Building a listed tool
Dave Ripley
Co-CEO, Kraken, named behind the Kraken API listing on Anchor Terminal.
What Dave builds
Kraken API BB · Crypto exchanges
Kraken's exchange APIs cover spot, tokenised US stocks, forex and futures over REST, WebSocket and FIX, with rate limits by client tier, a self-service futures demo and kraken-cli, an open-source CLI whose kraken-mcp binary is a local MCP server.
Co-CEO, Kraken, researched 3 November 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Arjun Sethi Co-CEO, Kraken
- Jesse Powell Co-founder and chairman, Kraken
- Michael Gronager Co-founder, Kraken
- Thanh Luu Co-founder, Kraken
Backed by
Hummingbird Ventures SBI Group Tribe Capital Jane Street DRW HSG Oppenheimer Alternative Investment Management Citadel Securities
Questions
Who is Dave Ripley?
Dave Ripley joined Kraken as chief operating officer in 2016 and replaced Jesse Powell as chief executive in April 2023; he has been co-CEO with Arjun Sethi since October 2024.
What does Payward, Inc. make?
Anchor Terminal lists Kraken API from Payward, Inc.. Kraken's exchange APIs cover spot, tokenised US stocks, forex and futures over REST, WebSocket and FIX, with rate limits by client tier, a self-service futures demo and kraken-cli, an open-source CLI whose kraken-mcp binary is a local MCP server.
Who has invested in Payward, Inc.?
The sources our research read name Hummingbird Ventures, SBI Group, Tribe Capital, Jane Street, DRW, HSG, Oppenheimer Alternative Investment Management and Citadel Securities.
How are Dave's tools graded?
Kraken API is graded BB, 71 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.
Sources (8)
- https://www.kraken.com/about
- https://www.kraken.com/legal
- https://www.kraken.com/legal/global-terms
- https://docs.kraken.com/api/
- https://www.kraken.com/.well-known/security.txt
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraken_(cryptocurrency_exchange)
- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-exchange-kraken-raises-800-222719647.html
- https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025:newsml_L1N3W10IP:0-hsg-jane-street-among-investors-in-kraken-s-september-fundraising-sources-say/
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