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About Kraken Status
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Recent Incidents
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.
WAR funding and trading
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Apr 24 , 00:00 - 01:00 UTC Mar 27 , 06:23 UTC Scheduled - We will be performing a migration for WAR. Please see email that was sent to clients: What's happening: WAR is migrating to a new token contract. Kraken will handle this on your behalf, no action is required. Your token distribution: We're using two balance snapshots to determine your allocation: Snapshot 1 – March 10, 2026 at 20:11:49 UTC: Clients with WAR balances at this time will receive 90% of their allocation, in line with the standard on-chain migration rate.This snapshot was set by the WAR team, not Kraken. Snapshot 2 – April 10, 2026 at 14:00 UTC: Clients with current WAR balances will receive a proportional share of the remaining 10%. This is a distribution Kraken is making voluntarily to ensure current holders aren't excluded. Key dates: April 10, 2026 at 14:00 UTC: WAR trading and withdrawals pause; Snapshot 2 is taken Week of April 13, 2026: Open WAR orders cancelled April 13–17, 2026 at 23:59 UTC: Migration window; balances updated automatically April 17, 2026: Market moves to post-only while liquidity establishes Following week: Full trading resumes Token details: The WAR ticker remains unchanged. Once migration is complete, the WAR in your account will reflect the new token. Legacy WAR will be delisted. Legacy contract 8opvqaWysX1oYbXuTL8PHaoaTiXD69VFYAX4smPebonk New contract C9dJfTGUzhuqPWxh9mcDr66JZN4uzXh2gh9EWnEdpump Please refer to our support article for additional information: https://support.kraken.com/articles/war-migration Note: Please do not deposit any legacy WAR tokens, as they have been paused. Deposits of the legacy WAR token received after deposits were paused will not be included in the migration and may be lost.
Notice of LCX migration
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Apr 13 , 23:00 UTC - Apr 14 , 00:00 UTC Mar 19 , 11:25 UTC Scheduled - Kraken is supporting the LCX migration to a new Ethereum contract. The asset code (LCX) will remain the same, and the migration rate is 1:1. We will pause funding and trading of LCX ahead of the migration. • April 3rd, 14:00 UTC: Funding (deposits/withdrawals) and trading paused for LCX • April 6th - April 10th, 23:59 UTC: Migration will be performed during this time. Upon completion, funding and trading of LCX will be restored.
Futures API - Market Data History Degraded
Mar 27 , 08:23 UTC Resolved - This incident has been resolved. Mar 27 , 03:31 UTC Monitoring - A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results. Mar 26 , 23:02 UTC Identified - We have identified an issue affecting Futures API market data history endpoints. API consumers may experience empty responses or errors when querying execution and order history data. A fix has been deployed and data recovery is underway. We will continue to monitor and provide updates.
Sei Chain Funding Delays
Mar 26 , 14:58 UTC Resolved - This incident has been resolved. Mar 26 , 13:19 UTC Monitoring - A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results. Mar 26 , 10:34 UTC Investigating - We're investigating an issue with the Sei funding gateway. Deposits and withdrawals may be delayed at this time. All other funding methods are operating normally. We are working diligently to resolve the issue and will keep you updated.
Derivatives Platform Maintenance
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Mar 27 , 08:00 - 08:10 UTC Mar 25 , 18:21 UTC Update - The Derivatives platform maintenance will be delayed by 24 hours. The platform will be unavailable for approximately 10 minutes on Friday (March 27th) at 08:00 UTC as we perform site maintenance. Mar 25 , 11:25 UTC Scheduled - The Derivatives platform will be unavailable for approximately 10 minutes on Thursday (March 26th) at 08:00 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.
Bittensor (TAO) Funding Delays
Mar 25 , 10:35 UTC Resolved - This incident has been resolved. Mar 25 , 10:10 UTC Identified - The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented. Mar 25 , 08:54 UTC Investigating - We're investigating an issue with the Bittensor (TAO) funding gateway. Withdrawals may be delayed at this time. All other funding methods are operating normally. We are working diligently to resolve the issue and will keep you updated.
Bittensor (TAO) Funding Delays
Mar 24 , 22:09 UTC Resolved - This incident has been resolved. Mar 24 , 21:50 UTC Monitoring - A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results. Mar 24 , 21:28 UTC Identified - The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented. Mar 24 , 19:45 UTC Investigating - We're investigating an issue with the Bittensor (TAO) funding gateway. Deposits and withdrawals may be delayed at this time. All other funding methods are operating normally. We are working diligently to resolve the issue and will keep you updated.
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