For security reasons, we require cryptocurrency deposits to receive a number of confirmations on its blockchain before the funds can be credited to your account. Cryptocurrency confirmations and requirements FAQs
Cryptocurrency availability
Some currencies listed below are not available in specific countries.
Kraken's confirmations requirements
| Cryptocurrency | Confimrations required |
Estimated Time* If included in the next block. |
|---|
| 0x (ZRX) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| 1inch (1INCH) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Aave (AAVE) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| 10 confirmations | 45 seconds | |
| Ankr (ANKR) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Aragon (ANT) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Astar (ASTR) | 25 confirmations | 2 minutes |
| Augur (REP) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
|
Augur v2 (REPV2)
|
20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
|
Avalanche (AVAX)
|
20 confirmations | 1 minute |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| Balancer (BAL) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Bancor (BNT) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| Bifrost (BNC) | 25 confirmations | 4 minutes |
| Bitcoin (BTC) | 4 confirmations | EST 40 minutes Dependent on Fee |
| 15 confirmations | 2.5 hours (150 minutes) | |
| Cardano (ADA) | 15 confirmations | 10 minutes |
| Cartesi (CTSI) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Chainlink (LINK) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Chiliz (CHZ) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| N/A | Near-instant | |
| Covalent (CQT) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Curve (CRV) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Dash (DASH) | 2 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| 40 confirmations | 40 minutes | |
| dYdX (DYDX) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| 21 confirmations | 105 seconds | |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| EOS (EOS) | N/A | Near-instant |
| Ethereum (ETH) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| 40,000 confirmations | 6.5 days | |
| Filecoin (FIL) | 200 confirmations | 100 minutes |
| Flow (FLOW) | 30 confirmations | 1 minute |
| Gnosis (GNO) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| ICON (ICX) | 3 confirmations | Near-instant |
|
Injective Protocol (INJ)
|
20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Karura (KAR) | 25 confirmations | 4 minutes |
| Kava (KAVA) | N/A | Near-instant |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| KILT (KILT) | 25 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Kintsugi (KINT) | 25 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Kusama (KSM) | 25 confirmations | 2 minutes |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| Lisk (LSK) | 303 confirmations | 51 minutes |
| Litecoin (LTC) | 12 confirmations | 30 minutes |
| Livepeer (LPT) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Loopring (LRC) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Maker (MKR) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Mina (MINA) | 15 confirmations | 60 minutes |
|
Mirror Protocol (MIR)
|
20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Monero (XMR) | 15 confirmations | 30 minutes |
|
Moonbeam (GLMR)
|
25 confirmations | 4 minutes |
| 25 confirmations | 4 minutes | |
| Nano (NANO) | N/A | Near-instant |
| 18 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| Orchid (OXT) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| Oxygen (OXY) | N/A | Near-instant |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| Phala (PHA) | 25 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Polkadot (DOT) | 25 confirmations | 2 minutes |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| Qtum (QTUM) | 100 confirmations | 60 minutes |
| Rarible (RARI) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Raydium (RAY) | N/A | Near-instant |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| Ripple (XRP) | N/A | Near-instant |
| Serum (SRM) | N/A | Near-instant |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| Shiden (SDN) | 25 confirmations | 4 minutes |
| Siacoin (SC) | 6 confirmations | 60 minutes |
| Solana (SOL) | N/A | Near-instant |
| N/A | Near-instant | |
| Storj (STORJ) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Sushi (SUSHI) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Synthetix (SNX) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| tBTC (TBTC) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| Terra (LUNA) | N/A | Near-instant |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| 4 confirmations | 40 minutes | |
| 20 confirmations | 2 minutes | |
| Tezos (XTZ) | 30 confirmations | 15 minutes |
| 20 confirmations |
5 minutes |
|
| 20 confirmations |
5 minutes |
|
| Tron (TRX) | 20 confirmations | 1 minute |
| Uniswap (UNI) | 20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
|
USD Coin (USDC)
|
20 confirmations | 5 minutes |
| 10 confirmations | 10 minutes | |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| 20 confirmations | 5 minutes | |
| Zcash (ZEC) | 24 confirmations | 60 minutes |
*Execution times can vary based on the conditions of the network, but approximate times are listed here. The time estimates assume that your transaction has been confirmed in the first block after the transaction was sent. If your transaction did not confirm in the first block possible, it may take significantly longer depending on network conditions.
Note that we are not able to affect the speed at which transactions are confirmed on their respective blockchains.
FAQs
To avoid the risks of double spending, funds aren’t credited until a certain number of confirmations have taken place (as listed below).
The more confirmations received, the more permanent and irreversible the transaction is.
Each block is found at a different rate depending on the blockchain.
For example, on the Bitcoin blockchain, a block is mined on average every 10 minutes, and Kraken only credits Bitcoin deposits to a client’s account after four confirmations, which takes approximately 40 minutes.
However, sometimes it can take Bitcoin miners 30 or even 60 minutes to mine a single block (one confirmation). This is outside of Kraken's control.
Article last updated 18 January 2022 15:30 UTC