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Update - We've cleared the order book and resumed trading. If your order book data looks stale, try refreshing. We're continuing to closely monitor the service.
Jan 13, 15:47 UTC
Update - Order book data is not being displayed properly. Pausing trading while we investigate.
Jan 13, 11:54 UTC
Update - Orders appear to be filling in and executing as expected. The aforementioned blog post can be found here: https://blog.kraken.com/post/1...
Jan 13, 11:40 UTC
Verifying - Systems are back online. The new trading engine is live. Withdrawals are temporarily suspended while we monitor for anomalies. Unleveraged trading is free for the remainder of the month. More details will be posted to the blog (https://blog.kraken.com/) momentarily.
Jan 13, 11:30 UTC
Update - We are preparing to relaunch the site shortly. All orders have been canceled. More details to come soon.
Jan 13, 09:32 UTC

https://status.kraken.com/

Update - We've cleared the order book and resumed trading. If your order book data looks stale, try refreshing. We're continuing to closely monitor the service.
Jan 13, 15:47 UTC
Update - Order book data is not being displayed properly. Pausing trading while we investigate.
Jan 13, 11:54 UTC
Update - Orders appear to be filling in and executing as expected. The aforementioned blog post can be found here: https://blog.kraken.com/post/1...
Jan 13, 11:40 UTC
Verifying - Systems are back online. The new trading engine is live. Withdrawals are temporarily suspended while we monitor for anomalies. Unleveraged trading is free for the remainder of the month. More details will be posted to the blog (https://blog.kraken.com/) momentarily.
Jan 13, 11:30 UTC
Update - We are preparing to relaunch the site shortly. All orders have been canceled. More details to come soon.
Jan 13, 09:32 UTC

https://status.kraken.com/

While the facts seem to be in order, this is written as if it was to fuel FUD. Kraken planned to change/upgrade their trading platform for a long time; now that they do, they ran into some technical glitch that they are trying to solve before relaunch.

The relevant link is status.kraken.com

Technical glitch? They cannot even put a decent splash page with the company log on it when you hit the site. That shit was ok back in 95-96. But who does that in 2018? It does not instill much confidence.

While the facts seem to be in order, this is written as if it was to fuel FUD. Kraken planned to change/upgrade their trading platform for a long time; now that they do, they ran into some technical glitch that they are trying to solve before relaunch.

The relevant link is status.kraken.com

Yes. Everything they say MUST be true. Thieves NEVER lie.

While the facts seem to be in order, this is written as if it was to fuel FUD. Kraken planned to change/upgrade their trading platform for a long time; now that they do, they ran into some technical glitch that they are trying to solve before relaunch.

The relevant link is status.kraken.com

You have been able to short bitcoin for the last 5 years. Many exchanges allow you to open up shorts. Here is a regulated exchange in the US that allows you to short Bitcoin - https://support.kraken.com/hc/...