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Nexo

Kraken vs AscendEX

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General

Platform
Kraken logo
AscendEX logo
Founded
Kraken 2011
AscendEX 2018
Headquarters
Kraken San Francisco, CA
AscendEX Signapore
Availability
Kraken Worldwide
AscendEX Worldwide, excluding US

Fees & Financial

Bonus
Kraken $150 after you trade with code z735qcp7
AscendEX Use invitation code: UD4DBENEU
Token
Kraken
AscendEX ASD
Compounding
Kraken No
AscendEX Yes
Payouts
Kraken Once or twice a week, depending on coin
AscendEX Daily
Fees
Kraken Yes
AscendEX Varies
Lockup
Kraken
AscendEX None
Maker Fee
Kraken 0.16
AscendEX 0.1
Taker Fee
Kraken 0.26
AscendEX 0.1

Cryptocurrency Rates

BTC Rate
Kraken 0.15%
AscendEX
BTC Max
Kraken
AscendEX
ETH Rate
Kraken 2.25%
AscendEX
ETH Max
Kraken 6.5%
AscendEX
Stablecoin Rate
Kraken 4.25%
AscendEX 1.95%

Pros

  • Offers on and off-chain staking
  • Full exchange services

Cons

  • Interest rate will vary (Kraken takes a flat 15% from staking rewards)

Pros

  • Wide variety of coins

Cons

  • High rates are tied to promotions (we’ve removed these for now since access is limited)

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