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Founders
· Founded 2011 · Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
Kraken is one of the world's pioneer digital asset exchanges and Web3 infrastructure companies. Founded in 2011 by Jesse Powell and Thanh Luu following the initial collapse of Mt. Gox, Kraken established the industry gold standard for cryptographic security, regulatory compliance, and deep fiat liquidity. Serving over 10 million individual and institutional investors across 190+ countries, Kraken generates approximately $1.05 billion in annual revenue led by Chief Executive Officer David Ripley and Chairman Jesse Powell.
David Ripley
Chief Executive Officer
Transformed Kraken from a cypherpunk trading desk into a global, institutional-grade financial powerhouse preparing for a major public market listing.
Jesse Powell
Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board
A legendary cypherpunk pioneer who established Kraken as the gold standard of exchange security, proof of reserves, and philosophical decentralization.
Thanh Luu
Co-Founder
Helped build the bedrock infrastructure and operational stability that allowed Kraken to survive multiple brutal crypto bear markets intact.
Kraken was founded in 2011 by Jesse Powell, Thanh Luu in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States.
The founders established Kraken with the objective of solving core inefficiencies in Cryptocurrency Exchange, Digital Asset Custody, Web3 & FinTech Infrastructure, laying the foundation for its current global scale.
Even as Kraken scales to billions in revenue, the organization maintains the founders' commitment to innovation and customer-centric execution.