Kraken · FinOps Profile

Kraken Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Kraken: per-trade take rate (volume-tiered maker/taker) on Spot and Futures, fixed 1.0% / 1.5% on the consumer app, plus per-method funding charges and per-strategy Earn allocation fees.

Kraken Finops is the FinOps profile for Kraken on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 9 billable meters, billed in USD (settlement varies by quote currency — USD, EUR, GBP, USDT, USDC, BTC, ETH, etc.), on a continuous settlement (per-trade); monthly for kraken+ subscription cycle, and pricing category take rate + pay-as-you-go + optional subscription.

The profile maps 9 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include FinOps, FOCUS, Cryptocurrency, Exchange, and Take Rate.

Category: Cryptocurrency Exchange + Brokerage Pricing: Take Rate + Pay-As-You-Go + Optional Subscription Billing: Continuous Settlement (per-trade); monthly for Kraken+ subscription FOCUS v1.3
FinOpsFOCUSCryptocurrencyExchangeTake RateVolume Tiered

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseTaxAdjustmentRefund

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Payward, Inc.
ProviderName
Kraken
PublisherName
Payward, Inc.
RegionId
global (with US-state and EEA-country eligibility gates)
ServiceCategory
Cryptocurrency Exchange
ServiceName
Kraken
ServiceSubcategory
Spot Trading, Futures Trading, NFT, Staking, Funding

Meters

spot_trade_fee
Unit: trade
spot_trade_volume_usd
Unit: usd_equivalent
futures_trade_fee
Unit: trade
consumer_app_take_rate
Unit: trade
kraken_plus_subscription
Unit: month
funding_fee
Unit: transaction
earn_allocation_fee
Unit: transaction
earn_reward_yield
Unit: token_unit
nft_marketplace_fee
Unit: transaction

Sources