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.”
加密货币交易所Kraken宣布切断与俄罗斯客户的所有业务:金色财经报道，加密货币交易所Kraken宣布切断与俄罗斯客户的所有业务，该国将无法利用其数字货币服务。[2022/11/27 20:56:55]
ThisnewinstitutionwillberegulatedinlargelythesamemannerasotherU.S.banks.
Formoreinformationonourinitiative,we’veassembledafullFAQtoshareourgoalsforthefutureofKrakenFinancialbelow:
1.WhydidKrakendecidetoapplyforanSPDIcharter?
Kraken’svisionistobecometheworld’strustedbridgebetweenthecryptoeconomyofthefutureandtoday’sexistingfinancialecosystem.
AnSPDIbankcharterpermitsKrakentobuildthisbridgein-house.Withthecharterinplace,wecanoperateafullyindependentbankthatwillreduceourrelianceonthird-partyfinancialinstitutionsandevenhelplaunchanewwaveofinnovativeproductsforourusers.Abankfullydedicatedtotheinterestsofourusersis,withoutadoubt,thebestwaytodeliveronthisvision.
Wyoming’sapproachtoregulationisuniqueamongprogramsanywhereintheworld,itscarefultailoringbalancingtheinterestsofdigitalassetinnovatorsandtheirclients.
美国CFTC对Kraken处以125万美元的罚款:金色财经报道，美国商品期货交易委员会(CFTC)已对Kraken提起诉讼并解决了指控，原因是Kraken未能注册为期货佣金商，并且提供了加密保证金交易。根据CFTC的一份声明，Kraken将支付125万美元的民事罚款，并避免进一步违规。[2021/9/29 17:13:54]
Thoughmanyregulatorstalkaboutfosteringinnovation,Wyomingistheonlystatetoactuallybuildoutthisvisioninaconcrete,commerciallyviableway.
2.WherewillKrakenFinancialoperate?
KrakenFinancialwillstartlocally,butwillsoonoperateglobally.
TheSPDIcharterwillaidusinexpandingKraken’sreachacrosstheUnitedStates,andwillalsohelpthebroaderKrakenorganizationtoservicecompaniesaroundtheworld.
3.Caninternationalpersonsapplyforbankaccounts?
Initsfirstphaseofoperation,KrakenFinancialwillonlyofferaccountstoU.S.residents.Wehopetoexpandgloballysoon.
4.HowisanSPDIdifferentfromatraditionalcommercialbank?Isitregulateddifferently?
Kraken子公司任命Gary Worrall为新CEO:3月11日消息，Kraken子公司Crypto Facilities创始人Timo Schlaefer离职，Crypto Facilities任命Gary Worrall为新首席执行官，此前，Gary Worrall为该公司的运营主管。（TheBlock）[2021/3/11 18:36:27]
Thereareseveraldifferentkindsofbanks.Atraditionalcommunitybankexiststoserveitslocalcommunitythroughsafeguardingcustomerdepositsandlendingthosedepositstomeetthecreditneedsofitsneighborsandsmallbusinesses.
Otherkindsofbanks,called“custodybanks”provideservicesthataremorefocusedonassetcustodyandprovidingasafe,trustedgatewayforcustomerstoconducttransactionsinregulatedsecuritiesandcommoditiesmarkets.CustodybanksareamongthelargestU.S.banks.
TheSPDIisacustodybankinthesameway,butfordigitalassetslikevirtualcurrency.Bothcustodybanksandcommunitybanks,however,arestill‘banks’underfederalandstatelawbecausetheyconductdeposit-takingactivity.
Kraken业务开发总监：比特币的货币政策是不可改变的:Kraken业务开发总监Dan Held表示，比特币是唯一无法改变的。这是唯一一个所有人都能相信的只有2100万代币总量的货币政策。比特币的货币政策在技术上是可以改变的，但考虑到它在整个加密货币领域的位置，它是最不可能改变的。而之所以说所有人都详细，是因为它是唯一一种没有哪个具体的人，也没有哪个具体的国家创造了它。这为我们提供了信任的共同基础。而与此同时，他指出，联邦政府对大部分经济领域的控制，导致了大量资本和资源配置不当，这将进一步损害资产价值和价格。（AMBCrypto）[2020/6/22]
KrakenFinancial,asabank,isrequiredbyWyominglawtomaintain100%reservesofitsdepositsoffiatcurrencyatalltimes.Ifeveryclientweretodemandwithdrawalsoftheirfiatatthesamemoment,KrakenFinancialwouldbeabletofulfilleachwithdrawalimmediatelywithoutregardtohowmanyloanswehadoutstanding.
ThisistheadvantageoftheSPDIcharter,becausetheFDICgenerallyonlyinsuresdepositsupto$250,000.Forthisreason,depositswillnotberequiredtobeinsuredbytheFDIC.
KrakenFinancialwillberegulatedinlargelythesamemannerasotherU.S.banksbytheWyomingDivisionofBanking.TheDivisioniscurrentlyfinishingdevelopmentofthefirstregulatorymanualforbanksanddigitalassets,buildingonthestandardsinWyomingandfederallaw.
声音 | Kraken首席执行官：不建议在交易所储存超过交易需求的加密货币:据bitcoinist消息，日前，赵长鹏发推评论新西兰加密交易所Cryptopia遭黑客攻击一事称投资者应将资产存储在最有信誉的、经验丰富的交易所。对此，Kraken首席执行官Jesse Powell发推予以反驳：请不要在交易所（包括Kraken）储存超过你需要积极交易的加密货币。可以使用LedgerHQ或Trezor这样的硬钱包。去中心化交易所不是万灵药，The DAO事件就是前车之鉴。开源只是意味着可利用的点会更早被发现（但可能不是由好人发现）。[2019/1/16]
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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