Native USDC deposits and withdrawals on Injective are now live on Kraken, one of the world’s largest crypto platforms.
Kraken clients can now move USDC directly between the platform and Injective without having to withdraw to another blockchain or completing a separate crosschain transfer. The integration creates a direct onramping path into Injective’s onchain markets, tokenization infrastructure, payment rails and applications.
Direct Exchange Access to Native USDC
USDC on Injective is issued natively by Circle. It gives users and institutions a 1:1 dollar-denominated asset for trading, settlement, payments and onchain capital allocation.
When an exchange does not support Injective directly, moving USDC onto the network requires users to withdraw on another chain and complete a separate crosschain transfer.
Injective USDC support on Kraken removes that extra network hop. Kraken clients can withdraw USDC directly to an Injective address, put the asset to work onchain and deposit it back to Kraken through the same network.
That matters for any financial system built around active capital. Every added transfer, interface and network selection creates friction. Direct deposits and withdrawals reduce those steps with a clear route into Injective.
Once on Injective, native USDC can move across an onchain financial system built for fast execution and near-zero fees. Users can access spot and derivatives markets, interact with tokenized assets, settle payments and use applications built around programmable dollars.
From INJ Trading to Network Security
Kraken listed INJ for trading in August 2021. The listing gave Kraken clients access to the native asset used for transaction fees, staking, governance and network security across Injective.
Kraken also operates an institutional validator on Injective, giving institutions another way to participate in non-custodial staking and help secure the network.
In 2025, Pineapple used Kraken’s validator as one of the major nodes supporting its $100 million INJ Digital Asset Treasury. Kraken helped connect that institutional capital to Injective’s proof of stake network.
Native USDC support adds another layer. The relationship now spans INJ trading, staking, validator infrastructure, institutional treasury support and direct stablecoin movement.
Kraken Brings Scale to Injective’s Dollar Rails
Kraken has operated since 2011 and is one of the world’s largest digital asset platforms. It is trusted by millions worldwide and reported $2.0 trillion in total platform transaction volume for 2025.
Today’s news means clients can now use Kraken to access USDC natively on the first blockchain purpose-built for finance. Injective USDC support on Kraken both expands access to the native dollar liquidity used across the ecosystem and provides clients with a direct route to using USDC on Injective for onchain trading,tokenization, payments and programmable financial applications.
Get Started
On Kraken, select USDC and choose either Deposit or Withdraw. Select Injective as the network and verify the destination address before confirming the transfer.
Only send USDC through a network supported by Kraken.
About Injective
Injective is the first blockchain purpose-built for finance, enabling users, institutions, and AI agents to trade, tokenize, and transact at scale. Proudly made in America, Injective provides foundational blockchain infrastructure for global markets, with embedded financial primitives spanning stablecoins, real-world assets, payments, and programmable perpetuals through a unified onchain engine. Injective is used by Fortune 500 companies, banks, fintechs, and governments to power an open economy where any asset can be accessed anytime, from anywhere. Builders can deploy across multiple virtual machines like WASM and EVM, connect to native financial modules, and launch markets with deep liquidity from day one. INJ is the native token powering the rapidly growing Injective ecosystem and the new internet economy.
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