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.”
数据：某巨鲸地址将价值5200万美元的ETH转至Kraken:3月29日消息，JieData监测数据显示，0xdfb6开头的巨鲸地址将价值5200万美元的ETH转至Kraken交易所，转出均价为1755美元。
该地址的ETH来自于2017年9月和2019年3月从Bitfinex购入，持有成本价在200美元左右，目前该地址ETH余额为30302枚。[2023/3/29 13:33:04]
ThisnewinstitutionwillberegulatedinlargelythesamemannerasotherU.S.banks.
Formoreinformationonourinitiative,we’veassembledafullFAQtoshareourgoalsforthefutureofKrakenFinancialbelow:
1.WhydidKrakendecidetoapplyforanSPDIcharter?
Kraken’svisionistobecometheworld’strustedbridgebetweenthecryptoeconomyofthefutureandtoday’sexistingfinancialecosystem.
AnSPDIbankcharterpermitsKrakentobuildthisbridgein-house.Withthecharterinplace,wecanoperateafullyindependentbankthatwillreduceourrelianceonthird-partyfinancialinstitutionsandevenhelplaunchanewwaveofinnovativeproductsforourusers.Abankfullydedicatedtotheinterestsofourusersis,withoutadoubt,thebestwaytodeliveronthisvision.
福布斯发布金融科技50强榜单，包括Kraken在内的8家区块链公司入围:福布斯发布2021年金融科技50强榜单，其中有8家区块链和加密货币公司入围，分别是美元稳定币PAX发行方Paxos、加密货币交易所Kraken、加密货币交易所Gemini、加密资产托管和转账解决方案Fireblocks、加密调查和合规公司Chainalysis、加密借贷平台BlockFi、加密货币托管商Anchorage、区块链开发平台Alchemy。BlockFi、Paxos、Anchorage和Fireblocks是第一次入围该榜单。[2021/6/9 23:24:31]
Wyoming’sapproachtoregulationisuniqueamongprogramsanywhereintheworld,itscarefultailoringbalancingtheinterestsofdigitalassetinnovatorsandtheirclients.
Thoughmanyregulatorstalkaboutfosteringinnovation,Wyomingistheonlystatetoactuallybuildoutthisvisioninaconcrete,commerciallyviableway.
2.WherewillKrakenFinancialoperate?
KrakenFinancialwillstartlocally,butwillsoonoperateglobally.
TheSPDIcharterwillaidusinexpandingKraken’sreachacrosstheUnitedStates,andwillalsohelpthebroaderKrakenorganizationtoservicecompaniesaroundtheworld.
加利福尼亚州的一家法院命令Kraken向IRS提供有关用户交易的信息:5月6日消息，加利福尼亚北部的一家法院已下令Kraken向IRS提供有关2016年至2020年之间交易额超过20,000美元的用户的信息。此外，美国国税局将检查Kraken是否遵守其记录保存义务，例如“KYC”规则。(cointelegraph)[2021/5/6 21:28:40]
3.Caninternationalpersonsapplyforbankaccounts?
Initsfirstphaseofoperation,KrakenFinancialwillonlyofferaccountstoU.S.residents.Wehopetoexpandgloballysoon.
4.HowisanSPDIdifferentfromatraditionalcommercialbank?Isitregulateddifferently?
Thereareseveraldifferentkindsofbanks.Atraditionalcommunitybankexiststoserveitslocalcommunitythroughsafeguardingcustomerdepositsandlendingthosedepositstomeetthecreditneedsofitsneighborsandsmallbusinesses.
Otherkindsofbanks,called“custodybanks”provideservicesthataremorefocusedonassetcustodyandprovidingasafe,trustedgatewayforcustomerstoconducttransactionsinregulatedsecuritiesandcommoditiesmarkets.CustodybanksareamongthelargestU.S.banks.
Kraken一周报告：NFT代币回报率为2%，不及DeFi等代币:Kraken报告显示，在过去的一周中，NFT的势头已经显著下降。NFT代币的回报率为2％，而DeFi代币的回报率为26％，隐私币为23％和智能合约代币为20％。（JP.Cointelegraph）[2021/4/16 20:27:47]
TheSPDIisacustodybankinthesameway,butfordigitalassetslikevirtualcurrency.Bothcustodybanksandcommunitybanks,however,arestill‘banks’underfederalandstatelawbecausetheyconductdeposit-takingactivity.
KrakenFinancial,asabank,isrequiredbyWyominglawtomaintain100%reservesofitsdepositsoffiatcurrencyatalltimes.Ifeveryclientweretodemandwithdrawalsoftheirfiatatthesamemoment,KrakenFinancialwouldbeabletofulfilleachwithdrawalimmediatelywithoutregardtohowmanyloanswehadoutstanding.
ThisistheadvantageoftheSPDIcharter,becausetheFDICgenerallyonlyinsuresdepositsupto$250,000.Forthisreason,depositswillnotberequiredtobeinsuredbytheFDIC.
KrakenFinancialwillberegulatedinlargelythesamemannerasotherU.S.banksbytheWyomingDivisionofBanking.TheDivisioniscurrentlyfinishingdevelopmentofthefirstregulatorymanualforbanksanddigitalassets,buildingonthestandardsinWyomingandfederallaw.
声音 | Joseph Young：Kraken收购Crypto Facilities对欧洲市场影响巨大:今日，加密货币分析师Joseph Young发推称，Kraken以至少1亿美元的价格收购了受监管的加密货币期货初创公司Crypto Facilities，这将使该公司可以向欧洲的投资者提供比特币期货和指数产品。这将是2019年最大的一笔交易，对欧洲市场来说影响巨大。[2019/2/5]
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.
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