We're happy to offer an industry leading affiliate program!
The payout is 20% of the trading fees collected from clients you refer to us for the lifetime of the client with Kraken - up to $1,000 USD payout per referral.
✓ Trading fee calculations include spot and futures trade fees, spot margin opening fees and spot margin rollover fees.
✓ No deadlines.
✓ Payouts directly to your bank account instead of an exchange account.
✓ Payouts by bank transfer. You will receive the payment in your bank account's default currency.
Affiliate requirements
- Social media influencers must have a minimum of 5,000 followers or subscribers (Non-finance or crypto related social media accounts are allowed).
- Websites and mobile apps must be finance or crypto-related (No requirement with traffic volume).
- Facebook groups or pages must have a minimum of 5,000 followers and be finance or crypto-related.
* Online shopping sites and general-purpose sites such as news publications with finance or crypto sections are acceptable.
- Any applications with the Partner Type “Offline” or “Other” will be auto-declined.
- Any applications with private social media accounts will be declined.
- Links to unowned property type will be declined.
- LinkedIn accounts can’t be used for Property Type.
- Kraken does not accept U.S based websites that are related to online gambling including Bovada (even being affiliated with them is not eligible for this program).
Application Form: Click here to become an affiliate!
Referral Links
Kraken will not manually attribute referrals that are blocking Google Analytics or cookies. In order to ensure proper attribution of your referrals, please make certain they disable extensions & settings that block tracking.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can only businesses become affiliates?
If you're an individual, you can enter your individual details under the "Company Information" section.
Note: Any referrals, even if done via "word of mouth", still need to use your referral link in order for us to be able to track it.
How long before I can start referring people?
You will receive a welcome email once your affiliate account is ready to go.
Where can I find my referral link?
What are "Partner Type" and "Property Type"?
"Property type" simply means where you will promote Kraken.
We’re currently not accepting any “Offline” or “Other” Partner types.
How long does it take for a referral to show in my dashboard?
Note: Generated revenue will not be displayed in the dashboard until the 15th day of the following month.
Why hasn't my referral been credited?
This includes:
- Brave browser
- Tor browser
- Privacy and ad-blocking extensions for other browsers
Additionally, referrals must click your affiliate link and sign up on the same device and browser.
Can you add a missing referral to my account, or someone I referred before signing up to the Affiliate program?
In order to ensure proper attribution of your referrals please make sure they disable extensions & settings that block tracking before clicking your link.
How long does it take for earnings to show up in my dashboard?
Can I get custom terms?
Our terms are very competitive in the industry. We noticed that competitors offer unfavourable terms such as:
✘ Discounts on trade fees instead of cash.
✘ Lower payout percentages.
✘ Payout percentages that decrease with time.
✘ Payout periods that expire within a few months.
✘ Regular performance evaluations (if you don't consistently refer a certain number of clients, you get cut out of the program).
✘ Payouts to an exchange account instead of directly to your bank account.
✘ Payouts in altcoins or tokens that you may not want.
In contrast, we keep our terms simple and hassle-free.
Are Kraken Futures fees included in the revenue I earn from referrals?
If you have any other questions you can chat directly with our support specialists, by clicking the Help button in the lower right corner of your screen.