Kraken's CEO on Their Battle Against The SEC
Bankless14 Des 2023

Kraken's CEO on Their Battle Against The SEC

Kraken is one of the two most important exchanges in the US right now, it's also an essential bridge across many other jurisdictions. Recently Kraken has come under fire by the SEC for the second time this year.


In today’s episode we're joined by Kraken CEO, Dave Ripley. Dave walks us through what it's like to take the reigns of one of the largest US crypto exchanges and how he plans to navigate the constant battles they have to face from US regulators.


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TIMESTAMPS


00:00 Intro
04:27 Regulatory Action Around Kraken
09:27 Is This a PR Stunt By The SEC?
11:31 "Co-Mingling Funds" & Fighting The SEC
16:28 Hostility Towards Crypto
21:03 Leaving The US?
24:32 Getting To Know the New CEO
28:50 Finding Bitcoin In 2013
32:48 Kraken Values
38:40 Custody & Proof Of Reserves
42:18 Kraken Endgame


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RESOURCES


Dave Ripley:
https://twitter.com/DavidLRipley


Why Kraken:
https://www.kraken.com/why-kraken


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