Our newest Proof of Reserves coated probably the most broadly held cryptocurrencies on the platform: BTC, ETH, SOL, USDC, USDT, and XRP. It included the spot positions, open margin positions, futures balances and on-chain staked quantities of eligible belongings (ETH and SOL). In whole, this most up-to-date attestation – which grew to become obtainable on Kraken on November 1, 2024 – coated a price of over $21.5 billion of shopper belongings.
We pioneered the Proof of Reserves course of in 2014 and we have now dedicated to enterprise it often since January 2022.
Why does this matter?
Proof of Reserves contains an impartial third social gathering attestation to show we again shopper account holdings with in-kind, totally reserved belongings. Purchasers who held balances as of the snapshot date for the supported belongings can personally confirm their balances are backed with on-chain belongings by logging in to their Kraken Professional account.
Our Proof of Reserves contains the next:
- The entire sum of all shopper liabilities (or balances)
- A way for shoppers to cryptographically confirm that their account particulars and particular person balances have been included within the whole sum
- Attestation from a 3rd social gathering who has verified Kraken has full management over on-chain belongings in extra of those liabilities
As with our earlier Proof of Reserves, we used a Merkle Tree to symbolize particular person account balances identifiable by an encrypted, distinctive hash (a string of characters). We then successively hash these information till a single Merkle root hash represents the sum whole of shopper balances coated. This implies account balances could be simply verified as included within the Proof of Reserves with out having to show the underlying, unencrypted knowledge set.
As with our earlier Proof of Reserves, shoppers can now obtain the total path inside the Merkle Tree, from their account to the foundation. They’ll assessment its development, achieve a greater understanding of how Kraken’s Proof of Reserves course of works and personally confirm the worth and validity of the foundation hash included within the report.
We have now continued to have interaction The Community Agency, a registered CPA agency specializing in accounting and attestation companies for crypto companies, to attest to the truth that we had full management over the wallets holding shopper balances.
How do I discover out extra?
We encourage you to check in to Kraken and self-verify that your balances have been included on this assessment. Please keep in mind that this Proof of Reserves solely covers belongings that have been on the platform on September 30, 2024. Any belongings held on the platform earlier than or since that date usually are not included on this report.
For an in depth runthrough, please take a look at The Community Agency’s full report accessible by way of the verification portal. For a extra complete introduction to our Proof of Reserves course of, take a look at our What’s Proof of Reserves? A Newbie’s Information weblog submit. You probably have any additional questions, please attain out to Kraken help.
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