Kraken, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange, reported a substantial $1.5 billion in revenue for 2024, as revealed in their latest financial statement on January 31.
CEO Dave Ripley shared on X that this figure represents more than double the previous year’s revenue and confirmed the company remains profitable.
In addition to the impressive revenue, Kraken’s platform saw significant growth, with assets reaching $42.8 billion and 2.5 million funded accounts.
Total trade volume for 2024 hit an astonishing $665 billion. Arjun Sethi, Kraken’s Co-CEO, highlighted in the report that their consistent product execution and diverse clientele have contributed to building the deepest liquidity pools in the crypto space, solidifying Kraken as a leading stable-to-fiat onramp globally.
The company claims more than 40% of the global stable-fiat market share among major centralized exchanges.
As one of the largest U.S.-based crypto exchanges, Kraken continued its success into 2025, recording $49.2 billion in spot trading volume for January alone, according to data from The Block.
As global sanctions continue to isolate Russia from traditional financial networks, the country’s top financial bodies — the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance — are preparing to launch a government-backed cryptocurrency exchange.
Following the April 14 exploit that disrupted operations, KiloEx has revealed a compensation plan for impacted users. The plan covers three core groups: traders, Hybrid Vault stakers, and VIP users.
Ripple Labs quietly emerged as one of the largest financial backers of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, contributing nearly $5 million just months before federal regulators began softening their stance toward the company.
Amid rising regulatory pressure and political uncertainty in South Korea’s crypto sector, Bithumb is restructuring its business in a strategic move ahead of a planned IPO.