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. Some account features are only available at certain verification levels.
If you have any questions about this topic, feel free to contact Support.
Africa
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Clients in Eritrea can create an account but may be restricted from funding.
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Saint Helena
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Asia
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei
Cambodia
Georgia
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Israel
Japan
Kraken has decided to cease its operations in Japan and deregister from the Financial Services Agency (JFSA) as of January 31, 2023. For more information, please visit our blog.
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Clients in Lebanon can create an account but may be restricted from funding.
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand
Timor-Leste / East Timor
Turkiye
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
Europe
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Georgia
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
- Clients living in the United Kingdom cannot use Opt-In Rewards, or participate in the Kraken Referral Program.
- Retail clients living in the United Kingdom cannot trade futures.
Cryptocurrency restrictions: Cannot deposit or trade XMR.
Vatican City
North America
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas, The
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Canada
Kraken offers most services to our Canadian clients, with the following exceptions:
Account verification
Regulatory changes
Earn restrictions
- Cannot use Opt-In Rewards.
- Cannot stake GRT or FLR.
- Bonded staking is not available to residents of Canada (with the exception of ETH).
Cryptocurrency restrictions
- Cannot deposit, hold, or trade ACA, AGLD, ALICE, ATLAS, DAI, CSM, C98, GENS, GMX, HDX, INTR, JASMY, KIN, LMWR, MC, NMR, NODL, NYM, ORCA, OTP, OXY, PARA, PEPE, PICA, PSTAKE, RAY, REQ, ROOK, SAMO, SDN, STEP, TEER, TUSD, UST, USDT, WAXL, WETH, WBTC, XRT or YGG.
Margin trading restrictions
Futures trading restrictions
- Clients residing in Canada cannot trade futures
Cayman Islands
Costa Rica
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Montserrat
Nicaragua
Panama
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
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 verification level
On-chain staking restrictions
State-by-state funding restrictions
Futures trading restrictions
Margin trading requirements
Cash-to-cash trading restriction
US clients cannot trade cash-to-cash pairs.
Earn restrictions
Cryptocurrency restrictions
- Cannot deposit, hold, or trade ACA, AGLD, ALICE, ASTR, ATLAS, AUDIO, CFG, CSM, C98, GENS, GLMR, HDX, INJ, INTR, JASMY, KIN, LMWR, MC, MV, NMR, NODL, NYM, ORCA, OTP, OXY, PARA, PEPE, PERP, PICA, PSTAKE, PYTH, RAY, REQ, ROOK, SAMO, SDN, STEP, SUI, TEER, WOO, YGG or XRT.
Oceania
Australia
- Retail clients who reside in Australia cannot trade futures.
Cryptocurrency restrictions:
- Cannot deposit, hold or trade DASH, XMR or ZEC.