Kraken is one of the two most important exchanges in the US right now, it's also an essential bridge across many other jurisdictions. Recently Kraken has come under fire by the SEC for the second time this year.

In today’s episode we're joined by Kraken CEO, Dave Ripley. Dave walks us through what it's like to take the reigns of one of the largest US crypto exchanges and how he plans to navigate the constant battles they have to face from US regulators. 

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------ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro 04:27 Regulatory Action Around Kraken 09:27 Is This a PR Stunt By The SEC? 11:31 "Co-Mingling Funds" & Fighting The SEC 16:28 Hostility Towards Crypto 21:03 Leaving The US? 24:32 Getting To Know the New CEO 28:50 Finding Bitcoin In 2013 32:48 Kraken Values 38:40 Custody & Proof Of Reserves 42:18 Kraken Endgame

------ RESOURCES

Dave Ripley: https://twitter.com/DavidLRipley 

Why Kraken: https://www.kraken.com/why-kraken 

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