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According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, the address 0xF25...5c62b deposited 4,114.5 ETH (8.46 million USD) to Kraken 10 hours ago, with a deposit price of 2,056.57 USD.This address has frequent interactions with block builders Titan builder, BeaverBuild, etc., and has already liquidated after this deposit.

Ember monitoring shows that two long-term holding addresses have transferred approximately 1,929.5 BTC to Binance and Kraken, worth about 143.6 million USD.

According to The Block, Kraken's parent company Payward has launched over 200 stock tokens from the UK and the EU through its xStocks framework, bringing the total number of tokenized assets to over 1500.Each token is backed 1:1 by stocks held by a regulated custodian and can be traded on Kraken and the xStocks alliance platform, supporting blockchain networks such as Solana, Ethereum, TON, Ink, and X Layer.Payward announced in September a partnership with the London Stock Exchange to introduce the top 100 stocks listed in London to xStocks. The London Stock Exchange also plans to offer xStocks trading through LSE 24 after regulatory approval. Payward stated that xStocks has covered over 110 markets, but UK investors currently cannot access it, and the service is not available to US persons or in the US.

Kraken's parent company Payward's tokenized stock framework xStocks announced the launch of the first batch of stock tokens for UK and EU listed companies, covering over 200 actively traded listed companies in the UK and EU, with more stocks to be rolled out in the future. xStocks stated that hundreds of Hong Kong stock tokens will be launched in the coming weeks, followed by expansion to more international markets.This expansion is driven by the collaboration between Payward Services and the fintech company GTN, with GTN responsible for the global execution and custody of the underlying traditional assets. The new tokens are backed 1:1 by the underlying stocks and can be traded on Kraken and the xStocks Alliance collaborative platform after launch, and have already integrated with the DeFi ecosystems of chains such as Solana, Ethereum, TON, Ink, and X Layer.Previously, Payward reached a tokenization cooperation with the London Stock Exchange. Subject to regulatory approval, the London Stock Exchange plans to launch xStocks in 2027 and trade on LSE 24. Currently, xStocks is still not open to UK investors.

According to official news, Kraken has launched a bank automatic deposit feature for U.S. users, allowing users to choose the deposit amount and plan duration, with no deposit fees.Kraken stated that users can pause or cancel the automatic deposit plan at any time.

Kraken's official Chinese account posted content that simply says "Anthropic." along with a countdown symbol, which is suspected to hint at the upcoming IPO subscription or tokenized stock related to Anthropic. Currently, Kraken has not disclosed specific details.Previously, Kraken's tokenized stock platform xStocks has launched IPO subscriptions for SpaceX, Bending Spoons, Jersey Mike's, and others, allowing users to subscribe in advance at the same price as institutions through Kraken.

Financial technology company GTN announced the appointment of former Gemini executive Mark Jennings as the Global Head of Digital Assets. Jennings will be responsible for GTN's tokenized securities strategy, leveraging its global market access capabilities to help the platform bring traditional assets on-chain.Previously, Jennings served as the Chief Executive Officer of Gemini's European operations, overseeing the exchange's expansion in Europe. Earlier, he held several executive positions at Kraken, including serving as the Chief Executive Officer of its institutional derivatives trading platform Crypto Facilities.

Kraken Co-CEO Dave Ripley stated in the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast that Bitcoin's resurgence to $80,000 makes him think "that's the bear market," and he described it as possibly the mildest bear market in Bitcoin's history. In his conversation with host Spencer Nichols, he introduced the current attitudes of retail and institutional clients towards Bitcoin.Ripley discussed several topics on the show, including why this cycle does not feel like a bear market, how banks once viewed blockchain rather than Bitcoin, the proof of concept for permissionless stablecoins, and the reasons behind Kraken's acquisition of a European bank, mentioning the diversification of revenue sources before the IPO.He also talked about the progress of xStocks in the tokenized stock space, Bitcoin's positioning as institutional digital gold, how stablecoins open the door for Bitcoin payments, AI agents and crypto payments, and how AI is changing the way Kraken operates.

According to the data panel on the ChainCatcher official website, regarding BTC wallet balances, in the past 7 days, among the top 10 exchanges by balance, Kraken had the largest decrease at 2.36%; Bybit had the largest increase at 3.81%.In terms of exchange asset transparency proof, in the past 7 days, the top three net outflows of reserve assets were Bitget (-$559 million), Binance (-$218 million), and Gate (-$145 million); the top three net inflows were Bybit (+$405 million), Bitfinex (+$309 million), and OKX (+$219 million).

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the meme launch platform Pump.fun transferred 76,111 SOL in transaction fee income to the exchange Kraken half an hour ago, worth approximately 6.85 million USD.Since the beginning of 2024, Pump.fun has accumulated a total of approximately 5.627 million SOL in transaction fee income, with an average price of about 158.7 USD.

According to Kraken, the trading platform announced that it will launch a tokenized product for the IPO of Claude's developer, Anthropic.Kraken stated in the accompanying image that the results of the IPO allocation are not determined by Kraken and may be fully, partially, or not allocated at all; funds that are not allocated will be refunded. This product is not available to the United States and U.S. persons and is subject to regional restrictions.

According to CoinDesk, Kraken's parent company Payward and its asset management clients have purchased an undisclosed number of AAVE tokens through the secondary market, further expanding their presence in the decentralized finance (DeFi) and asset management sectors.This purchase was completed through Payward's affiliated investment fund Digital Asset Special Investments I, LP, and its asset management clients. Payward indicated that it may continue to increase its holdings of AAVE in the future.Payward and Aave are also exploring future collaboration opportunities. Sources say that Payward chose to buy tokens from the secondary market rather than directly from Aave, reflecting the synergy of interests between the two parties and paving the way for subsequent cooperation.CoinDesk previously reported in June that the two parties had discussed a transaction involving 250,000 AAVE tokens and a 15% equity stake in Aave Group, with a valuation of $385 million at that time, but this announcement did not mention the equity transaction.

According to Cointelegraph, Kraken has restricted accounts related to a suspected theft of over $133 million in cryptocurrency assets involving an unnamed institution in Europe, and is cooperating with law enforcement to recover the funds. Kraken stated that this incident did not originate from its platform, its security systems were not breached, and customer accounts were not compromised.Previously, on-chain investigator ZachXBT discovered that the suspected stolen amount increased by an additional $27 million from the previously disclosed $106 million. Bitquery data shows that approximately $62.98 million in stablecoins was exchanged for 27,553 ETH within about 4 hours. Kraken, Crypto.com, and OKX have all been reported to be involved in the related fund flows, with Crypto.com taking measures to prevent the related funds from being transferred through its platform, while OKX stated that it is investigating.As of the reporting time, approximately $78.3 million remains in wallets associated with the attackers, while about $30.5 million has been transferred out. The identity of the victims and ZachXBT's speculation about a large financial institution in Western Europe being attacked and attempting to cover up the incident have not been confirmed.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, BitMine purchased 5,000 ETH from Kraken, worth approximately 11.37 million USD. As of now, BitMine holds about 4.9% of the total ETH supply.

According to Ember Monitoring, 10 minutes ago, an address spent 34.69 million USDC to buy 15,216 ETH, with an average purchase price of about $2,279. The USDC used for the purchase was withdrawn from Kraken just this morning.

According to Whale Alert monitoring, 799 BTC were transferred from Kraken to an unknown wallet, worth approximately 62.33 million USD.

According to Whale Alert monitoring, 799 BTC were transferred from Kraken to an unknown wallet, worth approximately 62.33 million USD.

Whale Alert detected that 800 BTC were transferred from an unknown wallet to Kraken, worth approximately 62.13 million USD.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a newly created wallet withdrew 68,773 SOL from Kraken, Bybit, and OKX, worth approximately 6.65 million dollars.

According to the Kraken status page, the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken began investigating connection and order placement issues on October 30 at 02:42 (UTC), affecting spot and derivatives users using the website, mobile app, and REST, WebSocket, FIX interfaces.Kraken announced that the issue was resolved on the same day at 03:42 (UTC).