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.”
Wintermute从Coinbase托管钱包收到1000万枚BLUR并存入Kraken:6月27日消息，据LookOnChain监测，WintermuteTrading约12小时前从Coinbase托管钱包收到1000万枚BLUR（约合420万美元）并存入Kraken。[2023/6/27 22:03:02]
ThisnewinstitutionwillberegulatedinlargelythesamemannerasotherU.S.banks.
Formoreinformationonourinitiative,we’veassembledafullFAQtoshareourgoalsforthefutureofKrakenFinancialbelow:
1.WhydidKrakendecidetoapplyforanSPDIcharter?
Kraken’svisionistobecometheworld’strustedbridgebetweenthecryptoeconomyofthefutureandtoday’sexistingfinancialecosystem.
AnSPDIbankcharterpermitsKrakentobuildthisbridgein-house.Withthecharterinplace,wecanoperateafullyindependentbankthatwillreduceourrelianceonthird-partyfinancialinstitutionsandevenhelplaunchanewwaveofinnovativeproductsforourusers.Abankfullydedicatedtotheinterestsofourusersis,withoutadoubt,thebestwaytodeliveronthisvision.
Kraken报告：比特币在未来几个月内将上涨50％至200％:美国加密货币交易所Kraken发布最新报告称，预测比特币在未来几个月内将上涨50％至200％。报告指出，比特币在7月24日创下21个月以来波动率新低，仅为23％。而比特币的12个历史波动率最低点(15%至30%)之后，通常会出现平均140%的反弹。由于8月通常是BTC价格波动的第三大波动月份，因此Kraken预测比特币在7月底产生的上升势头将持续几个月。（Cointelegraph）[2020/8/13]
Wyoming’sapproachtoregulationisuniqueamongprogramsanywhereintheworld,itscarefultailoringbalancingtheinterestsofdigitalassetinnovatorsandtheirclients.
Thoughmanyregulatorstalkaboutfosteringinnovation,Wyomingistheonlystatetoactuallybuildoutthisvisioninaconcrete,commerciallyviableway.
2.WherewillKrakenFinancialoperate?
KrakenFinancialwillstartlocally,butwillsoonoperateglobally.
TheSPDIcharterwillaidusinexpandingKraken’sreachacrosstheUnitedStates,andwillalsohelpthebroaderKrakenorganizationtoservicecompaniesaroundtheworld.
3.Caninternationalpersonsapplyforbankaccounts?
数据：Kraken周三流入4229 BTC 远超过去几周500 BTC平均值:数据显示，加密货币交易所Kraken本周三流入4229 BTC（3859万美元），远远超过过去几周500 BTC的平均值。CryptoQuant分析师称，当交易者将比特币从私人BTC钱包退回交易所时，表明他们有在短时间内交易或出售的愿望。
CryptoQuant首席执行官Ki Young Ju接受采访时也表示，预计会出现小幅回调，如果抛售开始，大约会跌至8000美元。（Cointelegraph）[2020/7/16]
Initsfirstphaseofoperation,KrakenFinancialwillonlyofferaccountstoU.S.residents.Wehopetoexpandgloballysoon.
4.HowisanSPDIdifferentfromatraditionalcommercialbank?Isitregulateddifferently?
Thereareseveraldifferentkindsofbanks.Atraditionalcommunitybankexiststoserveitslocalcommunitythroughsafeguardingcustomerdepositsandlendingthosedepositstomeetthecreditneedsofitsneighborsandsmallbusinesses.
Otherkindsofbanks,called“custodybanks”provideservicesthataremorefocusedonassetcustodyandprovidingasafe,trustedgatewayforcustomerstoconducttransactionsinregulatedsecuritiesandcommoditiesmarkets.CustodybanksareamongthelargestU.S.banks.
动态 | Kraken解释昨日交易异常：系某订单类型的测试遇到了BUG:针对昨日疑现交易异常一事，加密货币交易所Kraken发推解释称：“昨天，对一个未发布的高级订单类型的测试遇到了BUG，导致订单价格匹配错误。一些客户以8000美元的价格从该测试器买入BTC，而另一些客户在没有清理干预流动性的情况下以12000美元的价格卖出。尽管K线图给人的印象是，流动性在8000-12000美元之间耗尽，但实际上交易仅在高位和低位执行，没有贯穿始终的交易，也没有其他未匹配订单。”[2019/9/15]
TheSPDIisacustodybankinthesameway,butfordigitalassetslikevirtualcurrency.Bothcustodybanksandcommunitybanks,however,arestill‘banks’underfederalandstatelawbecausetheyconductdeposit-takingactivity.
KrakenFinancial,asabank,isrequiredbyWyominglawtomaintain100%reservesofitsdepositsoffiatcurrencyatalltimes.Ifeveryclientweretodemandwithdrawalsoftheirfiatatthesamemoment,KrakenFinancialwouldbeabletofulfilleachwithdrawalimmediatelywithoutregardtohowmanyloanswehadoutstanding.
ThisistheadvantageoftheSPDIcharter,becausetheFDICgenerallyonlyinsuresdepositsupto$250,000.Forthisreason,depositswillnotberequiredtobeinsuredbytheFDIC.
动态 | 美国kraken于7月26日全面停止在日本的服务:据crypto_news报道，6月25日美国虚拟货币交易所kraken宣布将于7月26日全面停止在日本的服务并向用户发送了含具体实施日期的邮件。邮件中写道，kraken将于北京时间7月26日22点59分暂停所有在日本的服务。据悉，Kraken在2017年曾拥有大量日本用户，但随着币安和Bittrex等大型交易所的出现，该交易所的用户数量大幅下降。在推特上，许多虚拟货币投资者对于此次Kraken暂停在日本的服务感到惋惜。[2018/6/28]
KrakenFinancialwillberegulatedinlargelythesamemannerasotherU.S.banksbytheWyomingDivisionofBanking.TheDivisioniscurrentlyfinishingdevelopmentofthefirstregulatorymanualforbanksanddigitalassets,buildingonthestandardsinWyomingandfederallaw.
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.
FORWARD-LOOKINGSTATEMENTS,INCLUDINGPRODUCTOFFERINGS,REGULATORYPLANSANDBUSINESSPLANSSUBJECTTOCHANGEWITHOUTNOTICE
郑重声明： 本文版权归原作者所有， 转载文章仅为传播更多信息之目的， 如作者信息标记有误， 请第一时间联系我们修改或删除， 多谢。