{"id":37229,"date":"2026-03-04T16:25:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=37229"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:25:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:25:46","slug":"bitcoin-price-surges-as-crypto-exchange-kraken-gains-access-to-federal-reserves-key-payments-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=37229","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Price Surges As Crypto Exchange Kraken Gains Access to Federal Reserve\u2019s Key Payments System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Bhutan-Government-Holding-btc.jpg?resize=1024,600\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s price is surging despite uncertainty about the US and Israel\u2019s attack on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>BTC has jumped from a 24-hour low of $67,515 to as high as $73,394, representing an 8.7% increase.<\/p>\n<p>The rally comes alongside major news from the US-based crypto exchange Kraken, which <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.kraken.com\/news\/federal-reserve-master-account\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">says<\/a>\u00a0its Wyoming-chartered bank, Kraken Financial, has become the first digital asset bank to receive a Federal Reserve master account.<\/p>\n<p>The historic approval gives Kraken direct access to the Federal Reserve\u2019s payment infrastructure, including Fedwire.<\/p>\n<p>The bank no longer needs intermediary banks to move fiat funds, with the development integrating regulated fiat rails directly into Kraken\u2019s platform.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis milestone marks the convergence of crypto infrastructure and sovereign financial rails. With a Federal Reserve master account, we can operate not as a peripheral participant in the U.S. banking system, but as a directly connected financial institution.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kraken Financial, a state-regulated Special Purpose Depository Institution (SPDI), operates on a full-reserve model. It holds liquid assets equal to or greater than 100% of client fiat deposits.<\/p>\n<p>The milestone follows more than five years of regulatory engagement and examinations by US and Wyoming supervisors.<\/p>\n<p>A phased rollout has begun, focused first on institutional activity.<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheDailyHodl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyhodl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thedailyhodl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telegram<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span>Don&#8217;t Miss a Beat \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/join-the-daily-hodl-email-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a> to get email alerts delivered directly to your inbox <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span>Check <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/crypto-markets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Price Action<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span>Surf <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/daily-hodl-mix\">The Daily Hodl Mix<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"hideinamp\">\n<div class=\"dianomi_context\" data-dianomi-context-id=\"736\"><\/div>\n<p>&amp;nbsp<\/p>\n<h6>Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. 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The rally comes alongside major news from the US-based crypto exchange Kraken, which says\u00a0its Wyoming-chartered bank, Kraken Financial, has become the first digital [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37230,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-37229","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bitcoin"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bitcoin Price Surges As Crypto Exchange Kraken Gains Access to Federal Reserve\u2019s Key Payments System - Cryptomag<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=37229\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bitcoin Price Surges As Crypto Exchange Kraken Gains Access to Federal Reserve\u2019s Key Payments System - Cryptomag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bitcoin\u2019s price is surging despite uncertainty about the US and Israel\u2019s attack on Iran. 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