Kraken adds AKT/USD margin trading pair

Kraken has enabled margin trading for the AKT/USD pair on Kraken Pro, bringing its total to over 276 margin-enabled markets. The pair offers 3x leverage with 72,000 in both long and short caps.

AKT is the native token of Akash Network, a decentralized, open-source cloud computing marketplace where providers compete in a reverse auction to lease spare compute — increasingly GPU capacity for AI workloads — often below the cost of traditional cloud providers.

• Announced October 7, 2026 via the Kraken Blog
• Margin trading requires holding at least one collateral currency; eligibility and risk rules apply