Kraken order book and trade data

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What Kraken market data does BlackForge provide?

BlackForge collects spot order book and trade data from Kraken for its 1,474 listed pairs, refreshed every closed five-minute window as up to 107 measurements per pair. Depth, resting liquidity, taker buy and sell flow, order ladders and trade timing are all measured from Kraken's own book and tape, then served through one API.

The facts

Kraken coverage at a glance
Listed pairs1,474
Measurements per pairup to 107 (of 120 columns)
Native window5-minute closed windows
Available fromPro plan
Recorded since2026-07-14

Which metrics are populated

The schema is uniform across all nine venues: every metric BlackForge publishes is collected on Kraken. 80 market-microstructure metrics are computed from Kraken's own order book and trades; the 18 enrichment metrics attach at the coin level and the 9 market-context metrics are market-wide, so both read the same on Kraken as anywhere else. Nothing is dropped by venue.

Metric families collected on Kraken
FamilyMetricsSource
Depth bands14Kraken book and tape
Order ladders14Kraken book and tape
Trade flow10Kraken book and tape
Outsized trades19Kraken book and tape
Price4Kraken book and tape
Trade timing8Kraken book and tape
Book churn11Kraken book and tape
Enrichment18Per coin
Market context9Market-wide

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Top pairs on Kraken

The most-traded pairs on Kraken, ranked by USD traded volume over the last 6 hours. Observed . These are the 25 highest of 1,474 listed pairs — every one of which BlackForge collects.

Top pairs by traded volume · Kraken
#PairTraded USD (6h)
1USDTUSD38,735,557
2XBTUSD12,296,228
3ETHUSD6,813,569
4USDCEUR5,692,363
5USDTEUR4,880,871
6USDCUSD2,879,624
7SOLUSD2,525,498
8XBTEUR1,975,318
9ETHEUR1,896,934
10XRPUSD1,650,951
11ZECUSD1,447,729
12EURUSD1,143,720
13XDGUSD1,060,318
14HYPEUSD879,691
15XBTUSDC758,394
16SOLEUR747,518
17XBTUSDT726,055
18PAXGUSD712,095
19ADAUSD646,546
20USDCGBP631,293
21LINKUSD602,633
22HYPEEUR599,365
23TAOUSD587,297
24WINGSUSD550,307
25XRPEUR513,415

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What Kraken data does BlackForge collect?

BlackForge collects spot order book and trade data from Kraken for its 1,474 listed pairs, refreshed every closed five-minute window, as up to 107 measurements per pair — depth, resting liquidity, taker flow, order ladders and trade timing.

How many Kraken pairs are covered?

1,474 pairs on Kraken were listed at last observation. The full universe is the product: BlackForge does not drop pairs by liquidity or volume.

Is Kraken data included on the free plan?

Kraken is available from the Pro plan upward, and on pay-per-call over x402. See pricing for the plan ladder.

How far back does Kraken history go?

BlackForge has recorded Kraken continuously since 2026-07-14. Retention is open-ended; the plan sets how far back a query may read, not how long data is kept.

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9 exchanges · ~11,800 pairs · 120 columns per pair · 5-minute windows

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