{"id":127141,"date":"2025-04-14T14:19:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T14:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=127141"},"modified":"2025-04-14T14:19:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T14:19:21","slug":"kraken-rolls-out-etf-and-stock-access-for-us-crypto-traders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=127141","title":{"rendered":"Kraken rolls out ETF and stock access for US crypto traders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsKraken is expanding beyond cryptocurrencies by offering US-listed stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in a move aimed at appealing to more traditional investors.<br \/>\nKraken, the world\u2019s 13th largest centralized cryptocurrency exchange by volume, announced the launch of 11,000 US-listed stocks and ETFs with commission-free trading in an effort to bring \u201cequities and digital assets together\u201d under one trading platform.<br \/>\nAs of April 14, US-based users in New Jersey, Connecticut, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Idaho, Iowa, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Alabama and the District of Columbia can access these stocks and ETFs within their Kraken account, the company announced.<br \/>\nKraken expands to stocks and ETFs. Source: KrakenThe exchange plans to continue expanding access to clients in other US states, marking the first part of a \u201cphased national rollout.\u201d<br \/>\nRelated: Trump\u2019s tariff escalation exposes \u2018deeper fractures\u2019 in global financial system<br \/>\nBoth traditional and cryptocurrency investor sentiment took a significant hit after US President Donald Trump\u2019s reciprocal import tariff announcement on April 2.<br \/>\nKraken\u2019s traditional stock offering comes over a week after the S&amp;P 500 posted a $5-trillion loss in market capitalization over two days, marking its largest drop on record, surpassing a $3.3-trillion decline in March 2020 after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.<br \/>\nRelated: 70% chance of crypto bottoming before June amid trade fears: Nansen<br \/>\nCrypto is \u201cbecoming the backbone for trading\u201d<br \/>\nKraken\u2019s expansion into traditional investment products signals the growing utility of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, according to Arjun Sethi, co-CEO of Kraken.<br \/>\n\u201cCrypto isn\u2019t just evolving, it\u2019s becoming the backbone for trading across asset classes, such as equities, commodities and currencies. As demand for 24\/7 global access grows, clients want a seamless, all-in-one trading experience.\u201d\u00a0<br \/>\nSethi added that expanding into traditional equities is a \u201cnatural step\u201d toward the tokenization of real-world assets and the \u201cborderless\u201d future of trading built on blockchain rails.<br \/>\nKraken also plans to expand its stock trading offering to other large international markets, including the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia.<br \/>\nMagazine: Illegal arcade disguised as \u2026 a fake Bitcoin mine? Soldier scams in China: Asia Express<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/kraken-crypto-exchange-expands-us-stocks-etfs?utm_source=rss_feed&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsKraken is expanding beyond cryptocurrencies by offering US-listed stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in a move aimed at appealing to more traditional investors. Kraken, the world\u2019s 13th largest&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127141"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=127141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127141\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=127141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=127141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=127141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}