KuCoin Review
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Key Facts
| Founded | 2017[src] |
| Headquarters | Seychelles (founded in China, later relocated via Singapore to the Seychelles); terms governed by Turks and Caicos Islands law[src] |
| Listed assets | ~1,000[src] |
| KYC | Required — Mandatory KYC since July 15, 2023: all new users must verify; unverified pre-existing accounts lost deposit and most trading access (withdrawals unaffected).[src] |
| Payment methods | — |
Fees
Spot maker (base tier)
0.1%
Spot taker (base tier)
0.1%
Base (LV0) spot fee is 0.1% maker and taker for Class A pairs; paying fees in KCS gives a 20% discount. Higher fees apply to less-liquid Class B/C pairs.
Deposits & withdrawals: KuCoin charges no crypto deposit fees; withdrawal fees vary by cryptocurrency and network cost.[src]
Full fee schedule (retrieved 2026-08-10)Availability
KuCoin states it serves users in 200+ countries and regions, but its Terms of Use bar a list of 'Restricted Locations' that may change at the platform's discretion.[src]
Notably unavailable: United States (incl. territories), Singapore, Mainland China and Hong Kong, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Canada (Ontario and British Columbia), France, Netherlands, Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine
Security Incident History
2025-01 — ~$297,400,000[src]
Pleaded guilty to US DOJ charge of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business; ~$297M in criminal forfeiture and fines.
Resolution: Agreed to exit the US market for at least two years; founders Chun Gan and Ke Tang removed from management.
2020-09 — ~$281,000,000[src]
Hot-wallet private keys compromised; about $281M in crypto drained, attributed to North Korea's Lazarus Group.
Resolution: KuCoin said stolen assets were recovered or covered by insurance; deposits/withdrawals for all tokens resumed by Nov 2020.
Licenses & Registrations
- MiCAR CASP authorisation (KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH, Austrian FMA, Nov 2025; passportable across EEA) — Austria / EEA[src]
API & Bot Trading
REST and WebSocket APIs covering spot, margin (cross/isolated), futures, earn, copy trading and convert, with Unified (UTA) and Classic account models.[src]