We offer a variety of cryptographic products and services to millions of customers in 190+ countries. Last year, we received requests from data from the police and government agencies located in 71 countries.
Combined requests for the application of laws and regulatory agencies increased by 38.6% in 2024 against 2023
American agencies issued 28.6% of all data requests in 2024
Kraken received 6,826 data requests in 2024; The United States has expressed the most (1,951) from any country, as it did in previous years. The FBI had the most requests (614) of any American agency:
Although the requests for an American agency are distributed at the federal, state and local levels, most of the requests received came from organizations responsible for the application of laws. The most common requests for American agencies for which data has been provided were:
Although the SEC represents only 1.9% of the total of American agency requests, they issued 37.3% of all requests from the American regulatory agency:
We have provided data for 57% of requests
Data was requested for 10,369 accounts in total-most often for customers located in the United States (34.5%), the United Kingdom (8.8%) and Germany (8.5%).
Many types of information requests are received, and Kraken have strict policies and procedures to comply with laws and regulations and protect customer confidentiality while providing data when we have a legal obligation to do so.
Pushed by our dedicated team of compliance experts
Our compliance team is made up of experienced professionals from LMA, lawyers, former law enforcement agents, certified money laundering specialists (Acams) and many other professionals with accreditations linked to cryptocurrency.
They try to ensure us to conduct investigations and to monitor appropriate to our customers and industry. To respond effectively and professionally to respond to the requests of the Agency for the police and regulation, we continue to extend and strengthen our compliance program.
Advanced data security practices
The confidentiality of your personal information is very important to us. We work tirelessly to protect your information thanks to the dedicated design efforts from our security team as well as our data privacy team. For more than a decade, we have been building a leading safety practice led by some of the best security experts in the world:
These documents are for general information only and are not investment advice or a recommendation or solicitation to buy, sell, count or maintain a cryptoasset or engage in a specific negotiation strategy. Kraken does not work and does not work to increase or decrease the price of a particular cryptocurrency that it makes available. Some cryptographic products and markets are regulated and others are not regulated; Be that as it may, Kraken may or may not be obliged to be registered or otherwise authorized to provide specific products and services on each market, and you cannot be protected by government remuneration and / or regulatory protection plans . The unpredictable nature of the crypto-tassets markets can cause loss of funds. The tax may be payable on any declaration and / or on any increase in the value of your cryptocurrency and you should request independent advice on your tax position. Geographic restrictions can apply. See legal disclosure for each jurisdiction here.
