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River vs Kraken

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General

Platform
River logo
Kraken logo
Founded
River 2019
Kraken 2011
Headquarters
River USA
Kraken San Francisco, CA
Availability
River US only, excluding NY and NV
Kraken Worldwide

Fees & Financial

Bonus
River Earn up to $100 in BTC
Kraken Up to $100 USD with invite code: 5pkcpdcs
Token
River
Kraken
Compounding
River No
Kraken No
Payouts
River Monthly
Kraken Weekly
Fees
River None
Kraken Yes
Lockup
River
Kraken
Maker Fee
River
Kraken 0.16
Taker Fee
River
Kraken 0.26

Cryptocurrency Rates

BTC Rate
River
Kraken 0.15%
BTC Max
River
Kraken
ETH Rate
River
Kraken 2.25%
ETH Max
River
Kraken 6.5%
Stablecoin Rate
River
Kraken 4.25%

Pros

No pros listed

Cons

No cons listed

Pros

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

Cons

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