B2Broker vs Kraken

B2Broker4.2/5

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Kraken3.7/5

Feature	B2BrokerVisit	KrakenVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.2/5	3.7/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Fees	3.5	3.0
Security & trust	4.5	4.0
Asset selection	4.5	4.5
Ease of use	4.0	4.0
Support	4.5	3.0
Specs
Markets	Spot, Margin, Copy trading, OTC	Spot, Futures, Margin, OTC
Coins listed	Not disclosed	600
Fiat deposit methods	Bank transfer, Card	Not disclosed
KYC required	Yes	Not disclosed
Accepts US customers	Not disclosed	Yes
Staking / earn	Not disclosed	Yes
Mobile app	Not disclosed	Yes
Licenses & registrations	Mauritius FSC, CySEC, NBRB	Wyoming SPDI bank charter, SEC broker-dealer registration, SEC investment adviser registration, FinCEN MSB registration, Money Transmitter licenses in 46 US jurisdictions, Canadian Restricted Dealer registration, FINTRAC MSB registration, Bermuda Class F Digital Asset Business license, CySEC Investment Firm license, Central Bank of Ireland EMI license, Central Bank of Ireland MiCA CASP authorizations, FCA cryptoasset registration, AUSTRAC registration, ASIC registration, Japan FSA registration, VASP registrations in Spain, Ireland and Italy
Security features	Not disclosed	API key permissions excluding withdrawals, HMAC-SHA512 authentication, Self-custody wallet
Futures & perpetuals	Yes	Yes
Max leverage (x)	1,000	10
Copy trading	Yes	Not disclosed
Earn / savings products	Not disclosed	Yes
Referral program	Not disclosed	Yes
Company
Founded	2014	2011
Headquarters	—	United States
Investors	Not disclosed	SBI Holdings, 2,263 individual investors, Bitcoin Opportunity Fund, Hummingbird Ventures +3
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Turnkey liquidity across 11 asset classes and 1,500 instruments via single margin Stablecoin settlements in USDT and USDC across 10 separate blockchains Regulated operating arms hold CySEC and Mauritius FSC licenses Established track record since 2014 with over 500 broker launches	600+ crypto pairs and 11,000+ stocks and ETFs Derivatives available with up to 10x leverage Regulated entities across the US, UK, EU and other markets REST, WebSocket and FIX 4.4 API access
Cons	Does not accept retail traders or individual investor accounts Requires corporate counterparty clearing through distinct legal entities High leverage up to 1:1000 is restricted to unregulated jurisdictions	Centralized custody exposes balances to withdrawal and counterparty risk Derivatives and margin access vary by jurisdiction and eligibility Kraken is not licensed or regulated in Singapore US equities are limited to eligible US customers and states
Best for	Brokers launching white-label crypto exchanges, Institutional desks needing multi-asset liquidity, Firms operating cTrader prop trading programs	Active crypto traders, Institutional trading desks, API-based trading systems

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