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Ben Weiss

Kraken secures license in Ireland as U.S. crypto companies look abroad for 'clarity'

The logo for Kraken juxtaposed to its pricing page on Bitcoin, (Credit: Tiffany Hagler-Geard—Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Kraken, one of the largest and oldest cryptocurrency exchanges, announced on Tuesday that it's secured a Virtual Assets Provider license in Ireland.

The VASP license recognizes that the exchange has demonstrated to the Central Bank of Ireland that its procedures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism are sufficient, among other requirements. A licensee also agrees to the government’s ongoing supervision of its platform. 

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