Kraken

Kraken, founded in 2011 by Jesse Powell in San Francisco, is one of the oldest regulated crypto exchanges, serving 10M+ clients and 200+ countries with spot, margin, futures and staking, plus a UK FCA-registered and US FinCEN-registered footprint. Privately held, it emphasizes security, proof-of-reserves and 24/7 client support. Kraken also built Kraken Wallet and is expanding in Europe and the Middle East. The culture values crypto conviction, customer focus and operational rigor. Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing and most secure digital asset exchanges, offering deep spot and futures liquidity, staking rewards, and institutional prime services. Kraken maintains rigorous security standards with 24/7 client support, multi-sig cold storage protection, and transparent proof-of-reserves auditing.