Kraken Wins Bank Charter Approval_ING

WearethrilledtoannouncethattheStateofWyominghasapprovedKraken’sapplicationtoformtheworld’sfirstSpecialPurposeDepositoryInstitution(SPDI),tentativelycalledKrakenFinancial.

HeadquarteredinCheyenne,Wyoming,KrakenFinancialisthefirstdigitalassetcompanyinU.S.historytoreceiveabankcharterrecognizedunderfederalandstatelaw,andwillbethefirstregulated,U.S.banktoprovidecomprehensivedeposit-taking,custodyandfiduciaryservicesfordigitalassets.

Frompayingbillsandreceivingsalariesincryptocurrencytoincorporatingdigitalassetsintoinvestmentandtradingportfolios,KrakenFinancialwillenableKrakenclientsintheU.S.tobankseamlesslybetweendigitalassetsandnationalcurrencies.

DavidKinitsky,CEOofKrakenFinancial,said:

“We’rethrilledtoworkinastatesoalignedwithourphilosophyandvalues.WyomingisarareandshiningexampleofhowthoughtfulregulationcandriveinnovationforFinTechcompanies.”

Kraken充值/提現相關問題已得到解決:3月29日消息，Status.kraken頁面顯示，3月29日充值/提現未處理的問題已得到解決。

此外，UTC時間3月28日19:04，Kraken客戶在通過REST API查看已關閉/已取消訂單的詳細信息時遇到問題。目前官方已經實施修復。[2023/3/29 13:32:43]

ThisnewinstitutionwillberegulatedinlargelythesamemannerasotherU.S.banks.

Formoreinformationonourinitiative,we’veassembledafullFAQtoshareourgoalsforthefutureofKrakenFinancialbelow:

1.WhydidKrakendecidetoapplyforanSPDIcharter?

Kraken’svisionistobecometheworld’strustedbridgebetweenthecryptoeconomyofthefutureandtoday’sexistingfinancialecosystem.

AnSPDIbankcharterpermitsKrakentobuildthisbridgein-house.Withthecharterinplace,wecanoperateafullyindependentbankthatwillreduceourrelianceonthird-partyfinancialinstitutionsandevenhelplaunchanewwaveofinnovativeproductsforourusers.Abankfullydedicatedtotheinterestsofourusersis,withoutadoubt,thebestwaytodeliveronthisvision.

Kraken子公司任命Gary Worrall為新CEO:3月11日消息，Kraken子公司Crypto Facilities創始人Timo Schlaefer離職，Crypto Facilities任命Gary Worrall為新首席執行官，此前，Gary Worrall為該公司的運營主管。（TheBlock）[2021/3/11 18:36:27]

Wyoming’sapproachtoregulationisuniqueamongprogramsanywhereintheworld,itscarefultailoringbalancingtheinterestsofdigitalassetinnovatorsandtheirclients.

Thoughmanyregulatorstalkaboutfosteringinnovation,Wyomingistheonlystatetoactuallybuildoutthisvisioninaconcrete,commerciallyviableway.

2.WherewillKrakenFinancialoperate?

KrakenFinancialwillstartlocally,butwillsoonoperateglobally.

TheSPDIcharterwillaidusinexpandingKraken’sreachacrosstheUnitedStates,andwillalsohelpthebroaderKrakenorganizationtoservicecompaniesaroundtheworld.

3.Caninternationalpersonsapplyforbankaccounts?

Initsfirstphaseofoperation,KrakenFinancialwillonlyofferaccountstoU.S.residents.Wehopetoexpandgloballysoon.

加密貨幣交易所Kraken已上線DOT交易和質押服務:據官方公告，加密貨幣交易所Kraken將于UTC時間8月18日16:40（北京時間8月19日00:40）上線Polkadot（DOT）交易和質押（Staking）服務。

據此前報道，Web3基金會官方表示，波卡（Polkadot）將于區塊高度1205128處開啟轉賬，最早時間為UTC時間8月18日16:40，即北京時間8月19日00:40。波卡將于區塊高度1248328處進行DOT拆分（1:100），最早時間為UTC時間8月21日16:40，即北京時間8月22日00:40。

Web3基金會強調，預計上述區塊生成的時間將比原定時間晚3.5小時，具體請以實際區塊高度為準。此外，在重命名DOT（old）到NEW DOT之前（即大約8月21日之前）務必不要主動“拆分” DOT。[2020/8/18]

4.HowisanSPDIdifferentfromatraditionalcommercialbank?Isitregulateddifferently?

Thereareseveraldifferentkindsofbanks.Atraditionalcommunitybankexiststoserveitslocalcommunitythroughsafeguardingcustomerdepositsandlendingthosedepositstomeetthecreditneedsofitsneighborsandsmallbusinesses.

Otherkindsofbanks,called“custodybanks”provideservicesthataremorefocusedonassetcustodyandprovidingasafe,trustedgatewayforcustomerstoconducttransactionsinregulatedsecuritiesandcommoditiesmarkets.CustodybanksareamongthelargestU.S.banks.

行情 | Kraken交易所BTC價格短時大跌，最低跌至4357美元:據Kraken數據，凌晨0：15，Kraken交易所BTC價格大跌，最低跌至4357.1美元，隨后價格迅速回升至5400美元上方。Kraken平臺BTC現報5469.3美元。[2019/4/26]

TheSPDIisacustodybankinthesameway,butfordigitalassetslikevirtualcurrency.Bothcustodybanksandcommunitybanks,however,arestill‘banks’underfederalandstatelawbecausetheyconductdeposit-takingactivity.

KrakenFinancial,asabank,isrequiredbyWyominglawtomaintain100%reservesofitsdepositsoffiatcurrencyatalltimes.Ifeveryclientweretodemandwithdrawalsoftheirfiatatthesamemoment,KrakenFinancialwouldbeabletofulfilleachwithdrawalimmediatelywithoutregardtohowmanyloanswehadoutstanding.

ThisistheadvantageoftheSPDIcharter,becausetheFDICgenerallyonlyinsuresdepositsupto$250,000.Forthisreason,depositswillnotberequiredtobeinsuredbytheFDIC.

KrakenFinancialwillberegulatedinlargelythesamemannerasotherU.S.banksbytheWyomingDivisionofBanking.TheDivisioniscurrentlyfinishingdevelopmentofthefirstregulatorymanualforbanksanddigitalassets,buildingonthestandardsinWyomingandfederallaw.

動態 | Kraken諷刺Coinbase新計劃 宣稱將上線所有數字貨幣:據ccn報道，針對Coinbase有意上線新幣的聲明，數字貨幣交易所Kraken于7月14日諷刺地回應道，它一直在考慮在其平臺上添加1600個新幣，包括CoinMarketCap上列出的所有數字資產。此前Coinbase稱計劃在其平臺上線幾種新幣：ADA、BAT、XLM、ZEC和ZRX，但目前還未獲得包括美國證券交易委員會（SEC）在內的監管機構的批準。[2018/7/15]

5.Whatproductsandserviceswillyouoffer?

Ourofferingswillevolveovertime,butweplantoprovideclientswitheverythingtheyexpectfromaseamlessbankinggatewaybetweendigitalassetsandnationalcurrencies.

Duringitsfirstyearofoperations,theSPDIplanstogiveclientstheabilitytodepositUSDandcustodydigitalassetsataregulatedstate-charteredbank.Thesebankingserviceswillbeseamlesslyintegratedintotheexistingexchangeservices,providingclientsbetterfundinginfrastructure,abetterexperienceandenhancedregulatoryclarity.

Additionally,becauseofourpositionasabridgebetweencryptoandtraditionalfinance,wewillofferthefollowingcrypto-focusedservicesinourfirstyearofoperations:

DigitalassetcustodyDemand/depositaccounts(DDAs)Wiretransferandfundingservices.Weanticipatesupportingadditionalservicesoverthenextfewyears,including:

EnhanceddigitalassetcustodyofferingsDigitalassetstakingTrustaccountandadministrationOtherservicesforindividualaccounts:AcompleteonlineandmobilebankingsuiteofproductsAdebitcardthatclientscanusetospendtheircryptofundsOtherservicesforcorporateclients:AccountmanagementservicesBankcomfortlettersDepositverificationsProofoffundsattestations.Finally,weexpecttobeabletoofferadditionalretail,wealthmanagementandtreasuryservices(andpotentiallyotherassetclassessuchassecurities),sostaytuned!

6.Willyouhavebranchesandaphysicallocation?

WewillhaveapermanentphysicalpresenceinCheyenne,Wyoming,whichwillhousemanyofKrakenFinancial’skeyback-officeteamsandfunctions.

Krakenwilloperateanonlineandmobile-firstbankingmodel.Wewanttomakeitaseasyaspossibleforpeopletoaccessandmanagetheirmoneyviaasingle-portalclientexperienceregardlessofthetimeofdayorwheretheyarecurrentlylocated.

Customerserviceandsupportwillbeavailable24/7/365.

7.Willyoubeofferingqualifiedcustodialservicesforbrokerdealersandfunds?

KrakenisdevelopingpoliciesandprocedurestoensurethatwhenitactsasaQualifiedCustodianforinvestmentprofessionals,underapplicablefederalandstatelaw,itwilldosoinfullcompliancewithallapplicablelawsandrules.

WebelievetheSPDIlaysthegroundworkforthisforthefirsttimeasastate-charteredbank,insteadofmanytrustcompanieswhichprovidecustody,butnotdiscretionaryfiduciaryservices..

8.WhatdoesthismeanforKrakenexchangeclients?

Newandexistingclientswillhavetheopportunitytoapplyforourtraditionalfinancialaccounts.Uponcompletingtheonboardingprocedures,theywillbeabletoquicklyandseamlesslyfundtheiraccountsontheexchange.

Moreso,forthefirsttime,theywillbeabletotakeadvantageoftheseamlessnessandeaseofusethatcomesfromthefirstall-in-oneserviceproviderthatcanofferandexpertlymanagesophisticatedcrypto-products.

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