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Poloniex

Poloniex

Poloniex is a cryptocurrency exchange that offers both Staking and Earn products. Users can participate in flexible and fixed staking products, earnin...

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...

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General

Platform
Poloniex logo
Kraken logo
Founded
Poloniex 2014
Kraken 2011
Headquarters
Poloniex Boston, USA
Kraken San Francisco, CA
Availability
Poloniex Worldwide, excluding US
Kraken Worldwide

Fees & Financial

Bonus
Poloniex 10% off, unlock mystery box
Kraken Up to $100 with invite code: yybpp393
Token
Poloniex
Kraken
Compounding
Poloniex No
Kraken No
Payouts
Poloniex Varies
Kraken Weekly
Fees
Poloniex
Kraken Yes
Lockup
Poloniex Flexible-30 days
Kraken
Maker Fee
Poloniex 0.25
Kraken 0.16
Taker Fee
Poloniex 0.25
Kraken 0.26

Cryptocurrency Rates

BTC Rate
Poloniex 0.01%
Kraken 0.15%
BTC Max
Poloniex 1%
Kraken
ETH Rate
Poloniex 1%
Kraken 2.25%
ETH Max
Poloniex 6%
Kraken 6.5%
Stablecoin Rate
Poloniex 3.6%
Kraken 4.25%

Unique Pros

Key Cons

  • Rates aggressively tiered

Unique Pros

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

Key Cons

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