Serious crypto, since 2011

# Trade
crypto without
compromise.

Spot, margin, derivatives and on-chain — all under one regulated roof. 230+ assets, deep liquidity, and the security record that institutions audit against.

Proof of reserves verified
SOC 2 Type II
FinCEN registered MSB
Markets
Top Gainers New
B
BTC / USD
Bitcoin
$73,418.20
+2.41%
Ξ
ETH / USD
Ethereum
$3,842.66
+1.18%
S
SOL / USD
Solana
$184.92
−0.62%
$
USDC / USD
USD Coin
$1.0001
+0.01%
230+ assets $3.2B 24h vol
All markets →
Trusted by institutions, builders, and 13M+ clients
Jane Street Galaxy Anchorage Coatue Tribe Visa Ventures
BTC · 24h
$73,418.20
+1,727 (+2.41%)
ETH · 24h
$3,842.66
+44.79 (+1.18%)
SOL · 24h
$184.92
−1.16 (−0.62%)
DOT · 24h
$7.214
+0.23 (+3.32%)
Everything in one account

## Built for the way real traders actually trade.

From your first swap to a 25× margin position — Kraken keeps the same login, custody and risk surface across every product.

### Spot & Pro trading

Real order books, advanced charting, conditional orders and 5× to 25× margin where regulated.

0.16% maker 0.26% taker

### Cold custody by default

95% of client assets held in geographically distributed, air-gapped cold storage with 24/7 surveillance.

Proof of reserves SOC 2 Type II

### Stake & earn

On-chain staking for 18 assets with weekly auto-payouts. No lockups on ETH, opt in or out anytime.

Up to 22% APR 18 assets

### Pro API & FIX

REST, WebSocket and native FIX 4.4 endpoints with sub-millisecond matching and co-location options.

99.99% uptime FIX 4.4

### Fiat in 8 currencies

USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF, CAD, AUD and AED on-ramps. SWIFT, SEPA Instant, ACH and FedNow supported.

SEPA Instant 8 fiats

### 24 / 7 client care

Real humans on chat in seven languages with a median first-response under two minutes.

< 2 min median 7 languages
Security model

## Boring is a security posture.

Thirteen years on the same exchange architecture. Zero client funds lost to a breach. Independently attested proof of reserves, every quarter, on-chain.

SOC 1 Type II SOC 2 Type II ISO 27001 NYDFS BitLicense FinCEN MSB
13yrs
Operating without a security breach affecting client funds
95%
Of client assets held in air-gapped cold storage at all times
$3.2B
Daily spot & derivatives volume across the exchange
230+
Assets listed under our institutional listing framework
Fees that scale with you

## Volume-tiered fees, published in plain numbers.

No hidden spreads, no payment-for-order-flow. Maker rebates start the moment your rolling 30-day volume crosses $50K.

30-day volume Maker Taker Margin Withdrawals
$0 – $50K 0.16% 0.26% 0.02% / 4h 0.0001 BTC
$50K – $1M Popular 0.12% 0.22% 0.02% / 4h 0.00005 BTC
$1M – $10M 0.08% 0.18% 0.01% / 4h Free
$10M+ −0.02% 0.10% 0.01% / 4h Free

## Open your account in under three minutes.

Verify with a passport, fund with SEPA Instant or ACH, and place your first order today. No deposit minimum.

The design system

## A serious crypto exchange, drawn in purple.

White surface, Kraken Purple primary, 12-px radius buttons, whisper shadows — synthesized from `DESIGN.md`.

### Color

Purple scale + neutrals + trading semantics
Brand purple
Kraken Purple
#7132f5
Purple Dark
#5741d8
Purple Deep
#5b1ecf
Purple Subtle
rgba(133,91,251,.16)
Ink + neutrals
Near Black
#101114
Cool Gray
#686b82
Silver Blue
#9497a9
Border Gray
#dedee5
White
#ffffff
Gray Fill
rgba(148,151,169,.08)
Semantic — trading
Green
#149e61
Green Dark
#026b3f
Green BG
rgba(20,158,97,.16)
Red (down)
#d4393f

### Typography

Kraken-Brand (display) + Kraken-Product (UI)

Role | Sample | Family | Size / LH | Weight | Tracking
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Display Hero | Trade without compromise | Kraken-Brand | 48 / 1.17 | 700 | -1px
Section Heading | Built for traders | Kraken-Brand | 36 / 1.22 | 700 | -0.5px
Sub-heading | Security model | Kraken-Brand | 28 / 1.29 | 700 | -0.5px
Feature Title | Spot & Pro trading | Kraken-Product | 22 / 1.20 | 600 | normal
Body | Real order books, advanced charting. | Kraken-Product | 16 / 1.38 | 400 | normal
Button | Create account | Kraken-Product | 16 / 1.38 | 500–600 | normal
Caption | Proof of reserves verified | Kraken-Product | 14 / 1.43 | 400–700 | normal
Mono / Numeric | $73,418.20 · +2.41% | JetBrains Mono | 12–24 | 500 | tnum
Micro | VERIFIED | Kraken-Product | 7–12 / 1.0 | 500 | uppercase

### Radius

12px is the maximum for buttons — never pill
3px
6px · badge
8px · neutral
10px · white btn
12px · button
16px · panel
9999 · pill chip

### Components

Buttons · badges · panels · market rows
Primary — Purple
bg #7132f5 radius 12 pad 13 16 weight 600

Default CTA. Hover deepens to #5b1ecf.

Outlined — Purple Dark
bg #fff border 1 #5741d8 text #5741d8 radius 12

Secondary action next to a primary purple.

Subtle — 16% Purple
bg rgba(133,91,251,.16) text #7132f5 pad 8

Inline / table actions like the buy button on market rows.

White — Elevated
bg #fff radius 10 shadow subtle

Used over a purple band to invert contrast.

Secondary — Gray Fill
bg rgba(148,151,169,.08) text #101114 radius 12

Utility / tertiary action — never a CTA.

Badge — Success
Proof of reserves SOC 2
success bg rgba(20,158,97,.16) text #026b3f radius 6

Compliance pings and trading signals — always rounded 6 / 8.

### Elevation

Whisper shadows only — Kraken stays flat
Micro
rgba(16,24,40,.04) 0 1 4

Inline panels, dense table containers.

Subtle
rgba(0,0,0,.03) 0 4 24

White buttons over a colored band; hovering cards.

Lift
rgba(16,24,40,.08) 0 16 40

Hero market panel — the only meaningful float on the page.

View DESIGN.md ↗