Founder of a listed tool
Jesse Powell
Co-founder and chairman, Kraken, named behind the Kraken API listing on Anchor Terminal.
What Jesse 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-founder and chairman, Kraken, researched 3 November 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Arjun Sethi Co-CEO, Kraken
- Dave Ripley Co-CEO, 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 Jesse Powell?
Jesse Powell co-founded Kraken in 2011 and ran it as chief executive until Dave Ripley took over in April 2023, when he became chairman of the board.
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 Jesse'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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