Replace 11/20/25: Rakuten is again at $125/12,500 now. Not so good as the $150 bonus, however fairly shut. Could possibly be we’ll see $150 once more sooner or later. It’s been working to stack with the $75 referral bonus, as mentioned within the put up.
Yow will discover a referral on this put up – feedback there are closed to new commenting. Don’t go away a referral within the feedback beneath and no referral fishing.
Replace 11/17/25: Topcashback is at $152.51 now, in order that’s another choice. Rakuten can also be nonetheless at $150/15,000. Some folks have complained about Topcashback monitoring so perhaps it makes extra sense to do the Rakuten. (Personally I used Topcashback some time again. It tracked and paid out wonderful for me, and it stacked with the referral as nicely.)
Replace 11/15/25: Rakuten now $150 once more.
The Provide
Observe: Kraken is a crypto app and isn’t FDIC/SPIC insured. Do what you’re comfy with.
Individually, there’s a referral bonus of as much as $150 for referrer and $150 for the brand new member when the brand new members indicators up and trades crypto, like Bitcoin (stablecoin doesn’t work for the referral bonus). You may signup on the internet or within the cellular app, however do the crypto buying and selling within the Kraken app. Don’t overlook to enter the code through the signup course of. Bonus particulars:
- Commerce $100 and get $15
- Commerce $300 and get $20 ($35 whole)
- Commerce $500 and get $40 ($75 whole)
- Commerce $5,000 and get $75 ($150 whole)
Experiences point out that you are able to do one ~$260 purchase after which rapid promote ~$255 to get the whole $75 payout in a single shot ($15+$20+$40). The purchase and promote rely individually, and so should you purchase $260 after which promote ~$255 (as you sometimes lose a number of {dollars} within the course of on the unfold) it is going to be greater than the required $500.
Somebody who needs to do $5,000 in trades, can switch over a smaller quantity (e.g. $400 or $500) after which proceed to purchase/promote the identical cash till they meet the $5,000 threshold (e.g. $2,500 in buys after which $2,500 in sells). Take into account there might be some loss with every sale, so that you won’t acquire with the $5,000 deal over the $500 deal until you recognize what you’re doing.
Decide in to Kraken+ free trial for 30 days to avoid wasting the 1% commerce charges; simply bear in mind to cancel.
There are another forms of referral hyperlinks. All referral hyperlinks ought to work for the $75 bonus should you purchase/promote $500 (e.g. $260 purchase after which $255 promote). Most hyperlinks even have the added $75 bonus once you purchase/promote $5,000.
The Fantastic Print
- It’s good to commerce precise crypto to be eligible for the referral bonus whereas for the portal bonus you may commerce stablecoin, far as I can inform.
- Each the referral and the portal bonuses require the commerce be performed within the first 30 days.
- The Kraken Referral Program is out there solely in the USA (excluding Maine, Washington and New York), Canada, Netherlands, France, Spain, Poland, Italy, Belgium, and Eire.
- (Editor’s word: A reader factors out that presumably the purchasing portal element ought to work even within the excluded states; simply the referral bonus gained’t work.)
Our Verdict
In case you click on by way of Rakuten, apply a referral code throughout signup, after which commerce $500 in crypto inside 30 days, you’ll find yourself with 15,000/$150 from Rakuten and also you’ll get $75 referral bonus from Kraken. You may commerce an extra $4,500 in crypto to get the extra $75 bonus, should you select.
Myself and others had been capable of get the portal to stack with a referral code by clicking by way of the portal after which getting into a referral code. Inside minutes you must get the e-mail from Kraken concerning the referral bonus. I did the Bitcoin commerce after which instantly bought the Bitcoin since I didn’t need cash tied up in crypto and topic to these lengthy dangerous fluctuations.
Observe: even should you do Kraken+ at no cost buying and selling, you may nonetheless lose some cash because the crypto value fluctuates within the couple of minutes between purchase/promote. I purchased Bitcoin and bought it a few minutes later and one way or the other misplaced $6 within the course of. This was with a small buy of Bitcoin that I purchased. Some folks report much more losses, particularly when buying and selling bigger quantities.
For that cause, many individuals will favor the $75 referral bonus for a straightforward $150+$75 for a small $500 crypto purchase. Do what you’re comfy with. Concepts for many who wish to do the $5,000/$150 tier:
- Reportedly you need to use the identical funds to satisfy a tier. For instance, you may switch in $260 after which commerce that twice to satisfy the $500 tier. Or you may switch in $5000-$600 and commerce it ten occasions (purchase/promote) and meet the $5,000 tier.
- You may set a Restrict value to your buys and sells which may help cut back the losses in every sale. Once more, those that will not be adept at these strategies would possibly favor to only do a easy $500 purchase/promote (and possibly lose a number of {dollars} alongside the way in which) in an effort to get the portal bonus + $75 referral bonus, and ignore the second tier.
After signing up with Kraken, you too can ‘Spin to win’ as soon as per day for the primary 30 days, and you must find yourself with one other $20-$30 from that. In order that’s just a little added bonus on high.
In case you are new to Rakuten shoppping portal, now is an effective time to signup for the $50/5,000 signup bonus. (There’s even an opportunity that doing this Kraken supply might be sufficient to satisfy the spend requirement for that signup bonus.)
You may discover referral codes and hyperlinks on this devoted thread. Don’t below any circumstance put your referral within the feedback beneath.