Is there a way to transfer USD cash in Kraken directly to say Bitstamp or other exchange without bouncing it through my bank account? Or maybe there is a way to change USD cash to EUR within Kraken without doing crypto Buy/Sell?
Once Kraken activates their Ripple integration, you should be able to covert USD.kraken into USD.bitstamp within Ripple. The last status update on this was that February would be the very earliest we could expect Ripple integration.
Dargo, has there been any update to the timeline?
Of course, after Kraken starts issuing within Ripple, you might have to wait a short time for the order books to form. However, since both Bitstamp and Kraken are solid exchanges, it is reasonable that the exchange ratio should be close to parity.