# Kraken

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Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange and financial services platform offering spot trading, derivatives, custody, prime brokerage, OTC, and embedded crypto infrastructure for institutions.

Kraken operates a centralized cryptocurrency exchange with spot and derivatives trading across hundreds of digital asset pairs against fiat currencies including USD, EUR, GBP, and CAD. The platform provides institutional services including prime brokerage with multi-venue execution, OTC block trading, qualified custody through a Wyoming SPDI charter, and non-custodial staking. Kraken also offers B2B infrastructure through Embed (white-label exchange-as-a-service) and Ramp (fiat-to-crypto on/off-ramp API). Its subsidiary CF Benchmarks provides FCA-regulated crypto index pricing used by major ETF issuers.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Finance
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2011-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/Kraken

## Products

- [Kraken Exchange](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Kraken): Kraken Exchange operates spot cryptocurrency trading markets supporting market, limit, stop-loss, and take-profit orders for digital assets paired with fiat currencies including USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, JPY, and CHF. Users deposit funds through bank transfers, payment cards, and digital payment methods to execute trades across hundreds of cryptocurrency pairs. The platform maintains order books for price discovery and trade matching while providing portfolio tracking, staking services, and transaction history. (Centralised Exchange, Live, Main Product)
- [Kraken Wallet](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Kraken): Kraken Wallet provides self-custody key management for cryptocurrencies and NFTs across multiple blockchains. Users control private keys through seed phrase recovery while connecting to decentralized applications via WalletConnect protocol. The wallet supports multiple address generation from single seed phrases and includes portfolio tracking across fungible and non-fungible tokens with encrypted cloud backup options. (Wallet, Live)
- [Kraken Custody](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Kraken): Kraken Custody provides qualified custodial storage for institutional cryptocurrency holdings through segregated cold storage infrastructure and multi-signature authorization protocols. Institutional clients access custody services for digital assets while maintaining operational control through vault-based permission systems. The platform supports staking operations, collateral management, and withdrawal authorization workflows for regulated entities requiring custodial arrangements. (Custodian, Live)
- [Krak](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Kraken): Krak is a peer-to-peer payment infrastructure with crypto and fiat rails, enabling instant cross-border transfers using Kraktag identifiers. The system supports multiple assets including cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and fiat currencies while providing automatic earning opportunities on account balances. (Peer to Peer & Remittance, Live)
- [Kraken Launch](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Kraken): Kraken Launch facilitates MiCA-compliant token sales through an exclusive Legion partnership, enabling retail access to early-stage token offerings via merit-based allocation. The companion Kraken 360 platform provides the issuer-side infrastructure, coordinating custody, staking, liquidity provision, compliance, and token distribution for protocol teams preparing for token generation events. (Launch Pad, Live)
- [Kraken Futures](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Kraken): Kraken Futures provides cryptocurrency derivatives trading with perpetual and fixed-maturity futures contracts supporting up to 50x leverage on major digital assets. The platform also offers tokenized equity perpetual futures through xStocks integration, providing 24/7 leveraged exposure to U.S. equities, indices, and commodities for eligible non-U.S. clients. (Derivatives , Live)
- [Kraken Prime](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Kraken): Kraken Prime is a full-service prime brokerage providing institutional clients with multi-venue trade execution across multiple global liquidity sources claiming coverage of 90%+ of the digital asset market. The platform combines qualified custody through Kraken Financial's SPDI charter with asset-backed lending, T+1 credit facilities, and cross-margining to enable institutions to trade from custodied assets without pre-funding positions. (Centralised Exchange, Live)
- [Kraken OTC](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Kraken): Kraken OTC provides bilateral over-the-counter trading for large-volume cryptocurrency transactions outside the public order book. The desk supports spot and options markets with negotiated pricing and deep liquidity for institutional counterparties. Kraken OTC iintegrates with ICE Chat, connecting to institutional clients across the Intercontinental Exchange network. (OTC, Live)
- [Kraken Ramp](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Kraken): Kraken Ramp is a fiat-to-crypto on/off-ramp API that enables third-party platforms to embed compliant buy and sell flows through a single integration. The API supports various digital assets across multiple blockchains with several payment methods including ACH, SEPA, PIX, Apple Pay, and Google Pay across multiple markets. (On/Off Ramp, Live)
- [Kraken Staking](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Kraken): Kraken Staking is a non-custodial institutional staking platform offering validator infrastructure and delegation services across major proof-of-stake networks. The platform serves institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals with a minimum threshold of $500,000 in staked assets, providing direct validator operation rather than pooled staking delegation. (Staking Service, Live)
- [CF Benchmarks](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Kraken): CF Benchmarks is an FCA-regulated benchmark administrator providing real-time and daily settlement cryptocurrency index pricing across hundreds of digital assets. The platform produces the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate (BRR) and Ether Reference Rate used by major ETF issuers including BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and WisdomTree, as well as pricing for regulated futures and options on CME Group and Nasdaq. (Index Platform, Live)

## Links

- [Blog](https://blog.kraken.com)
- [Documentation](https://docs.kraken.com)
- [Main](https://www.kraken.com)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.kraken.com/legal/privacy)
- [Terms of Service](https://www.kraken.com/legal)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/KrakenFX)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/krakenfx)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/krakenfx)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/kraken_exchange_official)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/krakenfx/wallet)
- [Discord](https://discord.gg/krakenexchange)
- [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Kraken)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/krakenfx)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/KrakenBitcoinExchange)
- [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@krakenfx)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/CFBenchmarks)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/cf-benchmarks)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC77JXC9sWbUHFWeuZ9GYV9Q)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/cf_benchmarks)

## Relationships

- [Ink](https://thegrid.id/profiles/ink): Subsidiary
- [Backed Finance](https://thegrid.id/profiles/backed_finance): Subsidiary
- [xStocks](https://thegrid.id/profiles/xstocks): Subsidiary
- [Magna](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Magna): Subsidiary
- [Breakout](https://thegrid.id/profiles/breakout): Subsidiary

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