YieldCompare · head to head
Kraken Earn vs Poloniex
Asset-by-asset comparison of rates and risk profiles
Short answer
Kraken Earn is the safer of the two: it passes 4 of our five public safety checks, while Poloniex passes 3.
On rates, the highest advertised APY is 11.7 % at Kraken Earn and 6.0 % at Poloniex. Base rates only, no promo tiers.
Kraken Earn
Safety grade B
5 checks ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓
USDT 4.0 %
BTC 0.1 %
ETH 1.35 %
Top product MINA · 11.7 %
Products tracked 33
Coins tracked 33
Jurisdiction USA (FinCEN MSB), UK (FCA), EU (MiFID)
Founded 2011
Min deposit $1
Open Kraken Earn → 
Poloniex
Safety grade C
5 checks ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓
USDT 2.0 %
BTC 0.01 %
ETH 1.0 %
Top product ATOM · 6.0 %
Products tracked 42
Coins tracked 42
Jurisdiction Panama (governing law of Poloniex's user agreement, revised 1 April 2026)
Founded 2014
Min deposit $0
Open Poloniex → Coin by coin
Shared coins, side by side
| Asset | Kraken Earn | Poloniex | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATOM | 10.2 % | 6.0 % | ★ Kraken Earn |
| DOT | 1.37 % | 4.5 % | ★ Poloniex |
| USDT | 4.0 % | 2.0 % | ★ Kraken Earn |
| USDC | 4.0 % | 3.0 % | ★ Kraken Earn |
| XTZ | 3.98 % | 1.2 % | ★ Kraken Earn |
| SOL | 2.39 % | 3.0 % | ★ Poloniex |
| TRX | 1.81 % | 3.0 % | ★ Poloniex |
| POL | 2.78 % | 1.0 % | ★ Kraken Earn |
| AVAX | 2.62 % | 0.25 % | ★ Kraken Earn |
| NEAR | 2.6 % | 1.0 % | ★ Kraken Earn |
| ADA | 2.57 % | 1.0 % | ★ Kraken Earn |
| ETH | 1.35 % | 1.0 % | ★ Kraken Earn |
| BNB | 0.51 % | 0.01 % | ★ Kraken Earn |
| LTC | 0.1 % | 0.25 % | ★ Poloniex |
| LINK | 0.1 % | 0.25 % | ★ Poloniex |
| XRP | 0.1 % | 0.01 % | ★ Kraken Earn |
| DOGE | 0.1 % | 0.01 % | ★ Kraken Earn |
| BTC | 0.1 % | 0.01 % | ★ Kraken Earn |
| MINA | 11.7 % | — | ★ Kraken Earn |
| DYM | 8.18 % | — | ★ Kraken Earn |
| KSM | 8.05 % | — | ★ Kraken Earn |
| FLOW | 7.1 % | — | ★ Kraken Earn |
| SCRT | 5.74 % | — | ★ Kraken Earn |
| MON | 5.72 % | — | ★ Kraken Earn |
| AXS | — | 5.0 % | ★ Poloniex |
| TAO | 4.67 % | — | ★ Kraken Earn |
| USDG | 4.25 % | — | ★ Kraken Earn |
| KAVA | 4.09 % | — | ★ Kraken Earn |
| INJ | 4.03 % | — | ★ Kraken Earn |
| USDD | — | 4.0 % | ★ Poloniex |
| HTX | — | 4.0 % | ★ Poloniex |
| GRT | 3.6 % | — | ★ Kraken Earn |
| TIA | 2.49 % | — | ★ Kraken Earn |
| SEI | 2.05 % | — | ★ Kraken Earn |
| HYPE | 1.11 % | — | ★ Kraken Earn |
| TUSD | — | 1.0 % | ★ Poloniex |
| A | — | 1.0 % | ★ Poloniex |
| BSV | — | 1.0 % | ★ Poloniex |
| NFT | — | 1.0 % | ★ Poloniex |
| BTT | — | 1.0 % | ★ Poloniex |
| FLR | — | 1.0 % | ★ Poloniex |
| LPT | — | 0.8 % | ★ Poloniex |
| SUI | 0.75 % | — | ★ Kraken Earn |
| FLOKI | — | 0.5 % | ★ Poloniex |
| DASH | — | 0.5 % | ★ Poloniex |
| JST | — | 0.5 % | ★ Poloniex |
| FIL | — | 0.4 % | ★ Poloniex |
| ZEC | — | 0.1 % | ★ Poloniex |
| PEPE | — | 0.1 % | ★ Poloniex |
| WIN | — | 0.1 % | ★ Poloniex |
| XEC | — | 0.02 % | ★ Poloniex |
| LUNC | — | 0.02 % | ★ Poloniex |
| ETC | — | 0.01 % | ★ Poloniex |
| XMR | — | 0.01 % | ★ Poloniex |
| XLM | — | 0.01 % | ★ Poloniex |
| SHIB | — | 0.01 % | ★ Poloniex |
| BCH | — | 0.01 % | ★ Poloniex |
Safety — check by check
| Check | B Kraken Earn | C Poloniex |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation | ✓ | ✗ |
| Proof-of-Reserves | ✓ | ✓ |
| Flexible withdrawal | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insurance Fund | ✗ | ✗ |
| Track record (2+ years incident-free) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Score | 4/5 · B | 3/5 · C |
The five public criteria behind each platform's grade. Each ✓ is one point — more points, safer grade. A highlighted ✓ is where one platform wins the criterion outright.