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

BTC / USD

Bitcoin

$73,418.20

+2.41%

ETH / USD

Ethereum

$3,842.66

+1.18%

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% maker0.26% taker

Cold custody by default

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

Proof of reservesSOC 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% APR18 assets

Pro API & FIX

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

99.99% uptimeFIX 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 Instant8 fiats

24 / 7 client care

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

< 2 min median7 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 #7132f5radius 12 pad 13 16weight 600

Default CTA. Hover deepens to #5b1ecf.

Outlined — Purple Dark

bg #fffborder 1 #5741d8 text #5741d8radius 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 #fffradius 10 shadow subtle

Used over a purple band to invert contrast.

Secondary — Gray Fill

bg rgba(148,151,169,.08) text #101114radius 12

Utility / tertiary action — never a CTA.

Badge — Success

Proof of reservesSOC 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.

Tradecrypto withoutcompromise.