Jesse Powell

SEC probes Kraken for unregistered securities, threatens Coinbase staking
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9 February, 2023

SEC probes Kraken for unregistered securities, threatens Coinbase staking

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission appears to have the Coinbase and Kraken digital asset exchanges squarely in its sights...
Kraken shuts down Abu Dhabi office less than a year after launch
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6 February, 2023

Kraken shuts down Abu Dhabi office less than a year after launch

Kraken also laid off some employees in the MENA region and suspended AED but maintains that clients in the region...
Jesse Powell quits as Kraken CEO, will stay as board chairman
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22 September, 2022

Jesse Powell quits as Kraken CEO, will stay as board chairman

Driven by immense changes in the Bitcoin culture and the proliferation of "woke activism," Jesse Powell steps down as Kraken...
Kraken’s Jesse Powell slams Tornado Cash takedown as ‘unconstitutional’
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25 August, 2022

Kraken’s Jesse Powell slams Tornado Cash takedown as ‘unconstitutional’

The Kraken exchange boss joins a chorus of other so-called ‘crypto’ advocates in condemning the sanctions against Tornado Cash, saying...
Are you a Krakhead? A Kraken manifesto parody
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21 June, 2022

Are you a Krakhead? A Kraken manifesto parody

CoinGeek has obtained a document that purports to be an early draft of the ‘Kraken Culture Explained’ manifesto that the...
Kraken’s anarchist ideology drove its opposition to Bitcoin
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6 May, 2022

Kraken’s anarchist ideology drove its opposition to Bitcoin

Kraken was founded in 2011 by Jesse Powell while visiting his friend Roger Ver in Tokyo to deal with the...
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