Jesse Powell

Kraken CEO Says He’d Only Want to Go Public at a Valuation Above $10B

"We are certainly on track though $10 billion dollars is a low valuation," said Powell. "I wouldn't be interested in issuing shares at that price."

News  ·  3 March 2021

Kraken CEO Jesse Powell Issues Tough Critique of ‘Reckless’ DeFi Launches

"Stop f**king up your bulls**t DeFi scams and expecting exchanges to bail you out," Powell said.

People  ·  27 October 2020
Exchanges

Kraken Is Seeking ‘War Chest’ Investment at a $4 Billion Valuation

Crypto exchange Kraken is seeking investment from select clients with a minimum $100,000 buy-in.

Business  ·  12 December 2018
Regulation

‘BitLicense Refugees’: ShapeShift, Kraken Talk Escape from New York

Jesse Powell and Erik Voorhees delivered red-meat rhetoric but also made subtler points about New York's cryptocurrency regulations at Consensus 2018.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 May 2018
Exchanges

Kraken to Assist in Search for Missing Mt Gox Bitcoins

Kraken has been selected to oversee the distribution of Mt Gox's remaining assets and investigate its missing bitcoins.

Business  ·  26 November 2014
XRP

Ripple Price Rebounds After CEO Pledges 7 Billion XRP Donation

Ripple CEO Chris Larsen has committed to donate large portion of the digital currency he owns to the underbanked.

Tech  ·  27 May 2014
Exchanges

Kraken’s Jesse Powell: Banks are the Biggest Hurdle for Bitcoin Businesses

The bitcoin exchange's CEO tells CoinDesk about the challenges posed by banking and regulation in the US.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 May 2014
Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchange Leaders Look to Rebuild Trust in Aftermath of Mt. Gox

The CEOs of Kraken and BTC China emphasized the need for building consumer trust today at CoinSummit.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 March 2014
Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Raises $5 Million in Latest Funding Round

Kraken announced a new Series A funding round on Tuesday led by Hummingbird Ventures.

Business  ·  25 March 2014
Ripple Labs

‘Building the Payments Web’ Event Shines Spotlight on Cryptocurrencies

The event, held downtown San Francisco, was in conjunction with DeveloperWeek, and draws thousands of professional application developers.

Business  ·  21 February 2014