South African Crypto Premium Surge After Kraken Abruptly Starts Blocking Deposits by Local Residents
The premium on crypto assets listed on South African exchanges briefly surged to 3.5% after Kraken’s abruptly started blocking deposits from users based in the African country. Some South African crypto experts have linked Kraken’s decision to the Financial Action Task Force’s recent addition of the African country to its greylist.
According to a report, the U.S.-based crypto exchange Kraken’s recent decision to stop accepting deposits from South African nationals briefly saw the premium on crypto assets like bitcoin surge to 3.5%. Before Kraken’s announcement, the premium or arbitrage, which is the gap between prices of crypto assets on global exchanges and South African exchanges, had reportedly ranged between 0.7% and 1.5%.
As explained in a report published by Moneyweb, Kraken made the sudden decision to block South African deposits after its banking partner placed the African country on its anti-laundering blacklist.
Meanwhile, the report by Moneyweb suggested that Kraken’s abrupt decision had impacted many local crypto arbitrage market participants. However, according to the report, market participants such as crypto arbitrage and forex specialists like Future Forex have since found alternatives.
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