Overview

Kraken is a bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and digital asset exchange, founded in 2011. It is the world’s largest global digital asset platform based on euro volume and liquidity. The company is based in San Francisco, California, USA with over 100K clients located around the world. Globally, Kraken’s client base trades more than 90 digital assets and 7 different fiat currencies, including GBP, EUR, USD, CAD, JPY, CHF, and AUD. Kraken is backed by investors including Tribe Capital, SkyBridge, Hummingbird Ventures, Blockchain Capital, and Digital Currency Group, among others. Trusted by over 10 million individuals, traders, and institutions around the world, Kraken offers professional 24/7/365 client support along with one of the fastest, most performant trading platforms available. Kraken has set the industry standard for transparency and client trust and was the first crypto platform to conduct Proof of Reserves audits. Kraken was the first Bitcoin exchange to have trading price and volume displayed on the Bloomberg Terminal, the first to pass a cryptographically verifiable proof-of-reserves audit, and is a partner in the first cryptocurrency bank. Kraken is trusted by hundreds of thousands of traders, the Tokyo government's court-appointed trustee, and Germany's BaFin regulated Fidor Bank. Additionally, In 2023, Kraken ranked 16th in Newsweek's Global Top 100 list of Most Loved Workplaces, recognizing how the platform offers one of the world's most compelling employment opportunities. Kraken offers professional, round-the-clock online support. Kraken markets can be monitored and traded through the Kraken iOS and Android apps and through the Cryptowatch iOS, Android, and Desktop apps.