Kraken is a long-standing cryptocurrency exchange and financial services platform founded in 2011. It supports fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-crypto trading across hundreds of assets, offers advanced tools for margin, futures, staking, and deep liquidity. Kraken is known for strong security practices, regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions, institutional services, and features like low spreads, multiple order types, and a robust API for heavier users.
Affiliate Programs
Kraken Affiliate Program offers qualified creators, publishers, and influencers the chance to earn 20% of the trading fees generated by clients they refer. This applies to spot trades, futures trades, margin opening fees, and spot margin rollover fees. Payments are made monthly via the Impact platform to your bank, in your local currency. Affiliates must apply and be approved, and their referral tools include unique links/banners. Conversion tracking includes typical delays (referrals show up within a few days; revenue is visible by the middle of the following month).
Kraken Blog is the official content platform for Kraken that publishes news, product updates, educational guides, and industry insights. It covers topics such as new asset listings, margin or derivatives features, trading tools, regulatory or global expansion announcements, and tips/explainers for crypto and tax topics. It’s a resource aimed both at newcomers (educational) and more advanced users (product & market updates).
Kraken Custody is a qualified, regulated digital asset custody solution designed specifically for institutional clients. Operated by Kraken Financial (a state-chartered bank in Wyoming), it provides secure, segregated custody of crypto assets, with advanced security measures such as MPC (multi-party computation) and HSM (hardware security modules). The service is tightly integrated with Kraken’s institutional product suite—letting clients trade, stake, transfer, or finance assets directly from custody, while preserving strong governance, auditability, and regulatory compliance.
Kraken Staking lets users earn rewards by staking supported proof-of-stake assets (and certain BTC staking via the Babylon protocol) under different terms — including Bonded, Flexible, and Auto Earn staking options. Rewards are paid weekly or twice a week depending on the asset, and users can choose whether they want their assets locked with unbonding periods (bonded staking) or available for trading/withdrawal (flexible). Kraken takes a commission on staking rewards, and offerings vary based on region and the particular token.
Kraken Wallet is a self-custody, multi-chain crypto wallet by Kraken that lets users store, manage, and transact with cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and DeFi positions across major networks like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, Base, Polygon, Optimism, Dogecoin, and more. It enables full control over private keys, features open-source security, supports WalletConnect for dApp interactions, and is built to deliver privacy by limiting data collection and shielding IP addresses.