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Today, anyone can spin up a prototype by chatting with a large language model or generate images without a design degree. Yet this super-power can vanish overnight. We neither own nor control it. A handful of corporations—OpenAI, Anthropic, Google—own the racks, the GPUs and the switch that powers most online services. We rent their brains. Picture the morning they pull the plug: a server hiccup freezes your product; a geofence locks out your country; a price hike prices out your start-up. In...
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Bitcoin EcosystemDependency Trap: The Risk Behind AI Convenience
Today, anyone can spin up a prototype by chatting with a large language model or generate images without a design degree. Yet this super-power can vanish overnight. We neither own nor control it. A handful of corporations—OpenAI, Anthropic, Google—own the racks, the GPUs and the switch that powers most online services. We rent their brains. Picture the morning they pull the plug: a server hiccup freezes your product; a geofence locks out your country; a price hike prices out your start-up. In...
Bitcoin EcosystemSmart "Gatekeeper": How Conditional Liquidity is Rewriting Solana's Trading Rules?
Conditional Liquidity is a major innovation in the DeFi space aimed at addressing the shortcomings of traditional passive liquidity models, particularly on high-performance public chains like Solana. It seeks to redefine trading fairness and efficiency through intelligent rules. The Dilemma of Traditional DEXs Under the conventional Automated Market Maker (AMM) model, liquidity pools are open 24/7, making regular users vulnerable to "toxic order flow" such as sandwich attacks and front-runnin...
Bitcoin EcosystemForget Hyperliquid — The Next Wave of Perp DEXs Will Be on Solana
The next wave of growth for perpetual futures decentralized exchanges may emerge within the Solana ecosystem, not on Hyperliquid. The core arguments are as follows: * Architectural Advantages: Solana allows for application-specific optimizations at the validator level. Running a dedicated trading engine within validator nodes can achieve a sub-second trading experience comparable to Hyperliquid. Compared to Ethereum L2s, which are burdened by technical debt like centralized sequencers, transa...
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Bitcoin EcosystemKraken Q2 2024 Financial Highlights: 4.4 Million Users Fuel $412 Million in Revenue; Debit Card and Other New Products on the Horizon
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Bitcoin EcosystemKraken Q2 2024 Financial Highlights: 4.4 Million Users Fuel $412 Million in Revenue; Debit Card and Other New Products on the Horizon
Revenue & Volume: Steady Year-over-Year Growth Despite Seasonal Slowdown
Kraken’s second-quarter revenue reached $412 million, an 18 % increase year-over-year, while adjusted EBITDA stood at $80 million. Total trading volume for the quarter was $186.8 billion, up 19 % on last year. Although volumes dipped quarter-over-quarter—typical for Q2 across the industry—Kraken continued to expand its share of the spot market, driven by deeper liquidity in stablecoins (share rising from 43 % to 68 %) and ongoing product enhancements.
User & Asset Growth: 4.4 Million Funded Accounts, $43.2 Billion in Client Assets
Funded accounts climbed to 4.4 million, a 37 % year-over-year jump, and client assets under custody totaled $43.2 billion, up 47 %. Management attributes this growth to disciplined investment in user experience, targeted marketing with strong ROI, and tight cost controls that raise operating leverage across market cycles.
Product Rollouts & Expansion: Pro, Prime, and Consumer Lines All Advance
Professional Products
European Perpetuals: Launched the continent’s largest MiFID-regulated crypto futures suite, adding round-the-clock FX perpetuals (EUR, GBP, AUD, JPY, CHF pairs) on Kraken Pro.
U.S. Futures: U.S. clients now access CME-listed crypto futures directly through an integrated Kraken Pro interface.
Institutional Products
Kraken Prime: Full-service prime brokerage offering best execution, qualified custody, multi-venue liquidity, and 24/7 white-glove support.
Kraken Custody: Added yield-bearing USDG and expanded custody to SOL and XRP for institutions and high-net-worth individuals.
Kraken Embed: A turnkey, white-label “crypto-as-a-service” API already adopted by Europe’s second-largest neobank, bunq, and broker-dealer Alpaca, with more integrations in the pipeline.
Consumer Products
Zero-Commission U.S. Stock Trading: Rolled out in-app equity trading for most U.S. states, letting users manage stocks and crypto side-by-side.
xStocks: Tokenized 55 blue-chip stocks and 5 ETFs on-chain, giving non-U.S. clients 24/7 equity exposure and seamless on-chain transfers.
Krak App: A global self-custody wallet supporting 300+ cryptocurrencies and fiat rails in 160+ countries for payments, transfers, and yield.
Brazil-First Features: Instant BRL deposits, fully localized UX, and 24/7 Portuguese support.
Kraken+ Premium: Membership with zero-fee tiers, priority support, and boosted USDG rewards—already 100 k+ subscribers managing over $1 billion on-platform.
Regulatory Milestones: First MiCA License in Ireland, Canadian Dealer Permit
Kraken became the first exchange to secure a MiCA license from the Central Bank of Ireland, unlocking 30 European markets. It also obtained a restricted dealer license in Canada, further widening its regulated footprint.
Proof-of-Reserves: Third-Party Verified, Updated Quarterly
Clients can verify every quarter that their assets are fully backed on-chain via an independent accountant-audited “Proof-of-Reserves” report—an industry practice Kraken pioneered and still leads.
Coming Next: Global Equities, Tokenized Stocks, Kraken Debit Card & NinjaTrader Integration
International Equities: Commission-free stock and ETF trading will launch in the U.K., Europe, and Australia.
Tokenized Stocks: More jurisdictions and additional assets are on the way.
Kraken Debit Card: Physical and virtual Mastercard debit cards—issued via the Krak app—will enable seamless in-store and online spending of fiat and crypto.
NinjaTrader Expansion: Accelerated rollout in the U.K., Europe, and Australia, with frictionless multi-asset trading between Kraken and NinjaTrader ecosystems.
Revenue & Volume: Steady Year-over-Year Growth Despite Seasonal Slowdown
Kraken’s second-quarter revenue reached $412 million, an 18 % increase year-over-year, while adjusted EBITDA stood at $80 million. Total trading volume for the quarter was $186.8 billion, up 19 % on last year. Although volumes dipped quarter-over-quarter—typical for Q2 across the industry—Kraken continued to expand its share of the spot market, driven by deeper liquidity in stablecoins (share rising from 43 % to 68 %) and ongoing product enhancements.
User & Asset Growth: 4.4 Million Funded Accounts, $43.2 Billion in Client Assets
Funded accounts climbed to 4.4 million, a 37 % year-over-year jump, and client assets under custody totaled $43.2 billion, up 47 %. Management attributes this growth to disciplined investment in user experience, targeted marketing with strong ROI, and tight cost controls that raise operating leverage across market cycles.
Product Rollouts & Expansion: Pro, Prime, and Consumer Lines All Advance
Professional Products
European Perpetuals: Launched the continent’s largest MiFID-regulated crypto futures suite, adding round-the-clock FX perpetuals (EUR, GBP, AUD, JPY, CHF pairs) on Kraken Pro.
U.S. Futures: U.S. clients now access CME-listed crypto futures directly through an integrated Kraken Pro interface.
Institutional Products
Kraken Prime: Full-service prime brokerage offering best execution, qualified custody, multi-venue liquidity, and 24/7 white-glove support.
Kraken Custody: Added yield-bearing USDG and expanded custody to SOL and XRP for institutions and high-net-worth individuals.
Kraken Embed: A turnkey, white-label “crypto-as-a-service” API already adopted by Europe’s second-largest neobank, bunq, and broker-dealer Alpaca, with more integrations in the pipeline.
Consumer Products
Zero-Commission U.S. Stock Trading: Rolled out in-app equity trading for most U.S. states, letting users manage stocks and crypto side-by-side.
xStocks: Tokenized 55 blue-chip stocks and 5 ETFs on-chain, giving non-U.S. clients 24/7 equity exposure and seamless on-chain transfers.
Krak App: A global self-custody wallet supporting 300+ cryptocurrencies and fiat rails in 160+ countries for payments, transfers, and yield.
Brazil-First Features: Instant BRL deposits, fully localized UX, and 24/7 Portuguese support.
Kraken+ Premium: Membership with zero-fee tiers, priority support, and boosted USDG rewards—already 100 k+ subscribers managing over $1 billion on-platform.
Regulatory Milestones: First MiCA License in Ireland, Canadian Dealer Permit
Kraken became the first exchange to secure a MiCA license from the Central Bank of Ireland, unlocking 30 European markets. It also obtained a restricted dealer license in Canada, further widening its regulated footprint.
Proof-of-Reserves: Third-Party Verified, Updated Quarterly
Clients can verify every quarter that their assets are fully backed on-chain via an independent accountant-audited “Proof-of-Reserves” report—an industry practice Kraken pioneered and still leads.
Coming Next: Global Equities, Tokenized Stocks, Kraken Debit Card & NinjaTrader Integration
International Equities: Commission-free stock and ETF trading will launch in the U.K., Europe, and Australia.
Tokenized Stocks: More jurisdictions and additional assets are on the way.
Kraken Debit Card: Physical and virtual Mastercard debit cards—issued via the Krak app—will enable seamless in-store and online spending of fiat and crypto.
NinjaTrader Expansion: Accelerated rollout in the U.K., Europe, and Australia, with frictionless multi-asset trading between Kraken and NinjaTrader ecosystems.
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