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Amidst a Surge in Spot Bitcoin ETF Reserves, Kraken Institutional Enters the Market

Posted at February 29, 2024 | Post by Victor Rollman

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The crypto exchange based in San Francisco, Kraken, has unveiled its latest offering, Kraken Institutional, a digital currency suite designed expressly for high-net-worth firms and institutional investors.

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Deep Liquidity and Low-Latency Trading: Kraken Institutional’s Promise to Elite Clients

This new crypto service, Kraken Institutional, introduced by Tim Ogilvie, the global head of the business division, reflects Kraken’s decade-long expertise in catering to enterprises. The platform is set to provide deep liquidity, opportunities for yield, and low-latency digital asset trading.

Aimed at investment funds, intermediaries, trading entities, asset managers, private investors, and financial advisors, Kraken Institutional is now operational according to the team’s lead. “Kraken Institutional is open for business,” declared Ogilvie on the social media platform X.

The shift towards institutional clients aligns with growing interest from these types of entities in crypto assets. Notably, the mass approval of several spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the U.S. has been met with substantial trading activity and capital influxes. Kraken Institutional is set to compete with existing entities such as Anchorage Digital, Coinbase Custody, Fidelity Digital Assets, and Bitgo.

Furthermore, since their debut on Jan. 11, 2024, the nine newly introduced ETFs have collectively accumulated over 300,000 BTC, safeguarded by various custodians. Coinbase’s institutional arm is the custodian for seven out of ten spot bitcoin ETFs, including Grayscale’s GBTC. Meanwhile, Fidelity oversees its ETF funds, Vaneck relies on Gemini for custody, and Valkyrie has recently entrusted Bitgo with its BTC holdings.

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