# Kraken launches Kusama Parachain Auction platform as KSM defies downtrend
“# Kraken launches Kusama Parachain Auction platform as KSM defies downtrend ” U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced a “first-of-its-kind” Parachain Auction Platform enabling clients to participate directly from the exchange. In a blog post on June 8, Kraken revealed the new platform will enable users that qualify to pledge support for Kusama projects vying…