According to ChainCatcher's message, on-chain analyst Yu Jin monitored that in the past 2 hours, 300,000 SOL (45.3 million USD) were withdrawn from Kraken by 6 addresses and then staked. These 6 addresses are likely to belong to the same whale/institution.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, pump.fun (@pumpdotfun) has just deposited 105,233 SOL into Kraken exchange again, worth approximately 15.86 million USD.As of now, pump.fun has deposited 3.2025 million SOL into Kraken (worth about 591 million USD at the time price was 185 USD) and sold 264,400 SOL at a price of 158 USD, gaining 41.64 million USDC.

ChainCatcher message, according to Lookonchain monitoring, in the past hour, 3 newly created wallet addresses have withdrawn 145,000 SOL from Kraken, worth approximately 21.8 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, Kraken stated that its team recently discovered a North Korean hacker attempting to infiltrate its team by applying for a job at Kraken. The name on the suspicious candidate's onboarding documents was different from the name on their resume, and it was quickly changed. Even more suspiciously, this candidate occasionally switched voices. Kraken received a list of email addresses associated with the hacker organization, one of which matched the email address the candidate used to apply to Kraken. Armed with this intelligence, Kraken's team conducted an investigation using open-source intelligence (OSINT) methods. In the final round of interviews, the team asked the candidate to verify their location, present a government-issued ID, and even recommend some local restaurants in their city. The interviewee was flustered and caught off guard, ultimately proving to be not a legitimate applicant, but an impersonator attempting to breach our systems.

ChainCatcher news, the encrypted exchange Kraken has completed the acquisition of the registered futures broker NinjaTrader from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and reported a 19% year-over-year increase in first-quarter revenue, reaching $471.7 million. Although first-quarter revenue decreased by 7% quarter-over-quarter due to overall market weakness, adjusted EBITDA increased by 1% quarter-over-quarter. The exchange's total trading volume increased by 29% year-over-year, and the number of funded accounts grew by 26% year-over-year.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale has deposited the last 2,680 ETH (worth 4.93 million USD) into Kraken after staking for two years, but still faces a loss of about 255,000 USD. This whale initially staked 4,889 ETH (worth 9.14 million USD) and earned a reward of 291 ETH. A total of 5,180 ETH (8.88 million USD) was returned, resulting in a net loss.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by The Data Nerd, whale user 0xaDd deposited 3000 ETH (worth 5.53 million USD) to Kraken. These ETH were purchased during the ICO period and had been idle for 3 years before the deposit.Currently, the whale's wallet still holds 2000 ETH (approximately 3.69 million USD).

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Kraken's revenue in the first quarter of 2025 surged to $472 million, a 19% increase compared to the same period last year, primarily due to a spike in market volatility during the first quarter (the first 100 days of President Trump's second term). The company's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITA) grew by 17% year-over-year, reaching $187.4 million, while the total trading volume of the exchange increased by 29% during the same period.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has launched derivatives trading in its second largest market— the UK. This product is only available to "professional clients," as defined by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). According to Kraken's head of derivatives, Alexia Theodorou, Kraken has "quietly" started rolling out this product recently.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a participant in an Ethereum ICO has deposited 6,000 ETH into Kraken, worth 10.76 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, an address from the Compound team transferred 150,000 COMP ($6.24 million) to CEX 20 minutes ago:75,000 COMP ($3.12 million) was transferred to Binance, and 75,000 COMP ($3.12 million) was transferred to Kraken.

ChainCatcher news, according to @ai_9684xtpa, an old address from the 2015 ICO holding 76,000 ETH deposited 3,000 ETH (about $5.39 million) to Kraken five minutes ago, with a cost of only $0.31. This address has liquidated all ETH in two transactions over the past two weeks, and this is expected to be another selling action.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Europe’s second-largest digital bank Bunq announced on April 29 that it has partnered with Kraken to launch Bunq Crypto, allowing users to invest in over 300 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. The service will initially roll out in the Netherlands, France, Spain, Ireland, Italy, and Belgium, with technical support from Kraken.Bunq stated, "Our global users have long been looking for a simple, secure, and direct way to invest in digital assets." Bunq's research indicated that "about 65% of European consumers want to manage their banking, savings, and cryptocurrency investments through a unified platform," and over 50% of respondents wish to access cryptocurrencies but find existing platforms lacking in convenience and security.

ChainCatcher news, according to Whale Alert monitoring, at 23:34 Beijing time, a transfer of 119,999,999 USDT (approximately 120,083,999 USD) was made from Kraken exchange to Aave platform, with the transaction occurring on the Ethereum chain.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale transferred 17,481.34 SOL (worth approximately $2.568 million) after unstaking for over 2 years, of which 17,164.18 SOL was transferred to Kraken and 317.15 SOL to other wallets. This whale initially staked 15,277 SOL (worth approximately $29,500) and made a profit of about $2.27 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, PumpFun deposited 117,913 SOL to Kraken, worth 18.26 million dollars. In 2025, PumpFun transferred a total of 1,936,802 SOL to trading platforms, with a cumulative value of approximately 299 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, Zhao Changpeng posted on platform X stating, "Trading platforms need trading volume. For many years, many centralized exchanges (CEX) have been reluctant to list BNB, missing out on the high trading volume brought by this top five market cap cryptocurrency.Now they are starting to catch up. While this intensifies the competition Binance faces, it is beneficial for BNB itself. I am pleased to see Kraken start supporting BNB trading."

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, Kraken has officially launched BNB, opening four trading pairs: BNB/EUR, BNB/USD, BNB/USDC, and BNB/USDT.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, about an hour ago a wallet associated with the Ethereum Foundation transferred 1,000 ETH to Kraken exchange, worth approximately 1.58 million dollars at the current price.The wallet received 84,513 ETH from the foundation 10 years ago, when the price of ETH was around 1.2 dollars, and its total value has now reached 134 million dollars.