Jesse Powell is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Kraken Exchange. With over 15 years of experience in the virtual currency and gaming industries, Powell has long been a strong proponent of cryptocurrency adoption and a strong critic of attempts to regulate crypto. He has been involved in numerous controversies within the cryptocurrency space over the years. Powell is best known for refusing a probe from the New York Attorney General and rejecting the state’s BitLicense framework for cryptocurrency business operating in the state.