AND:Kraken Wins Bank Charter Approval

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 CEO：比特幣是價值儲蓄的最佳選擇:11月11日消息，加密貨幣交易平臺Kraken的CEO Jesse Powell表示短期內比特幣作為世界上最有價值的數字資產的頭銜不會受到威脅，并且仍然是最具價值的儲蓄方式。

今年早些時候，他曾預測了比特幣價格的強勁增長，并概述了加密貨幣和區塊鏈技術的日益普及。此外，Kraken CEO還表示，以太坊是加密市場的主導者，但加密資產正面臨來自Solana和Polkadot的激烈競爭。[2021/11/11 21:43:21]

ThisnewinstitutionwillberegulatedinlargelythesamemannerasotherU.S.banks.

Formoreinformationonourinitiative,we’veassembledafullFAQtoshareourgoalsforthefutureofKrakenFinancialbelow:

1.WhydidKrakendecidetoapplyforanSPDIcharter?

Kraken’svisionistobecometheworld’strustedbridgebetweenthecryptoeconomyofthefutureandtoday’sexistingfinancialecosystem.

AnSPDIbankcharterpermitsKrakentobuildthisbridgein-house.Withthecharterinplace,wecanoperateafullyindependentbankthatwillreduceourrelianceonthird-partyfinancialinstitutionsandevenhelplaunchanewwaveofinnovativeproductsforourusers.Abankfullydedicatedtotheinterestsofourusersis,withoutadoubt,thebestwaytodeliveronthisvision.

Kraken計劃于今年年底前推出Kraken銀行:9月30日消息，美國加密貨幣交易平臺Kraken計劃于今年年底前推出Kraken銀行，這將是第一家為數字資產提供存款托管和信托服務的美國合規銀行。（blockworks.co)[2021/10/1 17:18:48]

Wyoming’sapproachtoregulationisuniqueamongprogramsanywhereintheworld,itscarefultailoringbalancingtheinterestsofdigitalassetinnovatorsandtheirclients.

Thoughmanyregulatorstalkaboutfosteringinnovation,Wyomingistheonlystatetoactuallybuildoutthisvisioninaconcrete,commerciallyviableway.

2.WherewillKrakenFinancialoperate?

KrakenFinancialwillstartlocally,butwillsoonoperateglobally.

TheSPDIcharterwillaidusinexpandingKraken’sreachacrosstheUnitedStates,andwillalsohelpthebroaderKrakenorganizationtoservicecompaniesaroundtheworld.

3.Caninternationalpersonsapplyforbankaccounts?

Initsfirstphaseofoperation,KrakenFinancialwillonlyofferaccountstoU.S.residents.Wehopetoexpandgloballysoon.

動態 | 電子前哨基金會正為Kraken前雇員進行辯護:金色財經報道，國際知名法律援助公益組織電子前哨基金會(EFF)正在為一名前Kraken雇員進行辯護。這名雇員因在美國職場社區Glassdoor上對Kraken進行匿名評價而卷入一場官司。該組織并要求加州馬林縣高等法院撤銷Kraken提出的一項動議，即獲取在Glassdoor上發布該交易所差評的人的身份。2019年5月，Kraken對包括EFF客戶（該前Kraken雇員）在內的10名匿名評論者提起訴訟，稱他們違反了遣散合同并尋求獲得他們的身份信息。Kraken還向前雇員發了郵件，要求他們刪除任何違反遣散協議的評論。EFF的律師Aaron Mackey表示，這起訴訟“騷擾和壓制”了希望公開談論在該公司經歷的Kraken現任和前任雇員。據悉這些匿名評論者已經刪除了他們的評論，盡管他們認為這并沒有違反遣散協議。[2020/2/14]

4.HowisanSPDIdifferentfromatraditionalcommercialbank?Isitregulateddifferently?

Thereareseveraldifferentkindsofbanks.Atraditionalcommunitybankexiststoserveitslocalcommunitythroughsafeguardingcustomerdepositsandlendingthosedepositstomeetthecreditneedsofitsneighborsandsmallbusinesses.

Otherkindsofbanks,called“custodybanks”provideservicesthataremorefocusedonassetcustodyandprovidingasafe,trustedgatewayforcustomerstoconducttransactionsinregulatedsecuritiesandcommoditiesmarkets.CustodybanksareamongthelargestU.S.banks.

動態 | 逾6300萬枚XLM自Kraken轉至Bitgo:據Whale Alert監測，北京時間10:44:43，Stellar區塊鏈上63249976枚XLM自Kraken（GA5XIGA5開頭的地址）轉至Bitgo （GD4J347開頭的地址）。[2019/9/20]

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.

動態 | Kraken發文反對加拿大監管機構對加密資產的監管提議:5月15日，Kraken發文反對加拿大證券管理委員會（CSA）和加拿大投資行業監管組織（IIROC）對加密資產的監管提議。 Kraken于文中表示：CSA、IIROC所主張的交易所管轄權是以這一個概念為前提的——即使加密貨幣本身不是一種證券，用戶與交易所運營商之間的契約安排也可以被視為一種證券（或衍生品）。這一前提意味著，客戶在交易所的利益或所持股份與所持股份的基礎資產從根本上是不同的，從而產生了與資產本身固有風險相分離的風險。Kraken表示尊重、卻不贊成這一觀點。就信譽良好的交易所而言，這一前提是錯誤的。大多數信譽良好的交易所以托管人或受托人的身份運營。因此，這些資產在法律上屬于客戶，而不是交易所運營商，這意味著用戶的利益并不是來源于基礎資產，其本身便為基礎資產。所以適用證券法框架既沒有必要，也不適合。[2019/5/17]

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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