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.
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.
Africa
Clients in Eritrea can create an account but may be restricted from funding. Futures trading is restricted.
Asia
*Clients living in Hong Kong cannot use Off-chain staking.
Clients in Lebanon can create an account but may be restricted from funding. Futures trading is restricted.
*Clients living in Singapore cannot use Off-chain staking.
*Futures trading is restricted.
*Clients living in the United Arab Emirates cannot use Off-chain staking.
Europe
*Clients living in Denmark cannot use Off-chain staking.
*Clients living in Finland cannot use Off-chain staking.
*Clients living in France cannot use Off-chain staking.
*Clients living in Germany cannot use Off-chain staking.
*Clients living in Italy cannot use Off-chain staking.
*Futures trading is restricted.
*Clients living in Luxembourg cannot use Off-chain staking.
*Clients living in Netherlands cannot use Off-chain staking.
*Clients living in Sweden cannot use Off-chain staking.
*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.
North America
Earn Restrictions:
*Cannot use Off-chain staking
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
Kraken offers most services to our American clients, with the following restrictions:
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.
* Available for US clients residing outside of Texas and US territories.
* Available for Texas and US territories residents.
* Not available to residents in other US states.
Residents of the US states of New Hampshire and Texas cannot deposit or hold EUR, nor trade any EUR pairs.
Residents of the US are restricted from trading on Kraken Futures.
Margin trading is only available to U.S. clients that meet specific requirements.
US clients cannot trade cash-to-cash pairs.
- Cannot use Off-chain staking.
- Parachain auctions are not available to residents of the United States.
- 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.
Oceania
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.
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.
South America
Article last updated 12 of May 2022 14:30 UTC