Kraken is one of the largest and oldest crypto exchanges in the world, founded in 2011. It is dedicated to making cryptocurrency accessible and available to the world and enabling people from all walks of life to invest in their independence. In September 2020, the state of Wyoming granted Kraken a license to create a crypto bank in the state, making it the first US crypto exchange to do so.
Vest is a quantitative research firm developing financial infrastructure that enables real-time, universal risk pricing. As a neutral and verifiable intermediary, Vest will enable participants to share risk data without exposing proprietary information, leading to greater capital efficiency, improved liquidity provisioning, fairer pricing, and more accurate risk assessments across lending, trading, and credit markets. As a first proof of concept, Vest is launching a perpetual futures exchange to demonstrate how universal risk assessment enables a fair, predictable, and liquid trading environment.
