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On-chain investigator ZachXBT questioned Kraken’s due diligence process for listing $M (Memecore) spot trading on July 3, 2025, noting that approximately 7.9 million $M were withdrawn from Kraken to 18 newly created addresses; these addresses collectively now hold roughly 11.7 million $M—valued at approximately $39.8 million at current prices. He also stated that addresses suspected to belong to the Memecore team received 200 million $M during the token generation event (TGE) and transferred 5.3 million $M to Kraken’s deposit address on July 3, 2025.
According to Reuters, Kraken has become the first cryptocurrency exchange approved for a Federal Reserve master account. However, the account is restricted: it only permits Kraken’s banking operations to access the Fedwire payment system and hold limited balances—earning no interest and ineligible for emergency lending. This move has raised concerns in the U.S. financial system regarding risk and transparency, including a call from Maxine Waters, Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, for greater disclosure of account details. Regulatory experts warn that lightly regulated crypto firms gaining direct access to the Federal Reserve’s payment system could pose operational and financial stability risks. The Federal Reserve stated that these restrictions are intended to mitigate liquidity shocks and credit risk; however, banks caution that they may impair banking system liquidity and exacerbate money laundering and operational vulnerabilities. Kraken says its bank reserves are fully backed and that it complies with bank-level anti-money laundering (AML) and customer identification requirements.