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Recent Incidents
PLANCK, AIR, MICHI, FLY, ANLOG, TERM, and STRD Delisting.
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Aug 7 , 23:00 UTC - Aug 8 , 00:00 UTC Apr 22 , 13:23 UTC Scheduled - As part of our regular asset reviews, Kraken will begin a scheduled delisting cycle for the following assets: PLANCK, AIR, MICHI, FLY, ANLOG, TERM, and STRD. Key dates: May 1 at 14:00 UTC: Deposits and markets will be disabled July 31 at 14:00 UTC: Withdrawals will be disabled August 3 to August 7: Any remaining balances will be liquidated Withdrawals will remain available until July 31 at 13:59 UTC. We recommend reviewing your portfolio and taking any necessary action before this deadline. Several of these assets have limited or inactive markets. As a result, liquidation prices may be significantly below recent reference prices and, in some cases, may result in minimal or no proceeds due to insufficient market liquidity at the time of execution. The denomination of liquidation proceeds is determined by prevailing market conditions and cannot be guaranteed or confirmed prior to execution.
PLANCK, AIR, MICHI, FLY, ANLOG, TERM, STRD Delisting
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Aug 7 , 23:00 UTC - Aug 8 , 00:00 UTC May 7 , 01:43 UTC Scheduled - As part of our regular asset reviews, Kraken will begin a scheduled delisting cycle for the following assets: PLANCK, AIR, MICHI, FLY, ANLOG, TERM, and STRD. Key dates: May 1 at 14:00 UTC: Deposits and markets will be disabled July 31 at 14:00 UTC: Withdrawals will be disabled August 3 to August 7: Any remaining balances will be liquidated Withdrawals will remain available until July 31 at 13:59 UTC. We recommend reviewing your portfolio and taking any necessary action before this deadline. Several of these assets have limited or inactive markets. As a result, liquidation prices may be significantly below recent reference prices and, in some cases, may result in minimal or no proceeds due to insufficient market liquidity at the time of execution. The denomination of liquidation proceeds is determined by prevailing market conditions and cannot be guaranteed or confirmed prior to execution.
Step Finance (STEP) Delisting
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jun 30 , 23:00 UTC - Jul 1 , 00:00 UTC Mar 10 , 09:09 UTC Scheduled - STEP has announced that it will be shutting down. As a result, Kraken will be delisting STEP and disabling related services in phases. Because the underlying chain may shut down without notice, we strongly recommend taking action as soon as possible. If the chain stops before the dates below, remaining balances may be permanently lost. Key dates: • March 20, 2026, 14:00 UTC: Deposits and trading for STEP will be disabled. • June 18, 2026, 14:00 UTC: Withdrawals will be disabled for clients in the EEA. • June 19, June 29, 2026: Any remaining balances will be liquidated. Important notes: • The STEP network may shut down before these dates. If this happens, withdrawals may no longer be possible and remaining balances could be lost. • We recommend following STEP’s official social channels for updates regarding the project shutdown. • If liquidation occurs, execution prices may be significantly worse than current market prices due to liquidity and market conditions. This could result in minimal or no proceeds. To avoid disruption, please review your account and withdraw or convert any STEP balances ahead of the deadlines above.
Scheduled Asset Delisting in EEA
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jun 5 , 23:00 UTC - Jun 6 , 00:00 UTC Feb 17 , 16:00 UTC Scheduled - As part of our regular asset reviews, Kraken will begin a scheduled delisting cycle in the EEA for the following assets: U2U and ESX Key dates: February 27 at 14:00 UTC: Deposits and Markets will be disabled for EEA May 28 at 14:00 UTC: Withdrawals will be disabled for EEA May 29 to June 5: Remaining balances for EEA clients will be liquidated Withdrawals will remain available until May 28th at 13:59 UTC. We recommend reviewing your portfolio and taking any necessary actions before then. Please note that liquidation prices may be significantly below recent market prices due to liquidity and market conditions at the time of execution and may, in some cases, result in minimal or no proceeds if sufficient liquidity is not available.
XNAP Delisting
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT May 29 , 23:00 UTC - May 30 , 00:00 UTC Feb 5 , 13:56 UTC Scheduled - As part of our regular asset reviews, Kraken will begin a scheduled delisting cycle for XNAP. Key dates: February 6th: Deposits will be disabled at 14:00 UTC. February 19th: Markets will be disabled at 14:00 UTC. May 20th: Withdrawals will be disabled at 14:00 UTC. May 21 - May 29: Remaining platform balances will be liquidated. We recommend reviewing your portfolio and taking any necessary actions before then. Please note that the legacy XNAP token that Kraken is delisting currently has an extremely inactive market. As a result, liquidation prices may be significantly below recent reference prices and, in some cases, may result in minimal or no proceeds due to insufficient market liquidity at the time of execution.
Derivatives Platform Maintenance
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT May 15 , 07:00 - 07:20 UTC May 14 , 15:37 UTC Scheduled - The derivatives platform will be unavailable for approximately 20 minutes on tomorrow 15-May at 7 UTC as we perform site maintenance. There will be a period of 'post-only' once the platform is back online and checks are being completed.
BSU to BABYSHARK Migration
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT May 14 , 23:00 UTC - May 15 , 00:00 UTC May 6 , 09:17 UTC Scheduled - Kraken will support the upcoming migration of BSU (Baby Shark Universe) to a new contract on BNB Chain, where it will be reissued under the ticker BABYSHARK at a 1:1 ratio. As part of this process, BSU will be delisted and replaced by BABYSHARK once the migration is complete. No action is required on your part. Key dates: - BSU trading and funding (deposits and withdrawals) are already paused. - May 7 to May 14: Migration window. BSU will be converted to BABYSHARK at a 1:1 ratio. Trading and funding for BABYSHARK will be enabled once the migration is complete. BSU will no longer be available following the migration.
Kraken Derivatives Websocket API Maintenance
May 14 , 13:35 UTC Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. May 14 , 13:30 UTC In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. May 14 , 12:47 UTC Scheduled - We will be performing maintenance on the websocket API starting today May 14th at 13:30 UTC which will cause disconnections. Reconnections should occur instantly.
Derivatives Platform Maintenance
May 14 , 07:12 UTC Completed - The platform is back online and post-only has been removed. May 14 , 07:05 UTC Verifying - The platform is in post-only mode while checks are being performed. Orders can be placed or cancelled, but no executions or liquidations can occur until post-only is removed. May 14 , 07:00 UTC In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. May 13 , 17:38 UTC Scheduled - The Derivatives platform will be unavailable for approximately 20 minutes on Thursday (May 14th) at 07:00 UTC as we perform site maintenance. There will be a period of 'post-only' once the platform is back online and checks are being completed.
Plaid US Funding Delays
May 14 , 07:49 UTC Resolved - This incident has been resolved. May 14 , 07:20 UTC Monitoring - A fix has been implemented by the vendor and we are monitoring the resolution. May 14 , 05:06 UTC Investigating - We’re currently experiencing an issue affecting Plaid US funding methods due to an issue with our vendor, which may cause delays for US Dollar (USD) deposits and withdrawals made via Plaid. In the meantime, please consider using one of our other available funding options. We apologize for the inconvenience and will share updates as soon as this issue is resolved.
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