We’re thrilled to announce supports for new USDC margin pairs for Solana (SOL), XRP (XRP), Cardano (ADA), Dogecoin (DOGE), Litecoin (LTC), Chainlink (LINK) and Polkadot (DOT) —Taking our total to over 200 markets enabled for margin trading on Kraken Pro!
Here’s some more information about the tokens:
Solana (SOL) is a blockchain platform aimed at improving user scalability. Solana is a blockchain platform that aims to increase user scalability through faster transaction settlement times and a flexible infrastructure. The SOL cryptocurrency plays a key role in maintaining and operating the Solana ecosystem and is used to execute smart contracts, send transactions, and incentivize actors that support the network.
XRP (XRP) is a digital asset built for payments. It is native to the XRP Ledger, an open-source, permissionless and decentralized blockchain technology. Created in 2012 specifically for payments, XRP can settle transactions on the ledger in 3-5 seconds. Ripple is a company that exists independent of XRP. Ripple leverages XRP in its products and is one of many players building on the XRP Ledger.
Cardano (ADA) is a research-driven cryptocurrency. Cardano is the first proof-of-stake blockchain platform to be founded on peer-reviewed research. It’s powered by Ouroboros, a protocol that its proponents claim has improved upon security, scalability and energy efficiency versus other proof-of-work predecessors, like Bitcoin. ADA is the native token of Cardano and can be staked to earn rewards.
Dogecoin (DOGE) is a decentralized, peer-to-peer cryptocurrency that uses the “Doge” meme as its mascot. Dogecoin (DOGE) is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency that is widely used for tipping content creators on various social media platforms. Dogecoin features the likeness of the Shiba Inu dog popularized in the “Doge” meme, and was first introduced as a marketing experiment in 2013. DOGE quickly gained a massive audience, however, and now boasts one of the largest market caps in the industry. Much wow. Doge is pleased.
Litecoin (LTC) is a BTC fork with faster transaction confirmations. Litecoin (LTC) was released in 2011 as a fork of Bitcoin with the primary difference being a decreased block processing time, 2.5 minutes as opposed to Bitcoin’s 10 minutes, allowing for faster confirmation of transactions. Litecoin also features improved storage efficiency and a slightly different proof-of-work mining mechanism than Bitcoin.
Chainlink (LINK) is a decentralized oracle that provides external data to smart contracts. Using reputation and validation systems to reward honest behavior among tamper-proof oracles, the Chainlink network connects smart contracts to real world data, events and payments. The cryptocurrency that powers the network is LINK, an ERC-20 token that incentivizes oracles – third party blockchain data sources – to maintain service level agreement (SLA) standards.
Polkadot (DOT) is a blockchain network designed to facilitate fast transaction confirmations. Polkadot is a blockchain that seeks to connect an ecosystem of blockchains, and toward this goal, it introduces a number of novel technical features. Polkadot network is made up of two types of blockchains. A main chain, called a relay chain, where all transactions are agreed upon permanently, and user-generated chains, which are called parachains.
Before you start, what you should know:
In order to trade using margin, you will need to hold at least one collateral currency.
The availability of margin trading services is subject to certain limitations and eligibility criteria.
Margin trading incurs additional fees for opening, closing and holding a position. Learn more about the different rates and fees.
Will Kraken offer more pairs on margin?
Yes! But our policy is to never reveal any details before launch – not even which pairs we are considering. All of Kraken’s listed margin pairs are available on our website. Our client engagement specialists cannot answer any questions about which pairs we may be listing in the future.
Trade with caution
There is no guarantee that a limit order will execute. There is no guarantee of margin pool availability at all times. There is also no guarantee of a market order executing at a certain price. The availability and liquidity of the particular digital asset will impact these types of orders.
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Availability of margin trading services is subject to certain limitations and eligibility criteria. Trading using margin involves an element of risk and may not be suitable for everyone. Read Kraken’s Margin Disclosure Statement to learn more.
Although the term “stablecoin” is commonly used, there is no guarantee that the asset will maintain a stable value in relation to the value of the reference asset when traded on secondary markets or that the reserve of assets, if there is one, will be adequate to satisfy all redemptions.
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