The CEO and co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken defended the company’s refusal to comply with a regulatory “questionnaire” sent by New York lawmakers.
Kraken Rails Against Attorney General’s ‘Disrespect’
In comments, which contrasted with the other 12 exchanges targeted by New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman’s “Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative,” Jesse Powell said Kraken would not hand over any information about its business.

Jesse Powell, chief executive officer of Kraken
When it launched the Initiative April 17, Schneiderman’s office explained it was “requesting disclosures on their operations, use of bots, conflicts of interest, outages, and other key issues” with the aim of “protecting consumers.”