Crypto exchange Kraken launched a colocation cross-connect service on Wednesday through Liquidity Connect (LIQC) at Equinix London, giving traders sub-millisecond connectivity to its trading environment.
The service provides direct access to virtual private servers (VPS) and bare metal dedicated servers hosted near Kraken’s infrastructure, the exchange said. Both institutional and individual traders can use the product, which includes rapid provisioning, enterprise-grade security, and 24/7 managed support.
Beeks partnership
Infrastructure provider Beeks Group is the technology layer behind the offering. According to Beeks, Kraken is deploying Beeks Exchange Cloud in its European data centre to deliver the colocation product.
Beeks said the service gives traders access to ultra-low latency execution without needing to install and manage their own hardware. Those with specific technical requirements can still deploy their own equipment in Kraken’s data centre, with both routes leading to the same low-latency environment.
That combination positions the product as a hybrid between traditional exchange colocation and managed cloud-style hosting.
Traders place their systems, either on managed VPS or dedicated bare metal servers, inside Equinix London’s data centre campus. A cross-connect through LIQC routes traffic directly to Kraken’s trading environment, bypassing the public internet and the routing uncertainty that comes with it.
The result is sub-millisecond latency between the trader’s infrastructure and the exchange, according to Kraken’s announcement. That figure is a company claim and has not been independently benchmarked.
VPS suits traders running lighter strategies or those who want quick provisioning. Bare metal servers offer more compute and control for algorithmic or high-frequency workloads. Both options sit inside the same connectivity layer.
