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
| Listed pairs | 1,474 |
|---|---|
| Measurements per pair | up to 107 (of 120 columns) |
| Native window | 5-minute closed windows |
| Available from | Pro plan |
| Recorded since | 2026-07-14 |
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.
| Family | Metrics | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Depth bands | 14 | Kraken book and tape |
| Order ladders | 14 | Kraken book and tape |
| Trade flow | 10 | Kraken book and tape |
| Outsized trades | 19 | Kraken book and tape |
| Price | 4 | Kraken book and tape |
| Trade timing | 8 | Kraken book and tape |
| Book churn | 11 | Kraken book and tape |
| Enrichment | 18 | Per coin |
| Market context | 9 | Market-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.
| # | Pair | Traded USD (6h) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USDTUSD | 38,735,557 |
| 2 | XBTUSD | 12,296,228 |
| 3 | ETHUSD | 6,813,569 |
| 4 | USDCEUR | 5,692,363 |
| 5 | USDTEUR | 4,880,871 |
| 6 | USDCUSD | 2,879,624 |
| 7 | SOLUSD | 2,525,498 |
| 8 | XBTEUR | 1,975,318 |
| 9 | ETHEUR | 1,896,934 |
| 10 | XRPUSD | 1,650,951 |
| 11 | ZECUSD | 1,447,729 |
| 12 | EURUSD | 1,143,720 |
| 13 | XDGUSD | 1,060,318 |
| 14 | HYPEUSD | 879,691 |
| 15 | XBTUSDC | 758,394 |
| 16 | SOLEUR | 747,518 |
| 17 | XBTUSDT | 726,055 |
| 18 | PAXGUSD | 712,095 |
| 19 | ADAUSD | 646,546 |
| 20 | USDCGBP | 631,293 |
| 21 | LINKUSD | 602,633 |
| 22 | HYPEEUR | 599,365 |
| 23 | TAOUSD | 587,297 |
| 24 | WINGSUSD | 550,307 |
| 25 | XRPEUR | 513,415 |
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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.