Every Kraken IPO plan has failed
Kraken first discussed an IPO in April 2021. Nearly six years later, Kraken’s earliest IPO window might now occur in Q2 2027.
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Crypto firms put IPO plans on ice as listed companies tank
Crypto wallet firm Ledger has joined Kraken in pausing its IPO offering due to unfavourable market conditions.
Does Kraken’s fundraise value Binance above $100B?
Kraken is seeking to raise at a $15 billion valuation, which probably places comp valuation metrics for Binance at more than $100 billion.
Kraken criticized for Dave Portnoy sponsorship after token pump and dumps
Dave Portnoy runs a daily trading show sponsored by Kraken and is under fire for launching and promoting memecoins that crashed over 99%.
Binance u-turns on Russian trading ban, Kraken remains steadfast
Despite calling the measures "unethical," Binance chief Changpeng Zhao says the company "must continue to lead the industry in implementing these sanctions.”
Binance, Kraken will only freeze Russian crypto traders if they’re sanctioned
Binance is blocking crypto traders on sanctions lists but won’t widely ban Russian users, as it would supposedly go against crypto's values.