Kraken incident
FIX API order placement issues for recently listed markets
Kraken experienced a minor incident on September 30, 2026 affecting FIX, lasting 9m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
FIX
Update timeline
- investigating Sep 30, 2026, 02:28 PM UTC
We are investigating an issue where some clients may be unable to place orders through the FIX API for a limited set of recently listed Spot and Futures markets. Affected requests may be rejected with an “Unknown asset” or “Unknown asset pair” message.
- identified Sep 30, 2026, 02:29 PM UTC
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
- resolved Sep 30, 2026, 02:37 PM UTC
This incident has been resolved.