Beginning June 27 at 12:00 UTC, we’re introducing a new maker charge incentive construction on a choose variety of lower-liquidity spot pairs. That is a part of our ongoing effort to enhance market construction, encourage tighter spreads, and deepen order guide liquidity the place it’s wanted most.
What’s altering?
- Eligible pairs will now comply with a aggressive rebate-driven charge schedule for makers.
- Maker charges will lower considerably for the chosen pairs, in any respect quantity tiers, with rebates supplied on the high tiers.
- Taker charges stay unchanged throughout all tiers.
- This construction applies solely to pick spot pairs — chosen based mostly on liquidity.All different spot pairs will proceed beneath the usual charge schedule.
The aim is straightforward: assist deeper markets and tighter spreads via focused liquidity incentives on not too long ago underperforming pairs. All merchants will mechanically profit from the improved maker charge construction based mostly on 30-day rolling volumes—no different motion is required.
New maker charge schedule for eligible pairs
This maker charge schedule will apply solely to the chosen spot pairs:
| 30-Day Quantity (USD) | Maker Price | Taker Price |
| $0+ | 0.23% | 0.40% |
| $10,000+ | 0.18% | 0.35% |
| $50,000+ | 0.12% | 0.24% |
| $100,000+ | 0.10% | 0.22% |
| $250,000+ | 0.08% | 0.20% |
| $500,000+ | 0.06% | 0.18% |
| $1,000,000+ | 0.04% | 0.16% |
| $2,500,000+ | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| $5,000,000+ | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| $10,000,000+ | –0.02% | 0.10% |
| $100,000,000+* | –0.02% | 0.08% |
👉 Full record of eligible pairs is accessible right here.
What’s staying the identical?
- Taker charges stay unchanged for all pairs and all tiers.
- Maker and taker charges on non-eligible pairs should not affected.
- The usual charge schedule stays in impact for almost all of buying and selling exercise.
We’ll reassess pair eligibility, charge ranges and the construction of liquidity incentives on a month-to-month foundation as wanted to mirror shifting liquidity dynamics. As at all times, our purpose is to assist extra environment friendly markets, higher execution and to ship a greater expertise for all lively merchants.
When you have questions, please contact assist/your relationship supervisor, or go to our assist middle for extra data.
* Institutional shoppers with 30-day spot crypto quantity over $100M and exercise on Kraken Futures, Kraken Custody or Staked get 0.08% taker charges and entry to unique perks.