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<p class="is-style-lead">Crypto exchange Kraken now requires U.K. users to verify self-custodial wallets or validate wallet identities, referring to local regulations.</p> 
<p>According to <a href="https://x.com/jvs_btc/status/1757429583027339458?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">an X post</a> published by James Van Straten, analyst at CryptoSlate, the U.S.-headquartered crypto exchange <a href="https://crypto.news/tag/kraken/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kraken</a> has started requiring its users from the <a href="https://crypto.news/tag/united-kingdom/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">U.K.</a> to verify their self-custodial wallets, referring to “regulations in the U.K.”</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oh the UK is finished, surveillance state it is. <a href="https://t.co/afIamE970S" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/afIamE970S</a></p>— James Van Straten (@jvs_btc) <a href="https://twitter.com/jvs_btc/status/1757429583027339458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">February 13, 2024</a>
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<p>Later, Kraken Support <a href="https://x.com/jvs_btc/status/1757563675161071739?s=20" target="_blank">confirmed</a> sending out requests to its users from the U.K., although the specific regulations necessitating this action were not disclosed.</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Adding this here to show it’s a legitimate email <a href="https://t.co/UYlriISrh6" target="_blank">https://t.co/UYlriISrh6</a></p>— James Van Straten (@jvs_btc) <a href="https://twitter.com/jvs_btc/status/1757563675161071739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">February 14, 2024</a>
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<p>The email shared by Van Straten outlines the details of Kraken’s request, which includes users confirming ownership or control of self-custodial wallets used for cryptocurrency transactions. Additionally, users are required to provide information about external self-custodial wallets and the residential address associated with the owner of a crypto address.</p> 
<p>Failure to comply with these requirements by Feb. 23 will result in a ban from the exchange until the necessary information is provided, the email reads.</p> 
<p> You might also like: <a href="https://crypto.news/us-law-enforcement-accounted-for-nearly-30-of-data-requests-in-2023-kraken-says/"> US law enforcement accounted for nearly 30% of data requests in 2023, Kraken says </a> </p> 
<p>Kraken’s latest move aligns with a broader trend among crypto exchanges to map out external crypto addresses with which their customers interact. <a href="https://crypto.news/tag/bitstamp/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bitstamp</a>, a European crypto exchange, also <a href="https://twitter.com/plan_marcus/status/1350951664258322439" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">started</a> following a similar approach in early 2021, citing new regulations from the Dutch government.</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yes, this is real. People in the Netherlands now have to KYC their withdraw addresses. <a href="https://t.co/S2H5Gszh9X" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/S2H5Gszh9X</a></p>— Plan Marcus ⚡️🧡🍀 (@plan_marcus) <a href="https://twitter.com/plan_marcus/status/1350951664258322439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">January 17, 2021</a>
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<p>Additionally, reports <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31858460" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> that <a href="https://crypto.news/tag/coinbase/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Coinbase</a>, a public U.S.-based exchange, is also implementing requirements for users to provide recipient names, physical addresses, and the purpose of transfers.</p> 
<p> Read more: <a href="https://crypto.news/mexc-reportedly-cracks-down-on-users-from-china-with-no-kyc/"> MEXC reportedly cracks down on users from China with no KYC </a> </p>

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