Getting Started With Krak Card

Setting up Krak is short: a verified Kraken account, a residency check, and the card is issued — virtually right away, physically by post.

The two settings that matter

The first is which balance the card spends from and in what order. Left at whatever the default is, ordinary purchases may quietly convert assets you were holding on purpose. Put a fiat balance first if you keep one, then the asset you are least attached to.

The second is the currency your cashback arrives in. Euro, sterling and bitcoin are not the same decision, and the choice repeats with every purchase rather than being a one-off.

There is no gas token, no approval and no funding network to pick

There is no gas token to hold, no on-chain approval to sign and no funding network to pick. That is the practical upside of a custodial card: setup is administration-free after the account exists.

Before the first real purchase

Try something small, check the payment drew from the balance you expected, and confirm the rewards currency is what you meant to choose. Both settings are easy to change and easy to forget.

Tracked details on the Krak Card page.