{"id":84355,"date":"2024-07-19T08:45:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T12:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=84355"},"modified":"2024-07-19T08:49:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T12:49:54","slug":"kraken-expands-crypto-institutional-service-to-uk-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/kraken-expands-crypto-institutional-service-to-uk-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Kraken Expands Crypto Institutional Service to UK, Australia\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The cryptocurrency exchange Kraken's subsidiary Kraken Institutional has announced extending its <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/germanys-largest-federal-bank-to-offer-crypto-custody-services.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">custody services<\/a> to Australia and the United Kingdom.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kraken-Expands-Crypto-Institutional-Service-to-UK-Australia--1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Kraken Expands Crypto Institutional Service to UK, Australia\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-84356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kraken-Expands-Crypto-Institutional-Service-to-UK-Australia--1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kraken-Expands-Crypto-Institutional-Service-to-UK-Australia--300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kraken-Expands-Crypto-Institutional-Service-to-UK-Australia--768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kraken-Expands-Crypto-Institutional-Service-to-UK-Australia--860x484.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kraken-Expands-Crypto-Institutional-Service-to-UK-Australia-.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kraken Expands Crypto Institutional Service to UK, Australia\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kraken Institutional offers custody solutions for managing <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/us-sec-moves-to-seize-do-kwons-cryptocurrency-assets.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cryptocurrency assets<\/a> to well-known clients like exchange-traded fund issuers and hedge funds. In essence, these solutions are storage services created to handle and preserve digital assets for organizations safely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Institutional clients of US state-chartered bank Kraken Financial can safely store and move their <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/hedge-fund-millennium-reminds-employees-to-declare-cryptocurrency-holdings.html\">cryptocurrency holdings<\/a> with the help of its custody service. It is independent of the exchange. Withdrawals are permitted around the clock, and funds are remotely segregated.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kraken Expansion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since establishing the institutional business unit in the US in March 2024, this is Kraken Custody's first overseas growth. Clients can withdraw their funds anytime because they are held in separate accounts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The service aims to provide security measures and make it easier and faster for customers to navigate cryptocurrency by utilizing Kraken's broader product range. Tim Ogilvie, Head of Kraken Institutional, emphasized the strategic decision to expand into Australia and the UK by pointing to their existing institutional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/digital-assets\/crypto-prices\/?sh=e34e23524785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cryptocurrency markets<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>. Ogilvie stated: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Kraken has long had a strong presence in the UK and Australia, so they were the prime destinations to expand Kraken Custody. Both markets have well-established institutional crypto scenes, and we anticipate the local launch of Kraken Custody will enable them to increase their engagement in the asset class&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cryptocurrency exchange Kraken&#8217;s subsidiary Kraken Institutional has announced extending its custody services to Australia and the United Kingdom.\u00a0 Kraken Institutional offers custody solutions for managing cryptocurrency assets to well-known clients like exchange-traded fund issuers and hedge funds. In essence, these solutions are storage services created to handle and preserve digital assets for organizations safely. 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