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Pros & Cons

tick Fully comprehensive suite of crypto services.
tick Automatically buy cryptos on a fixed schedule - great for dollar cost averaging.
tick Regulated & trustworthy.
tick DeFi Wallet lets you retain control of your private keys and still benefit from access to Crypto.com products.
tick Very few fees, including no origination or early repayment fees on loans
tick Create sub-accounts to allow management of separate portfolios
tick US users can use Apple Pay and Google Pay to securely buy crypto
tick Higher average review rating than Kraken (90% vs 89%)
tick More reviews than Kraken (166,276 vs 12,749 reviews)
tick Higher rating for android phone app than Kraken (4.4 vs 4.1 stars)
tick Has fewer users than Kraken
tick Offers loans but Kraken doesn't
tick Interface supports Korean, Dutch, Polish, Brazilian-Portuguese, Romanian, German, Indonesian and Canadian French whereas Kraken doesn't
tick One of the biggest crypto exchanges in the world
tick Large selection of supported cryptocurrencies
tick Very competitive maker and taker fees
tick Available in almost all countries
tick Higher rating on Trustpilot than Crypto.com (2.7 vs 1.9 stars)
tick Been in business longer than Crypto.com (Founded 2011 vs 2016)
tick Instantly buy crypto with fiat on Kraken but not on Crypto.com
tick Has email support but Crypto.com doesn't
tick Has phone support but Crypto.com doesn't
tick Has a higher maker fee than Crypto.com
tick Has a higher taker fee than Crypto.com
tick Has independent proof of reserves but Crypto.com doesn't
tick Interface supports Filipino whereas Crypto.com doesn't
Staking Rates
tick Crypto.com will pay interest on 4 stable coin deposits not offered by Kraken:
tick Crypto.com will pay interest on 9 crypto currency deposits not offered by Kraken:
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Staking Rates
tick Kraken has a higher base earnings rate for 7 crypto currencies:
Cardano (ADA) (5%% vs 0.10000%)
Algorand (ALGO) (4.75%% vs 0.10000%)
Cosmos (ATOM) (7.5%% vs 0.35000%)
Bitcoin (BTC) (0.25%% vs 0.10000%)
Polkadot (DOT) (12%% vs 1.15000%)
Ethereum (ETH) (5.5%% vs 0.10000%)
Solana (SOL) (6.5%% vs 0.25000%)
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tick Kraken will pay interest on 5 crypto currency deposits not offered by Crypto.com:
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cross Mobile app interface is a little clumsy to navigate at times.
cross No web app available. You must use the phone app.
cross Quite low savings rates unless you are prepared to lock up your money for at least 1 month.
cross Crypto loans not available in all countries
cross A bit complex for beginners
cross Investments in liquidity pools can be higher risk
cross Liquidity pool investments are only suitable for advanced crypto users
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Reviews

90% based on 166,276 reviews
89% based on 12,749 reviews
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Staking Rates

The table below compares the staking rates for Crypto.com and Kraken.
Stable Coins
DAI Dai
0.4% - 6.5%
0.4% - 6.5%
USDC USDC
0.4% - 6.5%
0.4% - 6.5%
USDP Pax Dollar
0.1% - 3%
0.1% - 3%
0.4% - 6.5%
0.4% - 6.5%
Crypto Currencies
ADA Cardano
0.1% - 3%
0.1% - 3%
ALGO Algorand
0.1% - 3%
0.1% - 3%
ATOM Cosmos
0.35% - 7%
0.35% - 7%
AVAX Avalanche
0.25% - 6%
0.25% - 6%
BNB BNB
0.1% - 3%
0.1% - 3%
BTC Bitcoin
0.1% - 1.5%
0.1% - 1.5%
0.1% - 3%
0.1% - 3%
DOT Polkadot
1.15% - 12.5%
1.15% - 12.5%
ETH Ethereum
0.1% - 2%
0.1% - 2%
FTM Fantom
0.1% - 3%
0.1% - 3%
MATIC Polygon
0.35% - 7%
0.35% - 7%
0.25% - 6%
0.25% - 6%
ONE Harmony
0.25% - 6%
0.25% - 6%
SOL Solana
0.25% - 4.5%
0.25% - 4.5%
VET VeChain
0.1% - 3%
0.1% - 3%
ZIL Zilliqa
0.25% - 6%
0.25% - 6%
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Stable Coins
Crypto Currencies
ADA Cardano
5%
5%
ALGO Algorand
4.75%
4.75%
ATOM Cosmos
7.5%
7.5%
BTC Bitcoin
0.25%
0.25%
DOT Polkadot
12%
12%
ETH Ethereum
5.5%
5.5%
FLOW Flow
7.5%
7.5%
KAVA Kava
23%
23%
KSM Kusama
18%
18%
MINA Mina
16%
16%
SOL Solana
6.5%
6.5%
XTZ Tezos
4.7%
4.7%
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Company

Legal name
MCO Malta DAX Limited / Foris MT Limited / Foris DAX Global Limited
Legal name
Payward Inc
Year founded
2016
Year founded
2011
Country incorporated in
106
Country incorporated in
2
Headquarters country
106
Headquarters country
2
Platform token
Cronos
Platform token
Decentralised
cross No
Decentralised
cross No
Number of employees
900+
Number of employees
250
Number of users
10,000,000
Number of users
4,000,000
Total assets under management
Total assets under management
$10,000,000,000USD
Withdrawal time in hours
1hours
Withdrawal time in hours
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Products

Savings accounts
tick Yes
Savings accounts
tick Yes
Loans
tick Yes
Loans
cross No
Crypto to crypto exchange
tick Yes
Crypto to crypto exchange
tick Yes
Fiat to crypto exchange
tick Yes
Fiat to crypto exchange
tick Yes
Pro exchange marketplace
tick Yes
Pro exchange marketplace
tick Yes
Peer to peer exchange
cross No
Peer to peer exchange
cross No
Margin trading
Margin trading
tick Yes
Corporate accounts
tick Yes
Corporate accounts
tick Yes
Instantly buy crypto with fiat
cross No
Instantly buy crypto with fiat
tick Yes
Integrated crypto wallet
tick Yes
Integrated crypto wallet
tick Yes
Crypto withdrawals to private wallet
tick Yes
Crypto withdrawals to private wallet
tick Yes
Fast account verification
cross No
Fast account verification
cross No
Futures exchange
Futures exchange
tick Yes
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Security

Insurance level
$360,000,000USD
Insurance level
Cold storage
tick Yes
Cold storage
tick Yes
Cold storage custodian
Ledger Vault
Cold storage custodian
Self custody
Crypto security standard
Level 3
Crypto security standard
Two factor authentication
tick Yes
Two factor authentication
tick Yes
Credit check
cross No
Credit check
cross No
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Support

24/7 support
tick Yes
24/7 support
tick Yes
Email support
cross No
Email support
tick Yes
Phone support
cross No
Phone support
tick Yes
Chat support
tick Yes
Chat support
tick Yes
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Fees

Maker fee
0%
Maker fee
0%
Taker fee
0%
Taker fee
0%
Exchange fees
Exchange fees
Maker and taker fees vary by 30 day trade volume and go as low as 0% maker fee and 0.1% taker fee for traders exchanging more than $10,000,000 per month
Fiat deposit fee
tick Free
Fiat deposit fee
tick Free
Fiat withdrawal fee
Fiat withdrawal fee
tick Free
Crypto deposit fee
tick Free
Crypto deposit fee
tick Free
Withdrawal process
Withdrawals are fully automatic and are normally completed within an hour or so of the request being submitted.
Withdrawal process
Withdrawal time
1 hours
Withdrawal time
Crypto withdrawal fee
Withdrawl fees vary by crypto currency type
Crypto withdrawal fee
tick Free
Crypto wallet withdrawal limit
Crypto wallet withdrawal limit
Starter accounts: $5,000 per day. Intermediate accounts: $500,000 per day. Pro accounts: $10,000,000 per day
Fiat wallet withdrawal limit
Fiat wallet withdrawal limit
Express accounts: $9,000 per day. Intermediate accounts: $100,000 per day. Pro accounts: $10,000,000 per day.
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Investment Strategy

Independent proof of reserves
cross No
Independent proof of reserves
tick Yes
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Registrations & Regulation

Know your customer
tick Yes
Know your customer
tick Yes
Regulators
Financial Institution License and a Class 3 Virtual Financial Assets issued by the Maltese Financial Services Authority
Regulators
Regulated by FinCEN in the USA, FINTRAC in Canada, FCA in the UK, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre in Australia and the FSA in Japan
ISO 27001 Information Security Management
tick Yes
ISO 27001 Information Security Management
CryptoCurrency Security Standard (CCSS) Level 3
tick Yes
CryptoCurrency Security Standard (CCSS) Level 3
PCI DSS v3.2.1 Level 1
tick Yes
PCI DSS v3.2.1 Level 1
ISO/IEC 27701:2019 Certification for privacy risk management by SGS
tick Yes
ISO/IEC 27701:2019 Certification for privacy risk management by SGS
Adaptive (Tier 4) rating - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Privacy Framework
tick Yes
Adaptive (Tier 4) rating - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Privacy Framework
Adaptive (Tier 4) rating - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Frame
tick Yes
Adaptive (Tier 4) rating - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Frame
Malta Financial Services Authority - Class 3 Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) License
tick Yes
Malta Financial Services Authority - Class 3 Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) License
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
tick Yes
Financial Conduct Authority
Financial Conduct Authority
tick Yes
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada - Money Service Business Registration
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada - Money Service Business Registration
tick Yes
Australian Securities and Investment Commission - Registration as Foreign Company
Australian Securities and Investment Commission - Registration as Foreign Company
tick Yes
Financial Services Agency - Crypto Asset Exchange Operator
Financial Services Agency - Crypto Asset Exchange Operator
tick Yes
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