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Strengthening Sanctions Compliance: Building for Scale and Trust
At Kraken, we’re committed to building a secure and trusted platform for our clients. Over the past few years, we’ve significantly strengthened our global compliance framework – investing deeply in the people, processes, and systems that keep our platform secure.
Recently, we reached a key milestone in this journey: the completion of a multi-year effort to enhance our sanctions compliance program across the board. This achievement reflects not only our ongoing engagement with regulators – including the finalization of commitments made in past years – but also the ongoing advancement of Kraken’s approach to risk, oversight, and operational excellence.
This endeavor began as an initiative to strengthen our sanctions controls but evolved into a comprehensive effort to build one of the most robust, scalable, and future-proof compliance programs in the industry. The result is a cohesive system that safeguards every layer of our architecture.
Key components of this enhanced program include:
GeoIP firewalls and VPN screening: Sophisticated tools that proactively restrict unauthorized access based on geographic and network indicators.
Comprehensive screening across the board: End-to-end product, client, and transaction-level screening to ensure real-time risk detection.
Over 100 embedded internal controls: Automated checks and balances built into every layer of Kraken’s infrastructure.
Upgraded policies, procedures, and processes: A ground-up redesign of how compliance is approached across teams and workflows.
Rigorous risk assessments, audits, and training: Regular evaluations and company-wide education to keep our defenses sharp and aligned.
We’ve also invested in enhanced due diligence for investors, M&A, and product launches. Strategic compliance integrated into how we grow. Every one of these upgrades is a step toward our larger goal: making Kraken the most trusted and secure venue for crypto.
Together, these capabilities help protect our clients, strengthen trust, and reinforce Kraken’s role as a responsible industry leader. Built for scale, designed for trust, strong compliance isn’t just about risk reduction – it’s a strategic advantage.
Source: blog.kraken.com
