Kraken Q2 2025 Financial Results and Product Expansion
Kraken Q2 2025 Financial Results and Product Expansion
🐙 Kraken's Secret Growth Recipe
Kraken reports strong Q2 2025 performance with $412M revenue (+18% YoY) and $186.8B trading volume. Platform holds $43.2B in assets across 4.4M accounts.
Key launches in Q2:
- xStocks trading platform
- Commission-free US stocks
- MiFID-compliant futures
- Kraken Prime institutional service
- Krak money app
- Global subscription options
Future roadmap includes global equities expansion and debit card offerings.
Kraken is in build mode. Q2 '25: $412M rev (+18% YoY), $186.8B vol, $43.2B assets, 4.4M accts. Major launches: xStocks, free U.S. stocks, MiFID futures, Kraken Prime, @krak money app, global subscriptions. Next: global equities, debit cards & more. blog.kraken.com/news/kraken-q2…
Amazon Beats Revenue Expectations with $213.39B
Amazon reported Q4 earnings after market close, delivering mixed results: - **Revenue**: $213.39B (beat expectations of $211.36B) - **EPS**: $1.95 (slightly missed estimate of $1.97) The e-commerce and cloud computing giant exceeded revenue forecasts while falling just short on earnings per share. The after-hours announcement demonstrates how major corporate earnings can drop outside traditional trading windows, impacting market sentiment and trading activity.
Kraken Launches Tokenized Commodities Trading with Silver, Copper, Platinum and Palladium
Kraken has launched xStocks for commodity exposure, allowing users to trade tokenized versions of precious and industrial metals. **Available metals:** - Silver ($SLVx) - Copper ($COPx) - Platinum ($PPLTx) - Palladium ($PALLx) The exchange positions these products as tools for inflation hedging and gaining exposure to metals used in AI infrastructure. This follows a similar launch by Aster Perpetuals, which recently added leveraged trading for gold, silver, platinum, copper, and palladium.
Kraken Launches 24/7 Perpetual Futures Trading for Traditional Equities
Kraken has introduced perpetual futures trading for traditional equity indices through xStocksFi, enabling round-the-clock trading of $SPYx (S&P 500), $QQQx (Nasdaq), and $GLDx (Gold). **Key Features:** - Continuous 24/7 trading with no market hours restrictions - Perpetual futures contracts on major equity indices - Powered by [Chainlink](https://chain.link) for continuous equity pricing This launch removes traditional market hour limitations, allowing traders to access equity markets at any time, similar to cryptocurrency trading.
🚀 Kraken Adds SUP Token
**$SUP Token Now Available on Kraken** $SUP, the token powering Superp.xyz, has been listed on Kraken exchange. **Key Details:** - Superp is a perpetual futures DEX - Supports trading millions of tokens - Offers leverage up to 10,000x - Previously listed on KuCoin in August 2025 - Part of Binance MVP Season 8 and CoinMarketCap Accelerator [Trade on Kraken](https://app.kraken.com/JDNW/SUP)
Kraken Demonstrates Lightning Network for Institutional Bitcoin Settlements
Kraken has completed a proof of concept showcasing how the Lightning Network can facilitate institutional-sized Bitcoin settlements and treasury operations. **Key Details:** - Partnership with SD Markets and Voltage Cloud - Demonstrates Lightning's capability for near-instantaneous BTC transactions - Targets institutional treasury operations and large-scale settlements - Builds on Kraken's Lightning support since 2021 The Lightning Network operates as a second-layer solution on Bitcoin, enabling faster transactions with lower fees compared to on-chain settlements. This proof of concept suggests potential applications for institutional players managing Bitcoin treasuries.