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ExchangeUnited States Founded 2011kraken.com
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Last reviewed
27 Aug 2026
2026-08-27

Compliance snapshot

  • MiCA CASP authorization — CBI, Ireland — EU/EEA passporting live
  • FinCEN MSB registered (US); FCA cryptoasset registration (UK)
  • No customer-asset loss event on record
Overall concern
Low concern

MiCA CASP authorization in Ireland plus long-standing US registrations; historic enforcement matters are closed and disclosed.

Licenses & registrations

  • IrelandAuthorized
    MiCA CASP authorization
    Central Bank of IrelandCBI
    C-IE-2025-02042025-02-26
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  • United StatesRegistered
    MSB registration
    Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinCEN
    31000-1104-77102014-02-05
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  • United KingdomRegistered
    Cryptoasset firm registration (AML)
    Financial Conduct AuthorityFCA
    FRN 9287682023-07-06
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  • AustraliaRegistered
    Digital currency exchange registration
    Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis CentreAUSTRAC
    DCE100612-0012019-03-14
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Reputation

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Recent press

  • 2026-07-19
    Kraken launches crypto options, betting simpler products can expand the marketPositive

    CoinDesk — Kraken launched simplified options trading, extending its derivatives push as it prepares for a US IPO.

  • 2026-07-09
    Exchange adds regulated derivatives venue in EuropePositive

    Bloomberg — A MiFID-licensed subsidiary began offering listed crypto derivatives to professional clients.

  • 2026-05-21
    Proof-of-reserves attestation published for tenth cyclePositive

    Reuters — An independent accounting firm confirmed one-to-one client balances for major assets.

  • 2026-03-03
    Staking product relaunched for EU usersNeutral

    CoinDesk — The service returned under revised disclosures aligned with EU rules.

  • 2025-12-16
    Fee compression squeezes exchange revenuesNegative

    Financial Times — Industry-wide fee pressure weighed on trading income.

  • 2025-09-30
    Firm appoints new group compliance officerPositive

    Reuters — The hire came from a large European banking group.

Incidents & enforcement

  1. 2023-02-09FineUSD 30,000,000

    US settlement over unregistered staking-as-a-service offering; the US product was discontinued.

  2. 2022-11-28FineUSD 362,159

    OFAC settlement regarding historical sanctions screening gaps.

  3. 2021-05-19Outage

    Trading degradation during an extreme volatility event.

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Profile last reviewed 27 Aug 2026 (2026-08-27)