Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Reduces Transaction Fees
Bitcoin exchange Kraken recently announced that they will be reducing transaction fees incurred in trades, as they are moving towards a "maker taker" fee model. This means that market makers will be able to provide the liquidity to "takers" or traders. The company shared its revised fees in its latest blog post and said that this new model will reward market makers for providing liquidity to the bitcoin exchange market. The maker fee applies when a user adds liquidity to the Kraken order book by placing a limit buy below market price or a limit sell above market price. The maker fee is....
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Kraken is a San Francisco, USA based exchange. Kraken is one of the leading digital currency exchanges in Bitcoin trading. The exchange introduces innovative features, high security, tied to an exceptional support team and trading platform. Kraken is well known around the world because the exchange always puts the client first and offers high-quality service. New Site Design. Today the San Francisco-based exchange announced it will be soon launching a new site design. Kraken team aims to improve the old design with a cleaner look and simpler layout. Only the exterior of the site will....
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