Coinbase Prime VS Kraken

Coinbase Prime Reviews

1. Peter Aungle    

   Doctoral Student at Harvard University | almost 3 years ago
   This site is a plug for Kraken, Misunderstands Prime

   The lowest trading volume tier is $1M-$20M a month -- totally different league. Also the fees start at .18% for takers and .08% for makers, quickly going down to near zero for institutions with large AUMs. Prime routes orders dynamically for optimal execution, including fees, so the largely made up notion that Coinbase is not competitive on fees is once again so far off, the reality is the opposite this time: prime is a highly competitive product for an important investor class from a trusted company in a space most institutional investors find confusing and perceive as somewhat dodgy. Are there other firms out there with the crypto nous and, crucially, the size to offer comparable products? This page about Kraken sounds great for individual/retail investors, though Coinbase Pro is competitive (but Coinbase isn't), but Prime should not be reviewed here. There's no comparing those kinds of trading services with those provided for retail clients.

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Coinbase Prime mentions (4)

• Crypto Whale Moves $321,000,000 in Bitcoin in Single Transaction

  You use what's called a Prime Broker and execute an OTC (Over The Counter) trade. Coinbase has one: https://primebroker.coinbase.com/. Source: about 3 years ago

• I have some bitcoin that I don't intend on touching for a long time. What is the best way to ensure that I will be able to access them in 10+ years?

  Exchanges have their limits , coinbase does offer https://primebroker.coinbase.com/ for large amounts though. Source: about 3 years ago

• Coinbase has license to trade securities?

  I THINK their securities license covers their institutional services. Coinbase Prime. Source: about 3 years ago

• Withdrawing a large amount of fiat from an exchange

  I could be wrong though - it's worth looking into. But coinbase, who report to HMRC anyway, have an OTC - https://primebroker.coinbase.com/ - so it's not like "all OTCs are dodgy" at least. Source: about 3 years ago

Kraken mentions (178)

• Daily General Discussion - June 20, 2023 (GMT+0)

  You can use kraken.com if you prefer a more beginner-friendly interface, or you can use the pro.kraken.com interface for a more professional trading experience. Source: 11 months ago

• Scammer Watches $455K Vanish After Wasting 1 Year

  The money wasn't real. Kraken built me a custom environment that made the scammer BELIEVE it was real since it said "kraken.com" on my computer. I also spent hours and hours talking to him and building up the story. Source: 11 months ago

• Are Bitcoin staking rewards reinvested?

  What the title says, are bitcoin rewards from staking reinvested. Or where are they? Are they paid in fiat or in bitcoin? I assume it's being reinvested because I don't have any money or bitcoin in the account itself. But I'm also looking at some confirmation in writing in kraken.com but I can't see anything. Source: 11 months ago

• unstaked eth

  Same boat: seems unstaking began & ended 17-APR according to the "Ledger" entries I see on kraken.com, but (1) I still have some relatively small amount of ETH2.S listed as "Staking, Rewards", and (2) despite having 13+ ETH in my Spot wallet, I can only withdraw 0.81856. Would expect to have ALL ETH2.S unstaked (regardless of reward v purchased), and be able to withdraw 100%. What am I missing? Source: about 1 year ago

• Changing leverage on mobile app

  Thanks for reaching out to us with this question. It can be a bit confusing. The Kraken Pro app doesn't currently support the ability to set your own leverage. There you are only able to move the balance you want to use. If you want to adjust the leverage, you can opt to use our classic interface on the web. There you can access the Advanced Order form which will offer you leverage flexibility. Source: about 1 year ago