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Kraken Staking

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Kraken Staking

Kraken is one of the older crypto exchanges (founded 2011, San Francisco) and offers staking inside the exchange account on around a dozen networks. Custodial — Kraken holds the keys; you trade convenience for trust. They paused US-customer staking in 2023 after an SEC settlement and have since restructured the offering.

www.kraken.com/features/staking-coins ↗ @krakenfx ↗
Dossier №
00030
Tracked since
2026

Chains

2

Validators

2

Total stake (USD)

—

Avg fee

7.5%

Pull quotes

What stands out about Kraken Staking

Biggest network share

4.69%

of its chain's stake

Polygon

Kraken

Polygon

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Highest reward

7.95%

per year, after fees

Sei

Kraken

Sei

→

Lowest fee

5.0%

validator commission

Sei

Kraken

Sei

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Briefing

What to know about Kraken Staking

Scale

Kraken Staking is focused on a small set of chains — running 2 validators across 2 chains, with competitive commission profile (avg 7.5%). Stake delegated to this operator earns the chain's network reward rate minus that commission, so a chain paying 5% with a 5% commission yields ~4.75% to the delegator.

Risk

No jailed validators detected on the chains we cover at the time of last refresh. Slashing risk on any individual validator passes through pro-rata to its delegators — operator-wide insurance is rare. Spreading large positions across two operators reduces concentration risk.

How we measure

Numbers above are pulled live from each chain's own RPC / LCD endpoint and refreshed hourly. Stake totals are denominated in each chain's native units (ATOM, SOL, ETH …) and converted to USD via spot prices for cross-chain comparability. Where a chain doesn't expose a particular field, that row hides rather than rendering a zero — nil values do not become 0.

Operates on 2 chains

Chain coverage

Each card is the operator's lead validator on that chain — the one with the highest reward rate.

Sei

Sei

SEI

→

Kraken

Reward

7.95%

Fee

5.0%

Share

2.69%

Polygon

Polygon

POL

→

Kraken

Reward

5.31%

Fee

10.0%

Share

4.69%

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Frequently asked

About Kraken Staking

Who is Kraken Staking?

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Kraken Staking is a professional staking operator — a company that runs validator infrastructure across blockchains so people don't have to. They currently run validators on 2 chains we track.

Is Kraken Staking trustworthy?

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When you delegate stake, you grant the operator the right to validate on your behalf — you don't transfer custody. The two questions to ask: have they been slashed (the chart on this page would show the gaps), and is their commission reasonable for the chain. The page header above shows their average fee, and the chain coverage section shows their reach.

How do I pick the right validator under this operator?

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On chains where they run multiple validators, the chain coverage section above shows the lead validator (highest reward rate after fees). Click into a chain card and you'll see all of their validators on that chain plus how each ranks. Lower commission isn't always better — uptime and stake size matter too.

Can I switch operators after I've staked?

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Yes, but it's not free. You either undelegate (which triggers the chain's unbonding period — a few days to a few weeks with no rewards) and then re-delegate, or use a 'redelegate' transaction if the chain supports it (Cosmos chains do; some chains don't). On Ethereum, switching pools means selling one LST for another, which has a transaction cost.