Head to head
Coinbase vs Kraken
Published parameters and live books for Coinbase and Kraken. Rails are typical public on-ramps, not a guarantee in your country.
Published parameters
| Metric | Coinbase | Kraken |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | United States | United States |
| Founded | 2012 | 2011 |
| Quote asset | USD | USD |
| Maker (VIP0 spot) | 0.40% | 0.25% |
| Taker (VIP0 spot) | 0.60% | 0.40% |
| KYC | Required | Required |
| Fiat listed | USD · EUR · GBP | USD · EUR · GBP · CAD |
| Payment rails | ACH · SEPA · Card · Crypto | ACH · SEPA · Crypto |
| Proof of reserves | Not recorded here | Public PoR page |
Live asks
Top of book from each venue’s public API. Quote assets differ; do not treat USDT as USD.
Coinbase
- BTC/USD
- 80,291.10
- ETH/USD
- 2,326.33
- SOL/USD
- 101.28
- XRP/USD
- 1.2885
- DOGE/USD
- 0.07704
- ADA/USD
- 0.20398
- AVAX/USD
- 8.921
- LINK/USD
- 11.429
Kraken
- BTC/USD
- 80,291.60
- ETH/USD
- 2,326.61
- SOL/USD
- 101.27
- XRP/USD
- 1.2884
- DOGE/USD
- 0.077042
- ADA/USD
- 0.203942
- AVAX/USD
- 8.922
- LINK/USD
- 11.4305