Kraken 将走与 Revolut 相同的道路，Revolut 持有立陶宛银行于 2018 年颁发的专门欧洲银行牌照。 Kraken 首席执行官 Arjun Sethi 在最近的一次会议上表示，Kraken 的计划是在未来 10 年内通过收购或在每个地区从头开始获得许可证。 据一位知情人士透露，计划在美国上市的加密货币交易所 Kraken 正在寻求在欧洲获得完整的银行牌照，重点是立陶宛作为获得该牌照的司法管辖区。
如果该公司获得许可，Kraken 将成为唯一一家拥有此类称号的加密货币交易所。它还将采取与金融科技巨头 Revolut 相同的监管路径，后者持有 2018 年颁发的专门欧洲银行牌照，并受立陶宛银行监管。这使得 Revolut 能够在整个欧洲经济区 (EEA) 提供完整的经常账户、消费者贷款和股票交易。 Kraken 拒绝对这些计划发表评论。立陶宛银行发言人表示，金融市场参与者的许可程序是保密的。 其他在立陶宛持有银行或专业银行牌照的金融科技公司包括 Mano Bank、PayRay、欧洲商业银行 (EMBank)、AB Fjord Bank 和 Saldo Bank。 Kraken 母公司 Payward 为在全球范围内获得更多牌照而做出的更广泛努力的一部分，是在欧洲获得全面银行地位的举措的一部分。 2026 年 3 月，Kraken Financial 成为第一家进入美联储支付基础设施的数字资产银行，使其成为第一家与传统金融机构在同一轨道上运营的加密货币公司。今年5月，无限循环无限循环 (Payward) 宣布获得阿联酋 VARA 授权。
最近在 Money 2020 Europe 上的一次演讲中，Kraken 首席执行官 Arjun Sethi 提到了银行牌照的必要性，并表示“未来 10 年的计划是获得所有这些牌照，要么通过购买现有业务，要么在每个地区从头开始。” Kraken独家突发新闻
Kraken would be following the same path as Revolut, which holds a specialized European banking license issued by the Bank of Lithuania in 2018.
Kraken’s plan is to acquire licenses over the next 10 years, either through acquisitions or by starting from scratch in each region, said CEO Arjun Sethi at a recent conference.
Kraken, the cryptocurrency exchange planning to go public in the U.S., is pursuing a full banking license in Europe, with a focus on Lithuania as the jurisdiction to secure it, according to a person familiar with the plans.
If the firm gets the license, Kraken would be the only crypto exchange to have such a designation. It will also tread the same regulatory path as fintech major Revolut, which holds a specialized European banking license issued in 2018 and regulated by the Bank of Lithuania. This allowed Revolut to offer full current accounts, consumer lending, and stock trading across the European Economic Area (EEA).
Kraken declined to comment on the plans. A spokesman for the Bank of Lithuania said the licensing process of financial market participants is confidential.
Other fintech firms holding a banking or specialized bank license in Lithuania include Mano Bank, PayRay, European Merchant Bank (EMBank), AB Fjord Bank, and Saldo Bank.
The move to gain full banking status in Europe is part of a broader effort by Payward, Kraken’s parent company, to obtain additional licenses globally.
In March 2026, Kraken Financial became the first digital asset bank to gain access to the Federal Reserve’s payment infrastructure, making it the first crypto firm to operate on the same rails as traditional financial institutions. In May, Payward announced it secured a VARA authorization in the UAE.
In a recent talk at Money 2020 Europe, Kraken CEO Arjun Sethi mentioned the need for banking licenses, saying “the plan for the next 10 years is to get all of these licenses, either through buying an existing business, or going de novo in each region and starting from scratch.”
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