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Kraken’s official announcement states that Kraken Derivatives will delist 77 perpetual contracts at 12:00 UTC on October 1, covering assets including 2Z, AEVO, AIXBT, AKT, ANKR, ARKM, AR, BLUR, CELO, ENJ, GMT, GMX, IOTA, MINA, NEO, THETA, VET, ZIL, ZRX, and others. Once trading on these contracts is halted, they will be settled and removed from the platform. Separately, Kraken will delist perpetual contracts for SUN, MTL, IOST, and XVS on September 3, and COTI perpetual contracts on September 7.Relevant content
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