The World's First Crypto Bank with David Kinitsky & Marco Santori
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Location: Squadcast
Date: Wednesday 23rd September
Company: Kraken Financial & Kraken
Role: CEO & Chief Legal Officer
Last week Kraken announced that the Wyoming Banking Board had voted in favour of the exchange's application for a banking charter under Wyoming's Special Purpose Depository Institution statute. This charter makes Kraken the first cryptocurrency company to gain banking status.
Receiving the banking charter opens traditional rails in the finance world that had previously been unavailable to the exchange, and in turn, will lead to the development of a range of innovative new banking services.
In this interview, I talk to Kraken Financial CEO David Kinitsky and Kraken's Chief Legal Officer Marco Santori. We discuss the creation of a crypto bank, what it will mean to both the industry and Kraken customers and why they chose Wyoming.
00:03:17: Introductions
00:05:20: Special Purpose Deposit Institution
00:07:06: The bank's regulatory system
00:12:18: Those little pens on chains!
00:14:25: Bank charter explained
00:16:11: Next steps to establishing the bank
00:18:56: What Peter wants from a bank
00:22:44: Why Wyoming?
00:30:07: Relationships with other banks and the crypto infrastructure
00:34:03: Kraken Financial - what and when
00:36:13: The regulatory requirements for Kraken Financial
00:38:11: Risk and security
00:41:56: Traditional banking products
00:43:13: IRA accounts
00:44:52: The bank nationally and internationally
00:47:44: Kraken Financial's key new products and services
00:51:52: One consolidated Kraken Financial account
00:55:18: The trust-based model vs the trustless model
01:01:16: "Kraken Financial" or "Kraken Bank"?
01:02:22: Careers at Kraken
01:03:43: Final comments
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