Kraken Trading Fees
Kraken trading fees (spot maker/taker, futures), KYC requirements and regulatory status — data with sources.
Data reviewed byJason Lee About us → Kraken fees in brief
- Spot trading on Kraken costs 0.4% maker and 0.8% taker: a $1,000 market order (taker) pays $8.00, a $1,000 limit order that rests on the book (maker) pays $4.00.
- Among 20 exchanges with a confirmed spot taker fee, 18 charge less and 0 charge the same; the median is 0.1%.
- Futures on Kraken cost 0.02% maker and 0.05% taker, charged on position size: $0.50 per $1,000 as taker, $0.20 as maker. Futures fee breakdown →
- Among 17 exchanges with a confirmed futures taker fee, 4 charge less and 4 charge the same; the median is 0.05%.
- Withdrawal fees on the default network: 1 USDT for USDT, 0.000015 BTC for BTC. Withdrawal fee breakdown →
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Fees
How these numbers were read
Fees — Tier 1 (30-day volume $0+), Kraken Pro cross-platform fee tiers. Instant Buy pricing excluded. Kraken has no platform token. futures_max_leverage = 50x per the Kraken Perps support article (product page also states 'up to 50x'; region-dependent). insurance_fund=false: Kraken Futures uses a Position Assignment System with liquidity providers instead of a dedicated insurance fund. Crypto withdrawal fees (support article table, 2026-09-23): BTC 0.000015 BTC on the Bitcoin network (Lightning 0); USDT 1.00 USDT on Tron/TRC20 (cheapest: TON/Plasma/Tempo 0.10, Ink 0; Ethereum 0.7935). HQ left null: Kraken states it was founded in San Francisco but publishes no headquarters; listed_coins left null because no official total is published (Assets API returns 843 entries incl. staking variants and tokenized equities). listed_coins = 627 from kraken.com/buy ("buy over 627 cryptocurrencies"); the homepage advertises "600+ crypto pairs".
KYC required — Account verification (government ID) required before depositing and trading.
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Full specification
| Fees | |
|---|---|
| Spot maker | 0.400% ↗ |
| Spot taker | 0.800% ↗ |
| Futures maker | 0.020% ↗ |
| Futures taker | 0.050% ↗ |
| Cost of a $1,000 spot taker trade | $8.00 ↗ |
| Cost of a $1,000 futures taker trade | $0.50 ↗ |
| Fee discount with platform token | No platform token |
| BTC withdrawal fee | 0.000015 BTC ↗ |
| USDT withdrawal fee | 1 USDT ↗ |
| Products & features | |
| Listed coins | 627 ↗ |
| Max futures leverage | 50× ↗ |
| Copy trading | Not confirmed |
| Earn / staking | Yes ↗ |
| Fiat deposit methods | Card · Bank transfer ↗ |
| API trading | Yes ↗ |
| Mobile app | Yes ↗ |
| Trust & regulation | |
| Licenses & registrations | 8 United States, United States, Ireland / EEA, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Canada, Australia, Bermuda |
| Recorded security incidents | 1 2024 |
| Proof of reserves | Yes ↗ |
| User protection fund | No ↗ |
| KYC required | Yes ↗ |
| Founded | 2011 ↗ |
| Headquarters | Not disclosed |
| Access & support | |
| Interface languages | 28 ↗ en, ms, cs, da, de, es, es-419, fr … |
| Live chat support | Yes ↗ |
| Users (exchange’s own claim) | 13M ↗ |
Frequently asked questions
What are Kraken’s spot trading fees?
Kraken charges 0.4% maker and 0.8% taker on spot trades at the base tier. A $1,000 taker order costs $8.00 in fees.
Does Kraken offer futures, and what are the fees?
Yes. Kraken’s futures fees are 0.02% maker and 0.05% taker. Maximum leverage is 50×.
Does Kraken require KYC?
Yes. Kraken requires identity verification (KYC) before trading.
How much does it cost to withdraw from Kraken?
Recorded withdrawal fees on Kraken: 0.000015 BTC for BTC and 1 USDT for USDT. Fees depend on the network used.
Is Kraken licensed or regulated?
Kraken has 8 recorded license(s) or registration(s): United States, Ireland / EEA, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Canada, Australia, and Bermuda.
Has Kraken had security incidents?
1 incident(s) are recorded for Kraken: 2024 — June 2024: a security researcher (CertiK) exploited a deposit-crediting bug to withdraw roughly $3M from Kraken treasury; no client funds affected, funds later returned..
How many coins does Kraken list?
Kraken states 627 listed coins on its official pages.
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