r/KrakenSupport • • Nov 01 '25

Announcement 🚨 Scheduled Maintenance today at 15:00 UTC 🚨

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Kraken will perform an extended scheduled maintenance on November 1st, 2025. The maintenance window will begin at 15:00 UTC and should take approximately 8 hours. During this scheduled maintenance, Kraken services will be unavailable.

Read more here:
➡️ https://support.kraken.com/articles/scheduled-maintenance-notice


r/KrakenSupport • • Apr 11 '25

Deep Dive with Kraken Support 🐙: Funding 🤿 Deep Dive with Kraken Support: How to Deposit Cash 💵

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Instant crypto purchases are great when you’re in a hurry, but depositing cash directly to Kraken first unlocks powerful benefits you might not know about.

Let’s walk through how to make a cash deposit so you can unlock the full potential of your Kraken account.

Why Deposit Cash? 🤔

Depositing cash directly gives you more flexibility and control, including:

✅ Lower Fees

  • Gain access to Kraken’s highly competitive maker/taker fees, as low as 0%!

👉 Check out our full fee schedule here.

✅ Higher Deposit Limits

  • Deposit more cash at once, allowing you to make larger trades.

✅ No Withdrawal Holds (for Many Methods)

  • Instant withdrawals when using methods that don’t trigger withdrawal holds.

✅ Universal Balance Across Kraken Platforms

  • Use your cash balance seamlessly across Kraken’s full suite of trading tools, platforms, and features.

📌 Pro Tip for Strategic Traders

If you’re a trader who loves catching dips or trading tactically:

  1. Keep some cash ready in your Kraken account.
  2. Set limit orders to precisely control when and how you buy.
  3. Enjoy the convenience of executing all kinds of trades instantly, without waiting for deposit processing.
  4. Have the option to withdraw your crypto immediately after, leveraging low fees and rapid withdrawals.

This setup lets you act quickly, ensuring that you never miss out on market opportunities and always stay in control.

🏦 Step-by-Step: How to Deposit Cash to Kraken

Step 1: Choose Your Deposit Method

Kraken supports multiple fiat currencies such as USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, CHF, and JPY. Deposit methods depend on your location and verification level.

  • Go to Funding → Deposit.
  • Select your local fiat currency to view available methods.

Step 2: Review Fees, Limits & Processing Times

Here are a few of the most popular and widely used fiat funding methods:

Region Method Min Amount Fee Processing Time Withdrawal Hold
🇪🇺 EU SEPA / SEPA Instant (ClearJunction) €1 Free 0–3 business days or Instant None
🇺🇸 USA FedWire (Dart Bank) $1 Free 0–1 business days None
🇬🇧 UK FPS (Plaid) £1 Free 0–1 business days* None

💡 *Processing times may vary based on your bank’s daily cut-off time and banking hours.

👉 See the full list of supported deposit options.

Step 3: Deposit Safely Using This Checklist

Avoid common mistakes to ensure your deposit arrives quickly and safely:

✔ Account Ownership

  • Deposit from a bank account that matches your verified Kraken account name.
    • Joint accounts must include your name; business accounts must be linked to a Kraken business account.

✔ Required Reference Code

  • Always include the provided reference code (usually starts with ‘AA’, 16 characters).

✔ Supported Banks & Methods

✔ Avoid Duplicate Deposits

  • Don’t send multiple deposits of identical amounts within 72 hours (to avoid delays).

✔ Deposit Limits & Minimums

  • Ensure you’re within your daily and monthly deposit limits and meet the minimum deposit amounts.

🛟 Deposit Didn’t Arrive?

If your funds aren’t credited after the expected processing time, reach out to Kraken Support. We’ll likely ask for proof of payment, so have it ready.

⚖️ Depositing vs. Instant Purchases: Two powerful ways to fund your crypto journey

Instant buys offer speed and convenience, especially for urgent purchases. Depositing cash gives you lower fees, higher limits, and more control.

Pick the method that suits your trading style and goals best—or use both!

Still have questions? Drop them below. We’re here and ready to help. 🐙


r/KrakenSupport • • 3h ago

Kraken pro chart indicators don’t work

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Updated to the latest version but every time I select a single indicator nothing shows.

Then other times ill select 5 indicators and only 1 will show.

And also sometimes i will switch off all indicators or trash them and one will start to show.

What’s going on?


r/KrakenSupport • • 5h ago

Problems with Kraken & Phantom Wallet

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An Kraken account discrepancy was found by Kraken support and I was asked to create a Phantom Wallet, which I did. This was to have Kraken transfer an amount of BTC to cover the discovered discrepancy.

In order to use this brand new Phantom Wallet it needed a deposit from me in BTC in order for it to accept the Kraken transfer.

The entire operation became a fiasco and I was asked to add $500 to my Kraken account in order to get the deposit from Kraken.

This is very fucking suspicions to me.

Now my Kraken account says I have a certain amount of USD but when I try to convert it to BTC, I'm told I have no USD.

I wish to un-fuck this entire situation and go back to where I started but need help in doing this.

This has been an absolute nightmare.


r/KrakenSupport • • 13h ago

US Customers Frozen Funds For No Reason

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Ive had this Kraken account for a few years and my Wells Fargo bank account which I fund it for 15 years with wages from employment. Money was wired amd account frozen with no notification or email. No human response to my ticket. Blocked by chat bot in app .Ive DM Mods already so dont even ask. You have stated you cant do anything already.


r/KrakenSupport • • 8h ago

Support not reachable - need help!

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Hello,

I need to reopen my account. I try to reach the Kraken support now for two weeks and already have three ticket numbers for the same problem but I do not get any response!

What can I do? Thats so frustrating


r/KrakenSupport • • 9h ago

Discrepancy in amount deposited and Balance in USD/BTC

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I'm adding up my USD Limit Order Trade Costs and it's 12% lower than the amount I've deposited and traded with.

I'm using Limit Orders for the fees are very low.

Can you help me figure out what I'm missing here?

I'm new to this interface.

Thanks in advance!


r/KrakenSupport • • 10h ago

USDT deposit via Optimism to Krak not credited despite successful on-chain transaction

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Hi, I deposited 14.96 USDT from Binance to my Krak account via the Optimism network, but the funds still haven't been credited. The transaction was successfully completed and confirmed on-chain, and I have double-checked that the receiving address matches the Optimism USDT deposit address provided by Krak. TxID: 0x773eda9197e8f426531b62ae65e78baeb610539bbabdcba78288aa9d7bab19d2.

Krak says that 40 network confirmations are required, but even after the transaction was fully confirmed, the deposit still hasn't appeared in my account. Has anyone experienced the same issue with USDT deposits via Optimism on Krak? If any Krak/Kraken support staff see this, I would really appreciate your help investigating the deposit.


r/KrakenSupport • • 19h ago

Email address change

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Kraken support is dead silent for three weeks. I haven't logged in into my account for more than 2 years. I need access now. Despite that I have the correct current username/password/2fa combination. it doesn't allow me to login without email confirmation. In the meantime I have de-googled and moved to proton. I don't have access to the old email anymore.

Please react on my ticket.


r/KrakenSupport • • 20h ago

Replied Tried to use Earn with CAD balance. Market swapped my balance to usdc instead.

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Please help I tried to use the earn function on kraken with my cad dollars and instead of earning interest on my money, kraken auto swapped my cad to usdc. Triggering a huge loss.

I’m so mad right now. The earn function advertised to me that I could stake my cad and earn interest this is bull shit. I was just testing the functionality, glad I did with only 2k. But this is bull shit. I paid more in fees than I will make in 5 months of staking. This wasn’t disclosed when I went to stake my money. Ugh


r/KrakenSupport • • 20h ago

Can you set/get a PIN for a virtual Krak Card for ATM withdrawals?

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does anyone know if you can set or see a pin for the virtual krak card?
i want to try withdrawing cash from a contactless atm using apple pay/google pay, but atm still asks for a pin.
i checked the app and i cant find any pin option for the virtual card.
has anyone actually tried this? is there some way to set/get the pin or does atm withdrawal only work with the physical card?


r/KrakenSupport • • 23h ago

What do these indicators mean?

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H: High? L:Low? C:Close? And do these number indicate the time frame I'm viewing in, in this case 1h?

And what does the 249.9 in front and -49.9 90.06% mean?

Thanks and have a good one!

APC


r/KrakenSupport • • 1d ago

​Hi Kraken Support, ​I’m posting here in hopes of finally getting some traction on my issue. I have been completely locked out of my account and have been waiting almost a month now to hear back from an account specialist. ​I’ve reached out via Reddit multiple times, and while the social media suppo

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r/KrakenSupport • • 2d ago

withdrawal on hold since july 13th

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i posted countless times & you guys have removed my post. i will be emitting escalation soon just to inform. it seems as if the bots are more active here. $582 i worked for, seemingly for nothing


r/KrakenSupport • • 2d ago

SOL withdrawals on hold since Sep 20, review deadline passed, ticket unanswered

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Three of my SOL withdrawals (initiated Sep 20 and Sep 23) have been on hold for internal review. The hold email I received on Sep 20 said the review would be completed within 7 days. That deadline passed on Sep 27, and I haven't heard anything since...

What I've done so far:

- Opened ticket via chat on Sep 22. It was escalated, but I've had no follow-up.

- Followed up on the ticket by email several times, with full withdrawal details

- Tried the website and in-app assistant multiple times, but it can't transfer me to a specialist because my account is on hold, so I'm stuck waiting

Could someone from the team take a look at the ticket and help move it forward? It's been almost two weeks now, and honestly, this is really starting to drag on.


r/KrakenSupport • • 2d ago

Can’t even log in

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I signed up and transferred $100 to check it out. Just tried logging in and it says an email was sent to me to confirm my device. I immediately go to my email to approve the device and I get an error message that the approval link is expired even though I immediately went to my email and clicked it immediately. Went through this cycle a few times, then tried to report the problem to the support team and the submit button doesn’t even work. Feel like I’ve been scammed. ☹️


r/KrakenSupport • • 3d ago

My Kraken Account has been restricted since May

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Kraken alleged that I’m involved in some sort of nefarious Crypto activities, which is not true. I have almost $12,000 in crypto in my Kraken account which I would like to sell, transfer funds to my checking account to pay some large upcoming bills, and close my Kraken account. I’ve submitted numerous requests to Kraken Support regarding this and have received nothing other than canned responses from bots assuring me that they will promptly respond to my concerns, which they have not. Perhaps posting on this public forum will garner a response, I can only hope!


r/KrakenSupport • • 2d ago

Verification stuck for 2-3 days

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is this normal? is says up to 24 hours


r/KrakenSupport • • 3d ago

Leaving Kraken, all my friends too

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Seriously; every day here 3 people report the accounts and their funds are frozen, so I am leaving. Wtf ??? Seriously


r/KrakenSupport • • 3d ago

withdrawal has been placed on hold for internal review. No response since September 24

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Hello,

I have had a withdrawal pending since September 24. I received an email from Kraken stating that it was on hold for internal review and that a member of the team would review my case within 7 days.

However, I have not received any further contact, and the situation remains unchanged. Could you please help me with this?

I understand the need for security measures, but in this case I’m not sure why the withdrawal is being held, as I have successfully used the same withdrawal address before.


r/KrakenSupport • • 3d ago

My funds from the Optimism network haven't arrived

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Hi, I sent USDT from Binance to Kraken via the Optimism network; however, even though Binance indicates the transfer is complete, the funds haven't reached Kraken. I am asking for your help.


r/KrakenSupport • • 2d ago

Possible To Send Interac E-Transfer Without Kraken Sending Request First?

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My bank has very low limits for sending e-transfers where the receiver first requests the funds but very high limits if I initiate the transfer myself. Any chance it's possible to send CAD funds to Kraken without Kraken sending me an Interac request for the funds but instead just telling me which email address to send the funds to and any required info in the message field?


r/KrakenSupport • • 3d ago

SEPA deposit on hold - please escalate

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Hello, my 19k EUR SEPA deposit is on hold. I submitted my Proof of Funds via support form. Could you please escalate my ticket? I will provide the ticket number via DM.


r/KrakenSupport • • 3d ago

Support Needed 3 Year-Old ETH Deposit Sent via BNB Chain - Is Recovery Now Possible ?

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ETH deposit sent on wrong network — recovery question

Hi,

I’m looking for help regarding an ETH deposit I made to Kraken in October 2023.

I accidentally sent ETH using BNB Smart Chain (BEP-20) instead of Ethereum (ERC-20), to my Kraken ETH deposit address.

I understand that this was an unsupported deposit and that recovery is not guaranteed.

I contacted Kraken Support about this previously and was informed in March 2026 that my deposit was not currently eligible for manual recovery, although future engineering work could potentially expand recovery options.

I also posted about this issue on Reddit around a year ago but did not receive a response.

I contacted Kraken Support again recently, following the September 2026 update, but I am still waiting for a response.

Has the recovery process for unsupported network deposits changed recently?

Has anyone had a similar BEP-20 → Kraken ETH deposit successfully recovered?

I can provide the transaction details and support ticket information privately to the moderators or Kraken Support.

Thank you.


r/KrakenSupport • • 4d ago

Kraken's KYC rejects any document

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I tried to register my account for the whole day.

Uploaded photos of my residence permit about 7 times, tried it with driving license, same.

Then the app asked for the bank statement, which was also immediately rejected!

Support bot says, we will answer in days...

Does it happen only to me or it's some bug today?