Kraken
US-based crypto exchange operated by Payward, offering spot, futures, staking and multi-asset trading.
Volume (24h)$507.23MUSDT markets tracked live
Coins678with USDT pairs
Spot / Perp markets1458 / 0tracked by ArbiLayer
Base fees0.02% / 0.05%maker / taker, futures
About Kraken
US-based crypto exchange operated by Payward, offering spot, futures, staking and multi-asset trading.
Trading fees
Official fee schedule ↗SpotBase tier
Maker0.4%
Taker0.8%
USDT-M futuresBase tier
Maker0.02%
Taker0.05%
- Volume-based tiers down to 0% maker / 0.05% taker (Pro 5, $500M+ 30-day volume)
- Stablecoin and FX pairs have a separate schedule starting at 0.20% maker / 0.20% taker
- Holding assets on Kraken can qualify for lower trading fees
Withdrawals: network-dependent, per asset
Kraken Pro fee tiers
VIP program ↗Tier is based on 30-day trading volume (USD) or assets held on platform.
TierRequirementSpot makerSpot takerFutures makerFutures taker
Tier 1$0+ 30d volume0.4%0.8%0.02%0.05%
Tier 2$2.5K+ 30d volume0.3%0.6%——
Tier 3$10K+ 30d volume0.22%0.38%——
Tier 5$50K+ 30d volume0.15%0.3%——
Tier 6$100K+ 30d volume0.12%0.25%——
Tier 9$1M+ 30d volume0.06%0.18%——
Tier 11$5M+ 30d volume (futures tier 2: ≥ $5M futures volume)0.02%0.12%0.0175%0.045%
Tier 12$10M+ 30d volume (futures tier 3: ≥ $10M futures volume)0%0.1%0.015%0.04%
Pro 2$100M+ 30d volume (futures tier 9: ≥ $100M futures volume)0%0.08%0%0.02%
Pro 5$500M+ 30d spot volume (futures Pro 5: > $5B futures volume)0%0.05%-0.006%0.0125%
- BTC 102.9%
- ETH 100.5%
- SOL 100.6%
- XRP 102.3%
- ADA 100.3%
- USDC, USDT, USDG 105%+
Company
Founders
JPJesse PowellCo-founder
TLThanh LuuCo-founder
MGMichael GronagerCo-founder
Leadership
ASArjun SethiCo-CEO
DRDave RipleyCo-CEO
Products
SpotKraken ProFutures and perpetualsMarginStakingUS stocks and ETFsTokenized equities (non-US)Institutional/OTC
Licences & registrations
MiCA CASP (Central Bank of Ireland)E-Money Institution (Central Bank of Ireland)MiFID investment firm (CySEC, Cyprus)UK FCA: registered cryptoasset firm, EMI, and authorised investment firm (Crypto Facilities)US FinCEN MSB; Wyoming SPDI charter (Kraken Financial); SEC/FINRA broker-dealer (Kraken Securities); CFTC-registered FCMCanada: restricted dealer and FINTRAC MSBAustralia: AUSTRAC DCE and AFSLBermuda BMA Class F digital asset business licenceArgentina CNV VASP registration
Not available in
AfghanistanBelarusCrimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regionsCubaDemocratic Republic of the CongoIranIraqJapanLibyaNorth KoreaRussiaSudanSouth SudanSyria
Incidents & regulatory history
- 2026Payward put its IPO plans on hold; listing pushed to mid-2027 at the earliest.
- 2025SEC dismissed its lawsuit alleging Kraken operated an unregistered exchange.
- 2024Australian court penalty of A$8M against Bit Trade over a margin extension product.
- 2023SEC settlement of $30M; US staking-as-a-service discontinued.
- 2022OFAC settlement of about $362,000 plus $100,000 compliance investment over Iran sanctions violations.
- 2021CFTC settlement of $1.25M over unregistered margin trading.
Volume, last 7 days
7 days agonow
Top markets
ArbiLayer does not track live markets on this exchange yet.