Kraken fees, deposits and withdrawals

Q: What are the fees on Kraken?

The base taker fee on Kraken is 0.80% and the maker fee is 0.40%. Stablecoin and FX pairs have a separate schedule (0.20% down to 0.001%), shown in the “stable/FX pairs” column. Deposit and withdrawal costs described above come on top.

Q: How do I buy crypto with Polish złoty on Kraken?

Kraken has no PLN markets. You first need to convert złoty to EUR/USD/GBP, e.g. at an online currency exchange, and then deposit. The calculator includes this cost.

Q: How many markets does Kraken have?

Kraken currently has 1365 active spot markets. We track 36 of them live: BTC, ETH, USDT and USDC pairs with PLN, EUR and USD.

Q: Is Kraken the cheapest exchange?

It depends on the amount and currency. For buying BTC with 2,500 USD, Kraken currently ranks 7 out of 10 exchanges. Check the calculator for your exact amount.

Token calculator

How much can you buy on Kraken?

The 10 most popular tokens on Kraken by 24 h volume. For tokens also listed on other exchanges we show a ranking: where the same amount gets you the most.

#	Token	You get here	Effective rate	Exchange ranking	›
1	BTC24 h volume 82m USD	0.030288 BTC	1 BTC = 82,539.88 USD	#7/10cheapest: Revolut X (+26.37 USD)	›
Where to buy BTC 1Revolut XUSD → BTC0.030611 BTCbest offer 2OKXUSD → USDT → BTC0.030534 BTC−6.29 USD 3CoinbaseUSD → BTC0.030459 BTC−12.41 USD 4Crypto.comUSD → BTC0.030436 BTC−14.34 USD 5BitvavoUSD → EUR → USDC → BTC0.030375 BTC−19.32 USD 6Bybit EUUSD → PLN → BTC0.030334 BTC−22.67 USD 7KrakenUSD → BTC0.030288 BTC−26.37 USD 8BitstampUSD → BTC0.030266 BTC−28.19 USD 9Kanga GlobalUSD → BTC0.030205 BTC−33.16 USD 10BinanceUSD → BTC0.029554 BTC−86.34 USD
2	ETH24 h volume 61.6m USD	1.0245 ETH	1 ETH = 2,440.27 USD	#8/10cheapest: Revolut X (+23.66 USD)	›
Where to buy ETH 1Revolut XUSD → ETH1.0343 ETHbest offer 2OKXUSD → USDT → ETH1.0330 ETH−2.97 USD 3Crypto.comUSD → ETH1.0295 ETH−11.40 USD 4CoinbaseUSD → ETH1.0290 ETH−12.78 USD 5Bybit EUUSD → PLN → ETH1.0263 ETH−19.27 USD 6BitvavoUSD → EUR → USDC → ETH1.0260 ETH−20.02 USD 7BitstampUSD → ETH1.0251 ETH−22.11 USD 8KrakenUSD → ETH1.0245 ETH−23.66 USD 9Kanga GlobalUSD → USDT → ETH1.0211 ETH−31.81 USD 10BinanceUSD → ETH0.997433 ETH−89.03 USD
3	XRP24 h volume 19.5m USD	No market to convert USD → XRP	—	cheapest: Revolut X	›
Where to buy XRP 1Revolut XUSD → XRP1,925.49 XRPbest offer 2OKXUSD → USDT → XRP1,923.90 XRP−2.07 USD 3BitstampUSD → USDT → XRP1,912.11 XRP−17.37 USD 4BitvavoUSD → EUR → USDC → XRP1,910.56 XRP−19.39 USD 5Bybit EUUSD → EUR → XRP1,908.61 XRP−21.92 USD 6Crypto.comUSD → USDT → XRP1,907.91 XRP−22.82 USD 7CoinbaseUSD → USDT → XRP1,903.29 XRP−28.83 USD 8BinanceUSD → USDT → XRP1,856.50 XRP−89.58 USD 9Kanga GlobalUSD → USDT → USDC → XRP747.3987 XRP−1,529.60 USD
4	SOL24 h volume 17.2m USD	23.7764 SOL	1 SOL = 105.1465 USD	#7/10cheapest: Revolut X (+27.15 USD)	›
Where to buy SOL 1Revolut XUSD → SOL24.0374 SOLbest offer 2OKXUSD → USDT → SOL24.0090 SOL−2.95 USD 3BitstampUSD → SOL23.8794 SOL−16.43 USD 4BitvavoUSD → EUR → USDC → SOL23.8472 SOL−19.78 USD 5Bybit EUUSD → EUR → SOL23.8177 SOL−22.85 USD 6Crypto.comUSD → USDT → SOL23.8109 SOL−23.55 USD 7KrakenUSD → EUR → SOL23.7764 SOL−27.15 USD 8CoinbaseUSD → USDT → SOL23.7668 SOL−28.15 USD 9Kanga GlobalUSD → USDT → SOL23.6140 SOL−44.03 USD 10BinanceUSD → USDT → SOL23.1737 SOL−89.83 USD
5	NEAR24 h volume 15.7m USD	No market to convert USD → NEAR	—	cheapest: OKX	›
Where to buy NEAR 1OKXUSD → USDT → NEAR501.6214 NEARbest offer 2Revolut XUSD → NEAR500.4944 NEAR−5.62 USD 3CoinbaseUSD → NEAR499.6080 NEAR−10.03 USD 4Crypto.comUSD → NEAR499.5624 NEAR−10.26 USD 5BitstampUSD → NEAR498.7212 NEAR−14.45 USD 6BitvavoUSD → EUR → NEAR497.8908 NEAR−18.59 USD 7Bybit EUUSD → EUR → USDC → NEAR496.3944 NEAR−26.05 USD 8Kanga GlobalUSD → USDT → NEAR492.9112 NEAR−43.41 USD 9BinanceUSD → USDT → NEAR484.1846 NEAR−86.90 USD
6	ZEC24 h volume 14.9m USD	2.1533 ZEC	1 ZEC = 1,160.98 USD	#4/6cheapest: OKX (+19.15 USD)	›
Where to buy ZEC 1OKXUSD → USDT → ZEC2.1700 ZECbest offer 2CoinbaseUSD → ZEC2.1620 ZEC−9.20 USD 3BitstampUSD → ZEC2.1589 ZEC−12.76 USD 4KrakenUSD → ZEC2.1533 ZEC−19.15 USD 5Kanga GlobalUSD → USDT → ZEC2.1274 ZEC−49.02 USD 6BinanceUSD → USDT → ZEC2.0951 ZEC−86.29 USD
7	SUI24 h volume 12.1m USD	2,502.58 SUI	1 SUI = 0.998968 USD	#7/10cheapest: OKX (+19.12 USD)	›
Where to buy SUI 1OKXUSD → USDT → SUI2,521.87 SUIbest offer 2Revolut XUSD → SUI2,517.13 SUI−4.69 USD 3Crypto.comUSD → SUI2,512.31 SUI−9.47 USD 4CoinbaseUSD → SUI2,511.75 SUI−10.02 USD 5BitstampUSD → SUI2,508.17 SUI−13.58 USD 6BitvavoUSD → EUR → USDC → SUI2,504.63 SUI−17.09 USD 7KrakenUSD → SUI2,502.58 SUI−19.12 USD 8Bybit EUUSD → EUR → USDC → SUI2,500.56 SUI−21.12 USD 9Kanga GlobalUSD → USDT → SUI2,475.61 SUI−45.86 USD 10BinanceUSD → USDT → SUI2,434.37 SUI−86.74 USD
8	PUMP24 h volume 6.4m USD	No market to convert USD → PUMP	—	cheapest: Revolut X	›
Where to buy PUMP 1Revolut XUSD → PUMP558,201.33 PUMPbest offer 2OKXUSD → USDT → PUMP558,199.54 PUMP−0.01 USD 3CoinbaseUSD → PUMP556,024.53 PUMP−9.75 USD 4BitvavoUSD → EUR → PUMP554,136.20 PUMP−18.21 USD 5Crypto.comUSD → USDT → PUMP553,121.19 PUMP−22.75 USD 6Bybit EUUSD → EUR → USDC → PUMP552,437.16 PUMP−25.82 USD 7Kanga GlobalUSD → USDT → USDC → PUMP543,545.82 PUMP−65.64 USD 8BinanceUSD → USDT → PUMP538,836.63 PUMP−86.73 USD
9	QNT24 h volume 6.3m USD	No market to convert USD → QNT	—	cheapest: Revolut X	›
Where to buy QNT 1Revolut XUSD → QNT12.5370 QNTbest offer 2Crypto.comUSD → QNT12.4811 QNT−11.13 USD 3CoinbaseUSD → QNT12.4795 QNT−11.46 USD 4BitstampUSD → QNT12.4607 QNT−15.21 USD 5BitvavoUSD → EUR → QNT12.4353 QNT−20.28 USD 6Kanga GlobalUSD → USDT → QNT12.3160 QNT−44.05 USD 7BinanceUSD → USDT → QNT12.0956 QNT−88.01 USD
10	TAO24 h volume 5.8m USD	No market to convert USD → TAO	—	cheapest: OKX	›
Where to buy TAO 1OKXUSD → USDT → TAO9.2212 TAObest offer 2Crypto.comUSD → TAO9.1896 TAO−8.57 USD 3CoinbaseUSD → TAO9.1874 TAO−9.15 USD 4BitstampUSD → TAO9.1711 TAO−13.58 USD 5BitvavoUSD → EUR → TAO9.1535 TAO−18.34 USD 6BinanceUSD → USDT → TAO8.8958 TAO−88.22 USD

For tokens other than BTC, ETH, USDT and USDC we do not have withdrawal fee data yet, so it is not included.

Fees

Fee tiers

The higher your volume or exchange-token balance, the lower the fee. The calculator on the home page uses level 0, the first row. 30-day spot volume (USD); a tier can also be reached via futures volume or assets

Level	Requirement	Maker	Taker	Taker: stable/FX pairs
1 level 0	below the first threshold	0.40%	0.80%	0.20%
2	≥ USD 2.5k volume	0.30%	0.60%	0.20%
3	≥ USD 10k volume	0.22%	0.38%	0.20%
4	≥ USD 25k volume	0.20%	0.35%	0.20%
5	≥ USD 50k volume	0.15%	0.30%	0.16%
6	≥ USD 100k volume	0.12%	0.25%	0.12%
7	≥ USD 250k volume	0.10%	0.22%	0.08%
8	≥ USD 500k volume	0.08%	0.20%	0.04%
9	≥ USD 1M volume	0.06%	0.18%	0.02%
10	≥ USD 2.5M volume	0.04%	0.15%	0.02%
11	≥ USD 5M volume	0.02%	0.12%	0.02%
12	≥ USD 10M volume	0%	0.10%	0.01%
Pro 1	≥ USD 50M volume	0%	0.09%	0.01%
Pro 2	≥ USD 100M volume	0%	0.08%	0.001%
Pro 3	≥ USD 250M volume	0%	0.07%	0.001%
Pro 4	≥ USD 400M volume	0%	0.06%	0.001%
Pro 5	≥ USD 500M volume	0%	0.05%	0.001%

Stablecoin and FX pairs have a separate schedule (0.20% down to 0.001%), shown in the “stable/FX pairs” column. Source: Kraken — fee schedule · checked 15 Oct 2026

Live

How does it rank today?

The exchange’s position in our calculator for typical amounts, with all costs included. Updated live.

Trade	Rank	You get	Gap to the best
250 USD → BTC	#8/10	0.00288403 BTC	−10.95 USD
2,500 USD → BTC	#7/10	0.03028839 BTC	−26.37 USD
25,000 USD → BTC	#6/10	0.30432900 BTC	−182.18 USD
2,500 USD → ETH	#8/10	1.024477 ETH	−23.66 USD
2,500 USD → USDT	#2/7	2,490.75 USDT	−9.13 USD
2,500 USD → USDC	#3/9	2,488.76 USDC	−8.25 USD

Order book

Live markets

Best offers, spread and liquidity within 1% of the mid price for the pairs we compare.

Pair	Best bid	Best ask	Spread	Ask liquidity to +1%	Data age
BTC/AUD	117,249.70 AUD	117,295.30 AUD	0.039%	369.1k AUD	6 s
BTC/CAD	115,133.60 CAD	115,163.70 CAD	0.026%	387.7k CAD	46 s
BTC/CHF	67,104.50 CHF	67,114.00 CHF	0.014%	396.5k CHF	4 s
BTC/GBP	61,124.50 GBP	61,126.60 GBP	0.003%	469.8k GBP	44 s
BTC/JPY	12,878,619.00 JPY	12,888,066.00 JPY	0.073%	12.9m JPY	43 s
ETH/AUD	3,471.89 AUD	3,476.59 AUD	0.14%	99.4k AUD	30 s
ETH/CAD	3,411.65 CAD	3,411.93 CAD	0.008%	205.6k CAD	53 s
ETH/CHF	1,988.70 CHF	1,988.81 CHF	0.006%	193.3k CHF	29 s
ETH/GBP	1,811.15 GBP	1,811.23 GBP	0.004%	253.7k GBP	50 s
ETH/JPY	381,538.00 JPY	381,884.00 JPY	0.091%	11.2m JPY	49 s
EUR/GBP	0.842810 GBP	0.842940 GBP	0.015%	114.5k GBP	25 s
USDC/AUD	1.4399 AUD	1.4403 AUD	0.028%	722k AUD	24 s
USDC/CAD	1.4134 CAD	1.4135 CAD	0.007%	920.8k CAD	22 s
USDC/CHF	0.823700 CHF	0.823800 CHF	0.012%	934.9k CHF	21 s
USDC/GBP	0.750300 GBP	0.750400 GBP	0.013%	1.2m GBP	18 s
USDT/AUD	1.4382 AUD	1.4386 AUD	0.028%	1m AUD	15 s
USDT/CAD	1.4116 CAD	1.4120 CAD	0.028%	600.5k CAD	13 s
USDT/CHF	0.822810 CHF	0.822940 CHF	0.016%	968.2k CHF	12 s
USDT/GBP	0.749500 GBP	0.749600 GBP	0.013%	1.2m GBP	10 s
USDT/JPY	156.9670 JPY	158.2470 JPY	0.81%	1.2m JPY	8 s
BTC/EUR	72,524.10 EUR	72,524.20 EUR	<0.001%	6.8m EUR	45 s
ETH/EUR	2,148.99 EUR	2,149.00 EUR	<0.001%	4.5m EUR	51 s
USDC/EUR	0.890300 EUR	0.890400 EUR	0.011%	2.6m EUR	20 s
USDT/EUR	0.889200 EUR	0.889300 EUR	0.011%	2.1m EUR	11 s
BTC/USD	81,446.80 USD	81,446.90 USD	<0.001%	16.6m USD	41 s
ETH/USD	2,413.54 USD	2,413.55 USD	<0.001%	9.7m USD	48 s
EUR/USD	1.1230 USD	1.1231 USD	0.005%	1.2m USD	40 s
GBP/USD	1.3324 USD	1.3325 USD	0.008%	147.6k USD	39 s
USDC/USD	0.999800 USD	0.999900 USD	0.010%	12.4m USD	17 s
USDT/USD	0.998690 USD	0.998700 USD	0.001%	6.2m USD	7 s
BTC/USDT	81,554.60 USDT	81,554.70 USDT	<0.001%	2.1m USDT	2 s
ETH/USDT	2,416.42 USDT	2,416.50 USDT	0.003%	923.1k USDT	26 s
USDC/USDT	1.0011 USDT	1.0012 USDT	0.010%	2.2m USDT	16 s
BTC/USDC	81,460.28 USDC	81,462.94 USDC	0.003%	2.9m USDC	3 s
ETH/USDC	2,413.61 USDC	2,413.62 USDC	<0.001%	1.7m USDC	27 s
ETH/BTC	0.029631 BTC	0.029632 BTC	0.003%	10.9 BTC	1 s

On / off-ramp

Deposit methods · Withdrawal methods

Every way in and out of the exchange, including side services and third-party providers.

↓Deposit methods

Method	Currencies	Cost	Time
BankSEPA transfer	EUR	free	up to 1 business day
BankSWIFT wire	USD	fixed fee	1–3 business days
CardCard / Apple Pay / Google Pay (in app)	EUR, USD	higher fee + spread	instant
CryptoCrypto deposit	BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC…	free	per network confirmations

↑Withdrawal methods

Method	Currencies	Cost	Time
BankSEPA transfer	EUR	small fixed fee	up to 1 business day
BankSWIFT wire	USD	fixed fee	1–3 business days
CryptoCrypto withdrawal	many networks	see table below	minutes

Crypto withdrawal fees used in the calculator

Asset	Network	Fee
BTC	Bitcoin	0.0001 BTC
ETH	ERC20	0.001 ETH
USDT	TRC20	2.5 USDT
USDC	Solana	1.5 USDC

Kraken Pro: 0.80% taker at level 0, 0.60% from USD 2,500 volume, 0.38% from USD 10,000. Buying in the simple app costs more.

Ecosystem

Side services

Products that help you get in, get out or put your funds to use.

Kraken Pro

Advanced platform with a full order book and lower fees.

Staking / Earn

Rewards for staking selected assets.

OTC desk

Large trades executed off the order book.

Regulation and verification

Regulation

Payward Europe Solutions Limited holds a CASP licence from the Central Bank of Ireland since 25 June 2025, passported to Poland (ESMA register).

Identity verification (KYC)

Identity verification required for fiat deposits; limits depend on verification level.

Sources

Pros

Long track record and security reputation
Good EUR liquidity
EU licence

Cons

No PLN or BLIK, EUR deposits via SEPA only
Strict API limits (less frequent data refresh)

FAQ

Kraken: frequently asked questions

What are the fees on Kraken?

The base taker fee on Kraken is 0.80% and the maker fee is 0.40%. Stablecoin and FX pairs have a separate schedule (0.20% down to 0.001%), shown in the “stable/FX pairs” column. Deposit and withdrawal costs described above come on top.

How do I buy crypto with Polish złoty on Kraken?

Kraken has no PLN markets. You first need to convert złoty to EUR/USD/GBP, e.g. at an online currency exchange, and then deposit. The calculator includes this cost.

How many markets does Kraken have?

Kraken currently has 1365 active spot markets. We track 36 of them live: BTC, ETH, USDT and USDC pairs with PLN, EUR and USD.

Is Kraken the cheapest exchange?

It depends on the amount and currency. For buying BTC with 2,500 USD, Kraken currently ranks 7 out of 10 exchanges. Check the calculator for your exact amount.

Data sources