Going Global: Kraken’s 2020 Year in Review

2020provedawildyearfordigitalassetinvestorsaspricesswungfromsteeplowstoall-timehighs,butKrakennavigatedasteadycourseandcontinuedtoshepherdindustrygrowth.

Asyoupreparefortheyearahead(oneourVIPclientsthinkwillbringnoshortageofopportunities),we’dliketorevisitourmajormilestones.

GlobalExpansion

Thereisaparadigmshiftunderwayinthefinancialecosystem.Thewaywetransactandinteractwithmoneyischanging.Accesstothefinancialsystemisbeingdemocratizedandnewparticipantsareenteringthemarketplace.

Inresponse,Krakenisservingtomeettheneedsofeveryoneworldwide,andsomeexamplesofthatincludeourlaunchinbothJapanandAustralia(bringingthenumberofcountriesweserviceto190),aswellasouradditionofnewfiatonramps.

PerhapsoneofthemostexcitingdevelopmentswaswhenweearnedabankingcharterinthestateofWyoming.Expectseveralimportantupdatesnextyearaswebuildouttheworld’sfirstdigitalassetbankandrevolutionizethefinancialservicesindustry.

GivingBack

Growthinthedigitalassetindustrydoesn’tstartorendwithKraken.Werecognizetheworkofblockchaindevelopersoftengoesunheraldedandthatfartoomanygreatprojectsdonotgetthefundingtheyneed.

Weareonamissiontochangethatandsoawardedover$500,000ingrantsin2020–includingtotopprojectslikeBrink,BTCPayandGitcoin–whileprovidingfull-timeemploymenttoseveraldevelopers.

Nextyear,weplantoexceedthosetotalsandwillcontinueinvestingintheincredibleeffortsthataredrivingthesenewtechnologies.

KeepingPace

Let’sbehonest–theworldofcryptocurrencymovesfast,anditcanbeafull-timejobjusttokeepupwiththepaceofchange.

Amongthemanydevelopmentsthisyear,wethinkourEthereum2.0stakingserviceandnewLightningNetworkteamwillbringthebenefitsofindustryinnovationtoourclientsin2021,sometimesinwaysevenwewon’tbeabletopredict.

Expectannouncementsaheadasweseektoofferthelatestandgreatestinnewtokens,especiallythoseservingdecentralizedfinanceusecasestargetingtheunderbanked.

Notuptospeedonthesegroundbreakingadvancements?Ourresearchteamknowsthatknowledgeispowerandthatiswhytheydeliverinsightfulcontentregularlytoyou–freeofcharge.Signupforourfreedailynewsletterstostayinformed.

IntheNews

Adoptionisessentialtothesuccessofdigitalassets,andthatmeansKrakenisworkinghardtoshapeastrongnarrativeforourindustry.

MajorinstitutionslikePayPal,SquareandMassMutual,aswellasprestigeinvestorslikePaulTudorJonesandMichaelSaylor,madesignificantpublicBitcoinpurchasesin2020.

Tohelpclientsunderstandthesedevelopments,welaunchedalivewebinarseries,with?SaylorevenjoiningourDanHeld?todiscusswhyheisconvertingsuchalargepositionofhiscorporatetreasurytoBitcoin.

Butourinternalexpertswereregularlyontopnewssourcesaswell.

OurCEOJessePowellisoneofthefirstvoicesthepressturntowhencryptocurrencyisinthenews.Infact,Jesse’simpactissofar-reachingleadingindustrypublicationCoindeskrecognizedhimasoneoftheir‘MostInfluentialin2020.’

NewFaces

Beingabest-in-classdigitalassetexchangerequirestheeffortsofmanytalentedpeople.We’vebeenfortunatetoaddsomeamazingtalentin2020.

TherehavebeenhundredsofnewteammembersaddedtotheKrakenfamilyandweintroducedyoutoafewofthemastheyjoinedoverthecourseoftheyear.

MihaGrcar–OurHeadofBusinessDevelopmentJonathanMiller–OurManagingDirectorofAustraliaPeteRizzo–OurEditor-at-LargeMarcoSantori–OurChiefLegalOfficerJeremyWelch–OurVPofProductTeamKrakencurrentlystandsatover1,200uniqueandpassionatecryptocurrencyenthusiastswhoworkeverydaytoensurethedevelopmentofthedigitalassetindustryandmostofallmakeyourexperienceasenjoyableaspossible.

Ifyouwouldliketojoinourfamily,weencourageyoutotakealookatouropenings.

ThankyousomuchforbeingaloyalpartoftheKrakencommunity.Welookforwardtoservingyouinwhathopestobeanincredible2021!

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