Crypto exchange Kraken on Thursday published its 2025 Transparency Report, disclosing that it received 7,957 law enforcement and regulatory data requests from agencies in 74 countries, a 16.5% increase from 2024.
Kraken said it provided data in response to 51.3% of those requests, affecting 13,082 accounts. US agencies remained the single largest source of demand, accounting for 27% of all requests, with the FBI leading individual agencies at 677 requests.
Year-over-year shift
The figures extend a pattern visible in Kraken’s 2024 report, which covered 6,826 requests from 71 countries. On every volume measure, the numbers moved higher: total requests rose by 1,131, the number of countries increased by three, and affected accounts climbed from 10,369 to 13,082.
The response rate moved in the other direction. Kraken provided data in 51.3% of cases, down from 57% in 2024. The report does not explain the decline. It could reflect changes in request quality, jurisdictional mix, or internal review thresholds, but the headline figures alone do not isolate a cause.
The gap between request growth and account growth is visible in the numbers. Affected accounts rose by roughly 26%, outpacing the 16.5% increase in requests. That means requests in 2025 touched a broader spread of accounts on average than those in 2024.
US still dominant, but the map is widening
US agencies accounted for 27% of all requests, slightly below the 28.6% share reported for 2024. The FBI’s individual count rose from 614 to 677.
The relative US share edged down while absolute US volume kept climbing. Other jurisdictions are adding request volume faster than the US is, but US agencies remain structurally central to Kraken’s compliance workload.
Kraken’s 2024 report noted that US requests came from federal, state, and local levels, with most tied to law enforcement rather than securities regulation. The SEC accounted for only a small portion of total US agency requests. The 2025 report’s summary figures do not restate those subcategories, though the overall US profile appears consistent.
