We’re excited to announce our new colocation service, which can present purchasers entry to ultra-fast execution. The service is designed to additional improve our buying and selling efficiency and scalability, whereas sustaining honest and clear entry to our world crypto markets.
Beginning later this yr, purchasers will be capable to entry ultra-low-latency buying and selling from our European information middle by renting cloud compute from Beeks, a number one supplier of low-latency compute, connectivity and analytics options. Eligible purchasers with particular technical necessities will even have the choice to put in bodily {hardware} at our information middle and entry colocation providers straight.
“Kraken has spent over a decade repeatedly enhancing our infrastructure and know-how, and that is the following step in that evolution,” mentioned Shannon Kurtas, Head of Trade at Kraken. “By working with Beeks, we’re facilitating even decrease latency, extra environment friendly worth discovery and deeper liquidity for all of Kraken’s spot and by-product markets.”
Whereas precise latency enhancements will differ based mostly on consumer location, these utilizing Beeks’ Trade Cloud® colocation providers will expertise the identical low-latency advantages as these putting in bodily {hardware} on the information middle. Merchants working from London, for instance, can count on sub-millisecond latency.
Gordon McArthur, CEO at Beeks Monetary Cloud, mentioned: “Our partnership with Kraken is constructed on shared values of efficiency, transparency and belief. With Beeks’ Trade Cloud® already delivering nice ends in the Tier 1 fairness exchanges house, this collaboration is the primary of its type within the crypto house.”
“Collectively, we’re setting a brand new benchmark for low-latency, institutional-grade infrastructure, guaranteeing all merchants — no matter dimension — profit from the safety, reliability and efficiency they want. This can be a important step ahead for crypto markets; by decreasing obstacles to entry and leveling the taking part in subject, we’re supporting Kraken in enhancing entry, execution pace and market equity for all.”
Kurtas added: “Many exchanges provide colocation providers, however Kraken’s method is exclusive — we’re making it accessible to all companions and purchasers, not simply establishments. This ensures our most energetic merchants obtain an enhanced expertise whereas sustaining our dedication to equal and honest market entry, a elementary worth in crypto.”
