Kraken
Founded in 2011, Kraken is considered to be one of the world’s longest-standing digital asset platforms. It was one of the first exchanges to start offering spot trading with margin, parachain auctions, staking, regulated derivatives, and index services. Kraken clients trade more than 200 digital assets and 6 different national currencies, including GBP, EUR, USD, CAD, CHF, and AUD. The platform also offers high-level security through a well-organized and systematic verification process with a two-factor authenticator (2FA) security feature.
One of the most established cryptocurrency exchanges, Kraken has the highest volume of BTC/Euro of any exchange which gives them incredibly high volume and liquidity.
Year Founded: 2011
Number of cryptocurrencies supported: 97
Security features: 2FA withdrawal email confirmation, air-gapped cold storage, strict surveillance, precise API key permission control, SSL encryption
Types of transactions supported: Buy, sell, send, receive, exchange, futures trading, and Cryptowatch
Maximum deposit and withdrawal: $100,000 daily (intermediate-level members)
Why Choose Kraken?
Easy-to-use iOS mobile application with a clean UI interface
The widest range of tokens and globally accessible
Easy to set up an account and purchase crypto
Very fast transactions
Full of innovative tools for crypto lovers
Pretty good trading fees – the maximum fee is between 0.16% to 0.26% – for the lowest value trading
Helps you buy crypto assets directly from the fiat money you deposited