Kraken's CEO on Their Battle Against The SEC

<p>Kraken is one of the two most important exchanges in the US right now, it's also an essential bridge across many other jurisdictions. Recently Kraken has come under fire by the SEC for the second time this year.</p> <p><br /> In today’s episode we're joined by Kraken CEO, Dave Ripley. Dave walks us through what it's like to take the reigns of one of the largest US crypto exchanges and how he plans to navigate the constant battles they have to face from US regulators. </p> <p><br /> -----<br /> 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT">https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT</a> </p> <p><br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p><br /> 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2  ⁠</p> <p><br /> 🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask  </p> <p><br /> ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  ⁠</p> <p><br /> 👾GMX | V2 IS NOW LIVE <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/GMX">https://bankless.cc/GMX</a> </p> <p><br /> 🔗CELO | CEL2 COMING SOON<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Celo">https://bankless.cc/Celo</a>  </p> <p><br /> 🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> ⁠https://bankless.cc/uniswap </p> <p><br /> ------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p><br /> 00:00 Intro<br /> 04:27 Regulatory Action Around Kraken<br /> 09:27 Is This a PR Stunt By The SEC?<br /> 11:31 "Co-Mingling Funds" & Fighting The SEC<br /> 16:28 Hostility Towards Crypto<br /> 21:03 Leaving The US?<br /> 24:32 Getting To Know the New CEO<br /> 28:50 Finding Bitcoin In 2013<br /> 32:48 Kraken Values<br /> 38:40 Custody & Proof Of Reserves<br /> 42:18 Kraken Endgame</p> <p><br /> ------<br /> RESOURCES</p> <p><br /> Dave Ripley:<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/DavidLRipley">https://twitter.com/DavidLRipley</a> </p> <p><br /> Why Kraken:<br /> <a href= "https://www.kraken.com/why-kraken">https://www.kraken.com/why-kraken</a> </p> <p><br /> ------<br /> Not financial or tax advice. See o