Kraken adds forex perpetual futures contracts to its Pro platform

Kraken rolled out spot forex trading to clients worldwide except for the United States in March 2020.

The launch gave crypto traders access to nine major currency pairs on the platform, including the euro, US dollar, Canadian dollar, Japanese yen, pound, and Swiss franc pairs.

The crypto exchange in March signed an agreement to purchase NinjaTrader, a retail futures platform, for $1.5 billion.

The deal is expected to close during the first half of 2025 and will position Kraken to offer crypto futures trading to US residents.

Mastercard and Kraken partnered in April to release a crypto debit card that gives holders the ability to spend cryptocurrencies in standard retail transactions.

On April 14, the exchange introduced stock and ETF trading in select US states, including New Jersey, Connecticut, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Idaho, Iowa, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Alabama and the District of Columbia.

Kraken is also reportedly eyeing a capital raise of up to $1 billion as the company explores going public, according to a Bloomberg report published in March.

If Krakens IPO plans materialize, the public offering will likely happen in the first quarter of 2026, Bloomberg reported.