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Kraken

Kraken

Kraken is a leading digital asset exchange platform that was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The platform allows...

Bitfinex

Bitfinex

Bitfinex offers two unique products to earn yield on deposited crypto. Bitfinex Lending Pro is a crypto lending offering that pays variable rates o...

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General

Platform
Kraken logo
Bitfinex logo
Founded
Kraken 2011
Bitfinex 2012
Headquarters
Kraken San Francisco, CA
Bitfinex Taiwan
Availability
Kraken Worldwide
Bitfinex Worldwide, excluding US

Fees & Financial

Bonus
Kraken Up to $100 with invite code: yybpp393
Bitfinex 6% discount on fees
Token
Kraken
Bitfinex
Compounding
Kraken No
Bitfinex No
Payouts
Kraken Weekly
Bitfinex Weekly
Fees
Kraken Yes
Bitfinex Yes
Lockup
Kraken
Bitfinex
Maker Fee
Kraken 0.16
Bitfinex 0.1
Taker Fee
Kraken 0.26
Bitfinex 0.2

Cryptocurrency Rates

BTC Rate
Kraken 0.15%
Bitfinex 1.98%
BTC Max
Kraken
Bitfinex
ETH Rate
Kraken 2.25%
Bitfinex 1.45%
ETH Max
Kraken 6.5%
Bitfinex
Stablecoin Rate
Kraken 4.08%
Bitfinex

Unique Pros

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

Key Cons

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

Unique Pros

  • Long running exchange

Key Cons

  • Rates variable upon market