Kraken
ABOUT US
Kraken is trusted by millions of traders, institutions, and authorities across the world, from Tokyo’s court-appointed trustee to Germany’s BaFin regulated Fidor Bank. As in 2021, Kraken is the second largest US based crypto exchange in terms of daily trading volume with $3B daily trading volume compared to $8B daily trading volume on Coinbase which is the largest US based crypto exchange. Kraken and Coinbase control a high share of crypto trading volume in USA because both offer robust security features.
Kraken’s clients also trade USD, CAD, ETH, LTC and other digital currencies.
In January 2016, Kraken announced that it was acquiring prominent bitcoin exchanges Coinsetter and Cavirtex to expand into American and Canadian Markets.
In 2019 Kraken acquired Crypto Facilities, a registered futures platform.
Sector
Cryptocurrency | Bitcoin
Website
www.kraken.com
Location
USA
Stage
Pre-IPO
Funding History
In March 2014, Kraken received $5M Series A Investment. Further, in Feb 2019, Kraken had announced that it raised $100M in a direct offering at $4BN valuation.
supported by
Kraken is backed by Money Partners group, Hummingbird Ventures, Blockchain Capital and Digital Currency group among others