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交易所將向以太坊2.0開源開發團隊捐贈25萬美元:8月24日消息,Kraken交易所宣布將向開源開發團隊捐贈250000美元,這些團隊正在努力加速正在進行的以太坊2.0技術升級。Kraken首席執行官兼聯合創始人Jesse Powell表示,“我們相信,我們有責任回饋正在構建下一代加密貨幣的開源創新者。這就是為什么我們很高興與以太坊基金會合作,以確保開發人員從越來越多樣化的利益相關者那里獲得資金。”(businesswire)[2021/8/24 22:34:27]
ThisnewinstitutionwillberegulatedinlargelythesamemannerasotherU.S.banks.
Formoreinformationonourinitiative,we’veassembledafullFAQtoshareourgoalsforthefutureofKrakenFinancialbelow:
1.WhydidKrakendecidetoapplyforanSPDIcharter?
Kraken’svisionistobecometheworld’strustedbridgebetweenthecryptoeconomyofthefutureandtoday’sexistingfinancialecosystem.
AnSPDIbankcharterpermitsKrakentobuildthisbridgein-house.Withthecharterinplace,wecanoperateafullyindependentbankthatwillreduceourrelianceonthird-partyfinancialinstitutionsandevenhelplaunchanewwaveofinnovativeproductsforourusers.Abankfullydedicatedtotheinterestsofourusersis,withoutadoubt,thebestwaytodeliveronthisvision.
加密交易所Kraken:FinCEN擬議的加密法規將對美國不利:1月7日消息,加密貨幣交易所Kraken的最新聲明指出,FinCEN擬議的加密法規對美國不利。這不僅會大大偏離現行法律,而且還會帶來財務偏見,迫使交易產生不必要的支出和資源浪費。(zycrypto)[2021/1/7 16:38:28]
Wyoming’sapproachtoregulationisuniqueamongprogramsanywhereintheworld,itscarefultailoringbalancingtheinterestsofdigitalassetinnovatorsandtheirclients.
Thoughmanyregulatorstalkaboutfosteringinnovation,Wyomingistheonlystatetoactuallybuildoutthisvisioninaconcrete,commerciallyviableway.
2.WherewillKrakenFinancialoperate?
KrakenFinancialwillstartlocally,butwillsoonoperateglobally.
TheSPDIcharterwillaidusinexpandingKraken’sreachacrosstheUnitedStates,andwillalsohelpthebroaderKrakenorganizationtoservicecompaniesaroundtheworld.
3.Caninternationalpersonsapplyforbankaccounts?
Initsfirstphaseofoperation,KrakenFinancialwillonlyofferaccountstoU.S.residents.Wehopetoexpandgloballysoon.
Coinbase今日短暫宕機,Kraken API出現問題:金色財經報道,隨著今日比特幣價格回升至略低于9000美元,Coinbase經歷了短暫的宕機。根據Coinbase的狀態頁面,該交易所的網站、移動應用程序和API網站都經歷了宕機。一些推特用戶還注意到存在連接問題。Kraken公司在周三也報告了一些與其API相關的問題,不過該公司表示,平臺已恢復正常運行。[2020/4/30]
4.HowisanSPDIdifferentfromatraditionalcommercialbank?Isitregulateddifferently?
Thereareseveraldifferentkindsofbanks.Atraditionalcommunitybankexiststoserveitslocalcommunitythroughsafeguardingcustomerdepositsandlendingthosedepositstomeetthecreditneedsofitsneighborsandsmallbusinesses.
Otherkindsofbanks,called“custodybanks”provideservicesthataremorefocusedonassetcustodyandprovidingasafe,trustedgatewayforcustomerstoconducttransactionsinregulatedsecuritiesandcommoditiesmarkets.CustodybanksareamongthelargestU.S.banks.
TheSPDIisacustodybankinthesameway,butfordigitalassetslikevirtualcurrency.Bothcustodybanksandcommunitybanks,however,arestill‘banks’underfederalandstatelawbecausetheyconductdeposit-takingactivity.
動態 | Kraken出售股權籌集650多萬美元:據bitcoinist報道,根據Kraken發送的電子郵件,該公司開始向其用戶提供優先股,開放該機會至6月20日,投資起步價為1000美元。截至目前,Kraken已通過出售股權籌集650多萬美元。[2019/5/21]
KrakenFinancial,asabank,isrequiredbyWyominglawtomaintain100%reservesofitsdepositsoffiatcurrencyatalltimes.Ifeveryclientweretodemandwithdrawalsoftheirfiatatthesamemoment,KrakenFinancialwouldbeabletofulfilleachwithdrawalimmediatelywithoutregardtohowmanyloanswehadoutstanding.
ThisistheadvantageoftheSPDIcharter,becausetheFDICgenerallyonlyinsuresdepositsupto$250,000.Forthisreason,depositswillnotberequiredtobeinsuredbytheFDIC.
KrakenFinancialwillberegulatedinlargelythesamemannerasotherU.S.banksbytheWyomingDivisionofBanking.TheDivisioniscurrentlyfinishingdevelopmentofthefirstregulatorymanualforbanksanddigitalassets,buildingonthestandardsinWyomingandfederallaw.
5.Whatproductsandserviceswillyouoffer?
動態 | Coinbase、Kraken或正在考慮下架BSV:據區塊律動BlockBeats消息,目前除了幣安、Shapeshift之外,Coinbase、Kraken或正在考慮下架BSV。據社交媒體“區塊鏈騙局”爆料,目前 Coinbase 已經悄悄地修改了 BSV 充值確認時間,用戶充值 BSV 到賬戶需要確認 1008 個區塊才能完成交易,大約為 7 天的時間。相比之下,BCH 只需要 12 個區塊確認就能完成交易,即 2 小時。輿論認為 Coinbase 的這一舉動是將 BSV 代幣逐出交易所。Kraken正在投票決定是否下架BSV,目前已經獲得 73% 的支持。[2019/4/16]
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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