Kraken Co-CEO Blasts Hostile US Crypto Stance, Praises Europe's MiCA

• —Ripley: MiCA gave the industry clarity and the EU's approach was less belligerent than the US's
• —The failure of the CLARITY Act left the US crypto market without a structural bill
• —Kraken secured a MiCA license from the Central Bank of Ireland in June 2025
• —The license lets Kraken operate across 30 EEA member states