Kraken Stock
Crypto Exchange
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About Kraken Stock
Kraken is a US-based cryptocurrency exchange. The exchange allows people to trade bitcoin and other digital currencies. Kraken additionally allows more advanced trading strategies, including margin trading, indices, futures, OTC trading, and staking. The company additionally provides cryptocurrency market data for Bloomberg Terminals
Kraken was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco. Notable investors include Meros Equity Global Management and RT Capital Partners.
Investors
Blockchain Capital
Bolt Financial, Anchorage Digital, OpenSea, Blockstream, Kik, Kraken Digital Asset Exchange, Bitfury Group, Ripple, Kraken, Xapo
BnkToTheFuture
Digital Currency Group
Circle, Chainalysis, Blockchain.com, eToro, Figure, Brave, Kraken Digital Asset Exchange, Axoni, BitPay, Kraken
Eterna Capital
Hummingbird Ventures
Manhattan Venture Partners
Flipkart, SoFi, Wish, Postmates, JUUL, Lime, Rent the Runway, Turo, DraftKings, Zocdoc
Mindrock Capital
Money Partners Group
Tribe Capital
Relativity Space, Bolt Financial, Jeeves, Instabase, Picsart, Kraken
Tyr Capital
Funding History
| January 2014 | $200K |
|---|---|
| April 2016 | $12.3M |
| July 2019 | $52.5M |
Management
Chief Executive Officer
Dave Ripley
Chief Financial Officer
Carrie Dolan
Press
vietnaminsider - Sep, 9 2023
Crypto Exchange Kraken’s UK Derivatives Unit Looking to Expands Its Service: Bloombergtheblock - Sep, 8 2023
Kraken gradually rolling out PayPal deposits in UK and Europeseekingalpha - Aug, 31 2023
Kraken announces $2.7 million of sonar & subsea battery contractsbusinesswire - Aug, 22 2023
Snappy Kraken Unleashes AI to Turbocharge Advisors’ Email Marketing Effortscointelegraph - Aug, 18 2023
Strict Canadian crypto exchange rules allowed Kraken clarity to invest there, exec saysnewsbtc - Aug, 11 2023
Kraken Surges Ahead In Altcoin Liquidity To Overtake Coinbase In US: Kaikodecrypt - Aug, 7 2023
Reddit Moons and Bricks Soar After Kraken Listingmarketscreener - Jul, 30 2023
Kraken says investigating issue affecting Ethereum funding gatewayfinance - Jul, 28 2023
UPDATE 1-Kraken says all systems back up after funding gateway 'hiccup'theblock - Jul, 21 2023
Kraken’s Crypto Facilities appoints hedge fund veteran as CEObenzinga - Jul, 19 2023
Crypto Whale Watch: $116M In Ether Acquired In ICO Gets Moved To Kraken Exchangedecrypt - Jul, 18 2023
Reddit Moons Token Surges 104% as Kraken Hints at Potential Listingbdaily - Jul, 18 2023
Portsmouth Water agrees landmark deal to license Krakenjdsupra - Jul, 17 2023
Kraken Loses Bid To Avoid Turning Over Customer Information to IRSdecrypt - Jul, 15 2023
Kraken, Crypto.com Join Coinbase in Relisting XRP After Court Rulingcointelegraph - Jul, 7 2023
FBI searched Kraken co-founder's home in March: Reportcointelegraph - Jul, 1 2023
Kraken ordered by court to disclose user data to IRS for tax compliancenews - Jun, 30 2023
Kraken Ordered to Turn Over Its Users’ Information to the IRStheblock - Jun, 22 2023
Kraken API: The Primacy of Performancetheblock - Jun, 21 2023
UK investment trust marked down stakes in Animoca, Kraken and Paxos earlier this yearinterestingengineering - Jun, 21 2023
Meet Kraken Robotics: The marine tech firm defending our oceanscointelegraph - Jun, 9 2023
Nifty News: Kraken NFT exits beta, Coinbase’s ‘Stand with Crypto’ gains support and moreglobalfintechseries - Jun, 9 2023
Kraken Appoints Former StockX Executive Vishnu Patankar as CTOcrowdfundinsider - Jun, 8 2023
Digital Asset Firm Kraken Appoints Vishnu Patankar as CTOcointelegraph - Jun, 6 2023
Kraken fixes gateway issues after brief delay in withdrawalscrowdfundinsider - May, 26 2023
Digital Asset Firm Kraken Completes SOC 2, Type I for Custody, Funding Servicescointelegraph - Apr, 27 2023
Kraken asks San Francisco court to intervene against IRS demandstrib - Apr, 26 2023
Crypto Exchange Kraken Blasts IRS Summons as ‘Treasure Hunt’coinspeaker - Apr, 20 2023
Kraken Secures VASP License to Operate in Irelandtrib - Apr, 19 2023
Kraken secures license in Ireland as U.S. crypto companies look abroad for ‘clarity’irishtimes - Apr, 19 2023
Crypto exchange Kraken clears Irish regulatory hurdlecointelegraph - Apr, 18 2023
Kraken receives virtual asset service provider authorization in Ireland ahead of MiCA votedlvr - Apr, 16 2023
Crypto exchange Kraken gets Central Bank approvalcointelegraph - Mar, 30 2023
Kraken aims for restricted dealer registration in Canada to comply with new rulesthepaypers - Mar, 24 2023
Kraken explores new ACH funding optionscointelegraph - Mar, 24 2023
Kraken to suspend Plaid withdrawals and deposits via ACH Silvergateentrevestor - Mar, 14 2023
Kraken Signs Subsea Cabling Dealorcabay - Mar, 7 2023
Get Listed on Central Exchange: A Step-by-Step Guidebenzinga - Mar, 6 2023
Kraken To Launch A Bank To Support Struggling Cryptocurrency Firmsdlvr - Mar, 4 2023
Digital Assets: Kraken’s OTC Portal Now Part of Kraken Proseekingalpha - Mar, 3 2023
Crypto exchange Kraken said to stop using Signature Bank for dollar deposits, withdrawalstrib - Mar, 2 2023
Kraken Pulling Back From Using Signature Bank: Bloombergtrib - Feb, 28 2023
Kraken’s Head of OTC Options Trading: Investors Are Still Interested In Crypto, Stakingcointelegraph - Feb, 26 2023
Coinbase staking ‘fundamentally different’ to Kraken’s — chief lawyerow - Feb, 25 2023
Kraken Top-Performing Tech Company on TSX-V Last Yearcointelegraph - Feb, 24 2023
‘Regulators let the bad guys get big’ — Kraken CEO speaks out after SEC settlementjdsupra - Feb, 22 2023
Kraken Consents to SEC Injunction and Ceases Marketing its Staking-as-a-Service Programjdsupra - Feb, 17 2023
Kraken the Whip – Kraken Penalized Over Staking-as-a-Servicecointelegraph - Feb, 17 2023
SEC vs. Kraken: A one-off or opening salvo in an assault on crypto?cointelegraph - Feb, 17 2023
The SEC shook Kraken down for $30M, but it doesn't mean they had a casecointelegraph - Feb, 15 2023
Expect the SEC to use its Kraken playbook against staking protocolsmybs - Feb, 13 2023
Crypto wrap: SEC's fine on Kraken poses wider threat to market, say expertscoinspeaker - Feb, 13 2023
Kraken to Settle with US SEC after Staking Crackdownnews - Feb, 13 2023
Kraken Must Immediately Shut Down Staking Service And Pay $30 Million Fine To SECthepaypers - Feb, 13 2023
Kraken hit with USD 30 million fine by the SECfinance - Feb, 13 2023
Biggest Crypto Staker Warns on DeFi Challenges After SEC’s Kraken Crack Downcointelegraph - Feb, 13 2023
Kraken staking ban is another nail in crypto’s coffin — and that’s a good thingcoindesk - Feb, 13 2023
SEC Did Not Consult Industry Before Kraken Crypto Staking Charges: Commissioner Peircecrowdfundinsider - Feb, 13 2023
Fireblocks, Proof of Stake Alliance Comment on Kraken’s Settlement with SECforbes - Feb, 12 2023
Kraken Ends U.S. Crypto Staking To Settle SEC Chargessec - Feb, 12 2023
Kraken Down: Statement on SEC v. Payward Ventures, Inc., et al.reut - Feb, 12 2023
U.S. SEC targets crypto 'staking' with Kraken crackdowncrowdfundinsider - Feb, 12 2023
Coinbase Shares Sink 14% Following SEC Enforcement Action Targeting Krakenblog - Feb, 12 2023
Kraken to end on-chain staking services for U.S. clientstrib - Feb, 12 2023
IRS Seeks Court Approval to Identify Kraken Crypto Customerstrib - Feb, 12 2023
Kraken, under SEC pressure, ends U.S. ether stakingfinextra - Feb, 12 2023
Kraken’s staking-as-a-service sunk by SECcointelegraph - Feb, 12 2023
‘Kraken Down’ — SEC commissioner rebukes own agency over recent actiontrib - Feb, 12 2023
First Mover Asia: Kraken Crypto Staking Settlement Bedevils Markets as Bitcoin Lingers Below $21.9Ktrib - Feb, 10 2023
Kraken’s Head Of Strategy: Our Business Felt Crypto Winter's Chillfinance - Feb, 10 2023
Crypto exchange Kraken to shut down staking service, pay $30 mln in settlement with U.S. SECfinance - Feb, 9 2023
Crypto exchange Kraken under scrutiny for sale of unregistered securities- Bloombergcrowdfundinsider - Feb, 4 2023
Digital Asset Firm Kraken Releases Latest Transparency Reportfinance - Feb, 2 2023
Crypto exchange Kraken shuts Abu Dhabi officetrib - Jan, 24 2023
Kraken ends months-long search for new compliance chiefbizjournals - Jan, 10 2023
Kraken merchandiser hires former Macy's exec to lead supply chainaithority - Jan, 2 2023
Kraken Opens NFT Marketplace Beta to the Publicgadgets360 - Dec, 28 2022
Kraken Announces Exit from Japan Citing ‘Resource Prioritisation’ Reasonscoinspeaker - Dec, 28 2022
Kraken to Stop Operations in Japan by Januarynewsbtc - Dec, 28 2022
Prolonged Crypto Winter Pushes Kraken Exchange Out Of Japancointelegraph - Dec, 28 2022
Kraken quits Japan for second time blaming a ‘weak crypto market’finance - Dec, 28 2022
Crypto Exchange Kraken Will Close in Japan After Global Cutsffnews - Dec, 23 2022
Kraken Opens NFT Marketplace Beta to the Publicglobenewswire - Dec, 21 2022
Kraken Receives $0.8 Million International Robotics as a Service (RaaS) Contractbusinessinsider - Dec, 18 2022
Kraken's incoming CEO shares 5 major crypto trends for 2023, including what he believes will be the leading use-casesnews - Dec, 15 2022
Asia Crypto Lender Amber Group Latest To Feel Effects Of FTX’s Collapsenews - Dec, 13 2022
Bankman-Fried Indicted On Criminal Conspiracy And Fraud Charges; Sued Over ‘House Of Cards’trib - Dec, 10 2022
Crypto Layoffs: Amber Group, Bybit, Kraken, Lemon Cash, Among Firms Forced to Make Mass Job Cutstrib - Dec, 8 2022
‘It was savage’: Kraken’s crypto staff slam ‘cold’ redundanciesjdsupra - Dec, 7 2022
Restraining the Kraken: Another Crypto Company Under OFAC Scrutinynews - Dec, 7 2022
How VCs Invest In Crypto Will Be Changed By FTX’s Spectacular Fallslashgear - Dec, 2 2022
Kraken Lays Off 1,100 Workers As Crypto Winter Sets Incoinspeaker - Dec, 2 2022
Employee Layoffs: Kraken Cuts Workforce by 30%ift - Nov, 12 2022
FTX hacker identity discovered by Kraken Exchange teamaxios - Nov, 10 2022
FTX approaches Kraken as potential rescue partnerfinancialexpress - Oct, 21 2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken discontinues services to Russian userscrowdfundinsider - Aug, 28 2022
Digital Assets: Kraken Adds Trading Support for ALPHA, BLZ, BOBA, Other Crypto Tokensbloomberg - Aug, 16 2022
Kraken CEO Scorns ‘Unconstitutional’ US Shutdown of Tornado Cashcrowdfundinsider - Aug, 14 2022
Digital Assets: Kraken Now Supports Trading with Basilisk (BSX)TechCrunch - Jun, 15 2022
Amid market turmoil, crypto exchange Kraken says it’s filling 500+ rolesnews - Jun, 6 2022
Tech Layoffs In 2022: The U.S. Companies That Have Cut Jobscrowdfundinsider - May, 16 2022
Digital Asset Firm Kraken Announces Trading Support for BNC, FIDA and OGN Tokens for US, Canadacrowdfundinsider - May, 9 2022
Digital Assets: Kraken Now Supports Trading for Fetch.ai (FET), THORchain (RUNE)coinspeaker - May, 4 2022
Kraken Announces Waitlist for Coming NFT Marketplacempost - May, 3 2022
Kraken announces its own NFT marketplacebloomberg - Apr, 25 2022
Crypto Exchange Kraken Gets License to Operate in Abu Dhabibusinesswire - Apr, 19 2022
Kraken Appoints Mayur Gupta as CMOcointelegraph - Apr, 8 2022
Kraken shuts down global headquarters because ‘San Francisco is not safe’cointelegraph - Mar, 30 2022
Kraken users report Bitcoin Lightning Network availabilitycointelegraph - Oct, 22 2020
Kraken relaunches crypto trading in Japan as part of APAC expansioncoindesk - Jun, 17 2020
Kraken Launches Crypto Exchange Service in AustraliaEquityZen does not have an affiliation with, formal relationship with, or endorsement from any companies featured above. This profile is based on publicly available information and is intended to be informative in nature.
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