CEO of popular cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, they could certainly try. Jesse Powell Is Warning Crypto Investors Several financial regulators over the past few months – including U.S....

The exponential growth of bitcoin and the entire cryptocurrency sector has caught the attention of global regulators, noted Kraken’s CEO, Jesse Powell. Speaking to CNBC, the executive warned of potential crackdowns, especially after the threats coming from the US government. Regulatory Crackdowns on the Crypto Industry? The cryptocurrency industry has been on a roll since mid-2020. Led by bitcoin’s massive increase, the explosion of NFTs, the growth of DeFi, and many more,...

Bitcoin and Ethereum have entered their second-most bullish month and could continue their respective runs with new highs by the end of it, reads Kraken’s monthly report. However, the paper outlined a potential $10,000 price drop for the primary cryptocurrency if history is to repeat itself before heading north again. BTC and ETH: The Bull Side Overall, March was a positive month for the cryptocurrency market, with the two largest digital assets, namely BTC and ETH,...

It sounds like everyone is learning from Coinbase. The popular cryptocurrency exchange in San Francisco, California, announced last year that it was getting ready to go public. The trading platform will begin trading on the Nasdaq next week on April 14, and now it looks like Kraken is going to follow suit. Kraken Is Heading Down the Coinbase Road Kraken is another large cryptocurrency exchange. Also stationed in northern California, it is a direct competitor to Coinbase, though it claims it...

Another major US-based cryptocurrency exchange is reportedly considering going public. Kraken revealed record-breaking Q1 numbers and is also planning an IPO – following in the footsteps of Coinbase. Coinbase is the first major US-based cryptocurrency exchange that will see its IPO later this month. As CryptoPotato reported, the company will have its shares listed on Nasdaq on April 14th. However, Coinbase isn’t the only one. According to a CNBC release, Kraken is also...

Jesse Powell – the CEO of Kraken, a popular cryptocurrency exchange based in San Francisco, CA – has suggested that bitcoin could hit a price of $1 million per unit by the year 2022. Jesse Powell: BTC Will Be $1 Million in 2022 Bitcoin has been doing extremely well as of late. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap has made a real name for itself in the finance industry over the past six months. There are many companies that are now willing to accept the...

One of the big stories in the crypto industry as of late is that Coinbase, one of the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, is going public. The trading platform confirmed its decision to file for a public offering late last year, and that offering could come to fruition as early as within the next few weeks. The Coinbase Filing Is Set to Occur Soon Everyone appears to be happy. Everyone seems to think that the move is going to place...

Kraken CEO Jesse Powell is taking a page out of Jack Dorsey’s book and claiming that bitcoin will some day be a global currency. Jesse Powell: BTC Will Beat All Fiat Back in 2018, the CEO of both social media giant Twitter and payments company Square claimed that bitcoin would be a global currency. Rather, he stated that it would be the world’s only currency within ten years, and that it would replace all known forms of fiat. While bitcoin hasn’t quite reached this level...

With bitcoin currently enjoying a near 70% YTD increase, bullish predictions see the asset topping into a six or even seven-digit territory in the following decade. These projections came recently from Kraken’s CEO, Jesse Powell, and the Managing Director of Magnetic, William Quigley.Bitcoin to $150K in the Next YearFounded in 2010, Magnetic is an investment firm with a pro-cryptocurrency approach, having allocated funds in the industry as well. In a CNN appearance, the company’s Managing...