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Coinbase vs Kraken

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Coinbase

Coinbase is one of the most popular centralized crypto exchanges. Coinbase Earn is Coinbase's interest-bearing product. They offer staking-as-a-service on supported assets and, more specifically, interest on USDC (Circle), ETH and SOL. Coinbase...

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Kraken

Kraken is a digital asset exchange platform that was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. UK Residents: Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you shou...

Platform
Coinbase Platform
Kraken Platform
Website
Bonus
Get $20 after first trade
Token
Founded
2012
2011
Headquarters
Wilmington, DE
San Francisco, CA
Availability
100+ countries
Worldwide, on-chain staking unavailable in the US and UK

Cryptocurrency Rates

BTC Rate
0.15%
BTC Max
ETH Rate
2.01%
2.5%
ETH Max
7%
LTC Rate
LTC Max
DOGE Rate
DOGE Max
Stablecoin Rate
4.1%
6.5%
Stablecoin Max

Fees & Financial

Compounding
No
No
Payouts
Varies
Once or twice a week, depending on coin
Fees
Yes
Yes
Lockup
None
Maker Fee
0.5
0.16
Taker Fee
0.5
0.26
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Coinbase Pros

    • Full exchange functionality
    • Popular, highly trusted
    • Publicly traded company

Coinbase Cons

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Kraken Pros

    • Offers on and off-chain staking
    • Full exchange services

Kraken Cons

    • Interest rate will vary (Kraken takes a flat 15% from staking rewards)

Earn Interest on Crypto

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