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Required Legal Notice: Virtual currencies, real risks. The only guarantee in crypto is risk. Warning: The value of your virtual currencies can rise or fall sharply, and your initial investment may be lost completely; virtual currencies are not covered by the guarantee funds that cover bank deposits; there is no legal mechanism on the virtual currencies market to prevent market manipulation or insider dealing; virtual currencies depend entirely on a specific computer technology and infrastructure, which in certain cases may be very recent and not yet adequately tested; if one loses the identification code or password giving access to the virtual wallet in which the virtual currency is stored, the currency held therein will be irretrievably lost; virtual currencies are currently accepted as a means of payment to a limited extent, and in most countries there is no legal obligation to accept them; for more information about the risks associated with an investment in virtual currencies, we advise you to read the Wikifin page What is a cryptocurrency? | Wikifin.

Verification requirements

Last updated: December 5, 2025

We're currently facing delays in processing new accounts. Please avoid submitting multiple verification requests.

In order to be eligible to register a Kraken account and use our services, you must:

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Be 18 years of age or older.
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Reside in a supported area.

Verification is similar to opening a bank account and providing supporting documents.

Find out what you can do with a verified Kraken account here.

Requirements	Verification	Verification with higher limits
Email	✓	✓
Full name	✓	✓
Date of birth	✓	✓
Phone number	✓	✓
Physical address	✓	✓
Occupation information If employed. If not, select unemployed.	✓	✓
Social Security Number or Tax ID (US clients)	✓	✓
Valid ID	✓	✓
Proof of address	✓**	✓**
Face Photo	✓**	✓**
KYC questionnaire		✓
Sign-in 2FA		✓

**There may be other situations where we would require you to submit either a Face Photo or an ID Confirmation Photo. Depending on your country of residence, if your address is not automatically confirmed, you will be asked to provide a Face photo instead of a Proof of Address document.

***These may or may not be required based on your country of residence and current regulatory requirements.

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