Kraken CEO: How I Built a $20B Company

The Rollup · May 13, 2026 · 52m

Arjun Sethi joins The Rollup and explains how Kraken is much more than an exchange.

Arjun Sethi is Co-CEO of Kraken, a leading global digital assets exchange.

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Timestamps

00:00 Franklin Templeton Deal

01:15 Choke Point Era Survival

02:23 Global Adoption Not US Lens

05:01 Kraken's Mt. Gox Origins

06:55 Building For Professional Traders

07:54 Interactive Brokers

09:55 Spot Margin US Launch

13:55 AI Is Not Job Losses

14:43 AI As Force Multiplier

18:43 Use AI Or Leave Kraken

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