Beginning June 27 at 12:00 UTC, we’re introducing a new maker payment 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 observe a aggressive rebate-driven payment schedule for makers.
- Maker charges will lower considerably for the chosen pairs, in any respect quantity tiers, with rebates provided on the prime tiers.
- Taker charges stay unchanged throughout all tiers.
- This construction applies solely to pick spot pairs — chosen primarily based on liquidity.All different spot pairs will proceed underneath the usual payment schedule.
The aim is straightforward: assist deeper markets and tighter spreads by means of focused liquidity incentives on just lately underperforming pairs. All merchants will mechanically profit from the improved maker payment construction primarily based on 30-day rolling volumes—no different motion is required.
New maker payment schedule for eligible pairs
This maker payment schedule will apply solely to the chosen spot pairs:
| 30-Day Quantity (USD) | Maker Charge | Taker Charge |
| $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 will not be affected.
- The usual payment schedule stays in impact for almost all of buying and selling exercise.
We’ll reassess pair eligibility, payment ranges and the construction of liquidity incentives on a month-to-month foundation as wanted to replicate 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 energetic merchants.
You probably have questions, please contact assist/your relationship supervisor, or go to our assist middle for extra info.
* Institutional purchasers 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.
