Where can I use Kraken?

We welcome clients from all over the world, with a few specific exceptions due to international and local financial & cryptocurrency regulations. Depending on your verified residency, you may have certain restrictions on your account. Refer to our Terms of Service for complete information on our eligibility criteria. If you have any questions about this topic, feel free to contact Support.

Our funding providers may, at their own discretion, deny funding to certain geographical locations.

Some regions are not yet able to use debit or credit cards. Please refer to our FAQ on debit and credit cards for the full list of accepted regions.

Asia

North America

South America

Africa

Algeria

Kraken offers most services to clients living in Algeria. Futures trading is restricted.

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Angola

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Benin

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Botswana

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Botswana.

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Burkina Faso

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Burkina Faso.

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Burundi

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Burundi.

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Cameroon

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Cameroon.

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Cape Verde

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Cape Verde.

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Central African Republic

Clients in Central African Republic can create an account but may be restricted from funding. Futures trading is restricted.

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Chad

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Chad.

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Comoros

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Comoros.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kraken does not currently offer services to residents of Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo

Kraken does not currently offer services to residents of Republic of the Congo.

Djibouti

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Djibouti.

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Egypt

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Egypt.

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Equatorial Guinea

Kraken offers most services to clients living in Equatorial Guinea. Futures trading is restricted.

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Eritrea

Clients in Eritrea can create an account but may be restricted from funding. Futures trading is restricted.

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Eswatini

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Eswatini.

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Ethiopia

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Ethiopia.

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Gabon

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The Gambia

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in The Gambia.

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Ghana

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Ghana.

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Guinea

Kraken offers most services to clients living in Guinea. Futures trading is restricted.

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Guinea-Bissau

Clients in Guinea-Bissau can create an account but may be restricted from funding. Futures trading is restricted.

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Ivory Coast

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Ivory Coast.

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Kenya

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Kenya.

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Lesotho

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Liberia

Kraken offers most services to clients living in Liberia. Futures trading is restricted.

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Libya

Kraken does not currently offer services to residents of Libya.

Madagascar

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Madagascar.

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Malawi

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Malawi.

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Mali

Clients in Mali can create an account but may be restricted from funding. Futures trading is restricted.

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Mauritania

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Mauritania.

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Mauritius

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Morocco

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Morocco.

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Mozambique

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Mozambique.

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Namibia

Clients in Namibia can create an account but may be restricted from funding.

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Niger

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Nigeria

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Rwanda

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Rwanda.

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Sao Tome and Principe

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Senegal

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Senegal.

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Seychelles

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Seychelles.

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Sierra Leone

Kraken offers most services to clients living in Sierra Leone. Futures trading is restricted.

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Somalia

Clients in Somalia can create an account but may be restricted from funding. Futures trading is restricted.

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South Africa

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in South Africa.

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South Sudan

Clients in South Sudan can create an account but may be restricted from funding. Futures trading is restricted.

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Sudan

Clients in Sudan can create an account but may be restricted from funding. Futures trading is restricted.

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Tanzania

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Tanzania.

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Togo

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Togo.

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Tunisia

Kraken offers most services to clients living in Tunisia. Futures trading is restricted.

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Uganda

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Uganda.

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Zambia

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Zambia.

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Zimbabwe

Kraken offers most services to clients living in Zimbabwe. Futures trading is restricted.

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Asia

Afghanistan

Kraken does not currently offer services to residents of Afghanistan.

Armenia

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Armenia.

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Azerbaijan

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Azerbaijan.

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Bahrain

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Bahrain.

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Bangladesh

Kraken offers most services to clients living in Bangladesh. Futures trading is restricted.

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Bhutan

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Bhutan.

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Brunei

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Brunei.

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Cambodia

Kraken offers most services to clients living in Cambodia. Futures trading is restricted.

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China

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in China.

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Cyprus

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Cyprus.

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Egypt

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Georgia

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Georgia.

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Hong Kong

Kraken offers most services to our clients living in Hong Kong, with the following exception:

*Clients living in Hong Kong cannot use Off-chain staking.

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India

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in India.

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Indonesia

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Iran

Kraken does not currently offer services to residents of Iran.

Iraq

Kraken does not currently offer services to residents of Iraq.

Israel

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Israel.

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Japan

Kraken offers support for residents of Japan for some of our services. Futures trading is restricted. We have several Support articles dedicated to our Japanese clients, such as the following:

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Jordan

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Jordan.

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Kazakhstan

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Kazakhstan.

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North Korea

Kraken does not currently offer services to residents of North Korea.

Kuwait

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Kyrgyzstan

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Laos

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Lebanon

Clients in Lebanon can create an account but may be restricted from funding. Futures trading is restricted.

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Malaysia

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Maldives

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Mongolia

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Mongolia.

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Myanmar

Kraken offers most services to clients living in Myanmar. Futures trading is restricted.

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Nepal

Kraken offers most services to clients living in Nepal. Futures trading is restricted.

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Oman

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Pakistan

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Palestine

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Palestine.

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Philippines

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Philippines.

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Qatar

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Russia

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Saudi Arabia

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Saudi Arabia.

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Singapore

Kraken offers most services to our clients living in Singapore, with the following exceptions:

*Clients living in Singapore cannot use Off-chain staking.
*Futures trading is restricted.

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Sri Lanka

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Sri Lanka.

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Syria

Kraken does not currently offer services to residents of Syria.

Taiwan

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Tajikistan

Kraken does not currently offer services to residents of Tajikistan.

Thailand

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Timor-Leste / East Timor

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Timor-Leste / East Timor.

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Turkiye

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Turkmenistan

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Turkmenistan.

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United Arab Emirates

Kraken offers most services to our clients living in the United Arab Emirates, with the following exception:

*Clients living in the United Arab Emirates cannot use Off-chain staking.

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Uzbekistan

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Vietnam

Kraken offers most services to clients living in Vietnam. Futures trading is restricted.

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Yemen

Clients in Yemen can create an account but may be restricted from funding. Futures trading is restricted.

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Europe

Albania

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Albania.

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Andorra

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Armenia

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Austria

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Austria.

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Azerbaijan

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Belarus

Clients in Belarus can create an account but may be restricted from funding. Futures trading is restricted.

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Belgium

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Belgium.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Bulgaria

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Croatia

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Cyprus

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Czech Republic

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Denmark

Kraken offers most services to our clients living in Denmark, with the following exception:

*Clients living in Denmark cannot use Off-chain staking.

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Estonia

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Estonia.

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Finland

Kraken offers most services to our clients living in Finland, with the following exception:

*Clients living in Finland cannot use Off-chain staking.

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France

Kraken offers most services to our clients living in France, with the following exception:

*Clients living in France cannot use Off-chain staking.

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Georgia

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Germany

Kraken offers most services to our clients living in Germany, with the following exception:

*Clients living in Germany cannot use Off-chain staking.

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Greece

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Greece.

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Hungary

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Hungary.

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Iceland

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Ireland

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Ireland.

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Italy

Kraken offers most services to our clients living in Italy, with the following exceptions:

*Clients living in Italy cannot use Off-chain staking.
*Futures trading is restricted.

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Kazakhstan

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Kazakhstan.

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Latvia

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Latvia.

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Liechtenstein

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Liechtenstein.

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Lithuania

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Lithuania.

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Luxembourg

Kraken offers most services to our clients living in Luxembourg, with the following exception:

*Clients living in Luxembourg cannot use Off-chain staking.

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Malta

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Malta.

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Moldova

Kraken offers most services to clients living in Moldova. Futures trading is restricted.

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Monaco

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Monaco.

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Montenegro

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Netherlands

Kraken offers most services to our clients living in Netherlands, with the following exception:

*Clients living in Netherlands cannot use Off-chain staking.

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North Macedonia

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in North Macedonia.

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Norway

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Poland

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Poland.

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Portugal

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Portugal.

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Romania

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Romania.

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Russia

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San Marino

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Serbia

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Slovakia

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Slovenia

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Spain

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Sweden

Kraken offers most services to our clients living in Sweden, with the following exception:

*Clients living in Sweden cannot use Off-chain staking.

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Switzerland

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Turkey

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Ukraine

Kraken offers most services to clients living in Ukraine. Futures trading is restricted.

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For information on Kraken's Ukraine Aid program, please visit our blog or FAQ page.

United Kingdom

Kraken offers most services to our clients living in the United Kingdom, with the following exceptions:

*Clients living in the United Kingdom cannot use Off-chain staking.
*Futures trading is restricted for retail clients.

Cryptocurrency restrictions:
*Cannot deposit or trade XMR.

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Vatican City

Kraken offers our full services to clients living in Vatican City.

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North America

Antigua and Barbuda

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Bahamas, The

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Barbados

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Belize

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Canada

Kraken offers most services to our Canadian clients, with the following exceptions:

Earn Restrictions:
*Cannot use Off-chain staking

*Parachain auctions are not available to residents of Canada.

Cryptocurrency restrictions:
* Cannot trade ETH2.S, however can stake ETH.
* Cannot deposit, hold, or trade ACA, AGLD, AIR, ALICE, ASTR, ATLAS, AUDIO, CFG, ENS, GLMR, JASMY, KAR, KILT, KIN, KINT, MC, MOVR, NMR, NYM, ORCA, OXY, PERP, PHA, PSTAKE, RAY, ROOK, SAMO, SDN, STEP, TOKE, WOO, YGG or XRT.

Futures trading restrictions:
* Clients residing in Ontario cannot trade on Kraken Futures

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Cayman Islands

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Costa Rica

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Cuba

Kraken does not currently offer services to residents of Cuba.

Dominica

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Dominican Republic

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El Salvador

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Grenada

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Guatemala

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Haiti

Kraken offers most services to clients living in Haiti. Futures trading is restricted.

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Honduras

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Jamaica

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Mexico

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Nicaragua

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Panama

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Saint Lucia

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Trinidad and Tobago

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United States

Kraken offers most services to our American clients, with the following restrictions:

No services to NY and WA residents

At this time, Kraken does not offer service to residents of:

Washington state (WA)
New York (NY)

While we strive to offer our services to all US residents, the cost of maintaining regulatory compliance in some states can be very high, forcing us to make hard choices about whether cost justifies doing business in the state.

If you move outside of these states, you can use your new address for regular verification. Be sure to provide a Proof of Residence document so we can legally provide our services to you.

Express & Starter verification levels

Express verification level
* Available for US clients residing outside of Texas and US territories.

Starter verification level
* Available for Texas and US territories residents.
* Not available to residents in other US states.

EUR Restrictions for NH & TX residents

Residents of the US states of New Hampshire and Texas cannot deposit or hold EUR, nor trade any EUR pairs.

Futures trading restrictions

Residents of the US are restricted from trading on Kraken Futures.

Margin trading requirements

Margin trading is only available to U.S. clients that meet specific requirements.

Cash-to-cash trading restriction

US clients cannot trade cash-to-cash pairs.

Earn restrictions

Cannot use Off-chain staking.
Parachain auctions are not available to residents of the United States.

Cryptocurrency restrictions

Cannot trade ETH2.S, however they can stake ETH.
Cannot deposit, hold, or trade ACA, AGLD, AIR, ALICE, ASTR, ATLAS, AUDIO, CFG, ENS, GLMR, JASMY, KAR, KILT, KIN, KINT, MC, MOVR, NMR, NYM, ORCA, OXY, PERP, PHA, PSTAKE, RAY, ROOK, SAMO, SDN, STEP, TOKE, WOO, YGG or XRT.
Cannot trade XRP.

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Oceania

Australia

Kraken offers most services to our Australian clients, with the following restrictions:

Starter verification level:
* Not available to residents in Australia.

Futures Trading Restrictions:
Clients who reside in Australia are unable to sign up for Kraken Futures.

Earn Restrictions:
*Cannot use Off-chain staking.

*Parachain auctions are not available to residents of Australia.

Cryptocurrency restrictions:

Cannot deposit, hold or trade BADGER, DASH, KILT, KIN, KINT, MNGO, ORCA, OXY, POLIS, PSTAKE, SBR, SDN, SRM, STEP, XMR, XRT or ZEC.

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Federated States of Micronesia

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Fiji

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Indonesia

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Kiribati

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Marshall Islands

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Nauru

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New Zealand

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Palau

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Papua New Guinea

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Samoa

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Solomon Islands

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Tonga

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Tuvalu

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Vanuatu

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South America

Argentina

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Bolivia

Kraken offers most services to clients living in Bolivia. Futures trading is restricted.

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Brazil

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Chile

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Colombia

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Ecuador

Kraken offers most services to clients living in Ecuador. Futures trading is restricted.

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Guyana

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Paraguay

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Peru

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Suriname

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Uruguay

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Venezuela

Clients in Venezuela can create an account but may be restricted from funding.

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Article last updated 18 of May 2022 14:30 UTC

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