I left Coinbase for @krakenfx. Not because of one thing. Because of everything. Here's what most people don't realize about Kraken in 2026. They're not just a crypto exchange anymore. 11,000+ US stocks. 560+ cryptos. Gold. Oil. Futures. All in one account. Zero commission on stocks. And if you're just holding cash as a stablecoin, you're earning 2 to 4% APR automatically. Your bank gives you 0.5%. Some key things that made me switch: • @krakenpro fees start at 0.25% maker. Lower than most competitors at base level. • Instant USD withdrawals. 365 days a year. Try getting that from your bank. • USDG earns yield the moment it hits your account. No lockups. Paid weekly. • They've never been hacked. Never lost customer funds. Since 2011. • Wyoming SPDI charter. 100% reserve requirement on cash deposits. And then this happened. Nasdaq announced a partnership with Kraken on March 9. They're building tokenized versions of listed stocks together. Full governance rights. Voting. Dividends. The biggest tech stock exchange in the world chose Kraken. Oh and if you hold HBAR, Kraken is running a trading challenge right now. 300,000 HBAR reward pool. Trade the HBAR perp on Kraken Pro, compete based on volume. First 2,000 clients. Runs through March 23. For international users it gets even crazier. xStocks give you tokenized US equities trading 24/7 with up to 20x leverage in 110+ countries. Crypto exchanges are becoming the new brokerages. And Kraken is leading the charge.
