Crypto Exchange Kraken is happy to hit a rather tight deadline as the exchange works to increase brand and market share through a new business solution called Kraken Embed, according to the company’s payments manager and blockchain Brett McLain.
In an interview with Decryptionsaid McClain belongs to Clayken. Recent partnerships BUNQ, a Neobank based in the Neobank, was the result of a last-minute shift, a blueprint for how companies could expand their presence through relationships with similar companies, fintechs and traditional banks.
Bunq had planned to go to another company to integrate Crypto into the platform, but in “11 hours,” he turned to Kraken, Mclain said. The service was released just weeks after Bunq’s team verbally agreed to it, he added, and requires a limited amount of engineering.
“Classic neobanks are going to be able to offer (…) more than 400 assets (…) a rapidly regulated market in Europe. “That’s what we bring to the table.”
The solution also helps businesses save engineering, regulatory and legal costs, McClain said. At the same time, EMBED allows European companies to offer their customers without a license based on the EU market in cryptocurrency regulations. micagovernment.
Kraken is facing Tough competition As Kraken tells us from Coinbase and Binance in the US and abroad, the ability to attract new users through embedded products could put them in a more uniform position. I’ll think about it The first public recruitment of this year.
As Coinbase navigates, if you are a crypto-friendly company, the choice of Kraken and Coinbase may carry a new weight Recently published data breach. CEO Brian Armstrong said this week that some of the exchange’s support agents had acquired bribes, revealing sensitive user data, including names, addresses and partial bank details for less than 1% of customers.
Coinbase estimated in a Securities and Exchange Commission application that cyberattacks could cost up to $400 million to bail out. However, most experts I can’t see An event as an event that could hinder the growth of the exchange. And Kraken has experienced security issues before bug Last year, users were able to “increase their balance artificially.”
Neobanks and financial technology companies are used to deploying functions faster, but institutions tend to take their time, McClain said. Still, under US President Donald Trump, the crypto industry is anticipating a surge in interest from Wall Street businesses as legislative initiatives and regulators aim to clarify industry rules over the next few years.
With 17 million users across Europe, the decision to tap BUNQ’s Kraken could potentially expand Exchange’s user base to well beyond the 13 million people who “trust” Kraken around the world. Kraken hopes to land more businesses of that caliber this year, he said.
Coinbase offers businesses similar encryption and similar encryption, or CAAS solutions, allowing them to rely on exchange markets and infrastructure. On Friday, Coinbase announced that its online trading platform Webull will utilize “a major CAAS platform.” Blog post.
Edited by James Rubin
