Kraken
US exchange and Global Dollar Network co-founder
About
Kraken is a long-standing US-based crypto exchange and a co-founder of the Paxos-led Global Dollar Network, the consortium behind USDG. It offers USDG rewards of up to ~5% to holders and supports a broad range of stablecoin pairs. Kraken has expanded into equities and is a prominent regulated stablecoin venue.
Stablecoins
Key products
Chains
- Founded
- 2011
- HQ
- San Francisco, USA
- Stage
- Private
- Funding
- Private (raised ~$800M in 2025)
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