Kraken opens cryptocurrency derivatives trading for professional investors in the UK

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has launched derivatives trading in its second largest market— the UK. This product is only available to "professional clients," as defined by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). According to Kraken's head of derivatives, Alexia Theodorou, Kraken has "quietly" started rolling out this product recently.