KuCoin
Crypto exchange for spot, futures and margin trading, bots and earn products
Not available in: United States, Singapore, China, Hong Kong SAR China, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia and 3 more. Details
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Pricing
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API
Yes
Company
KuCoin
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What is KuCoin?
KuCoin is a centralized cryptocurrency exchange where users buy, sell and trade digital assets. It offers spot, margin and futures trading, plus instant convert, OTC trading and leveraged tokens.
Beyond trading, the platform includes built-in trading bots, Earn products for putting idle holdings to work, a crypto purchase service, KuCoin Pay for merchants and KuCard. It publishes a Proof of Reserves page, and developers get API services and an SDK.
KuCoin runs on the web and has iOS and Android apps. It suits retail traders who want a single account for several trading products, active traders who use bots or the API, and VIP-tier users looking for fee discounts. The vendor says higher VIP levels get up to 75% off fees.
Key features
- Spot, margin and futures trading
- Built-in trading bots
- Convert and OTC trading
- Earn products for crypto holdings
- Leveraged tokens
- Buy crypto, KuCoin Pay and KuCard
- Proof of Reserves page
- API services and developer SDK
Use cases
Who it's for
Trading crypto pairs
Buy and sell cryptocurrencies on the spot market, or use margin and futures for leveraged positions.
Automated trading
Run the platform's trading bots, or connect your own strategies through the API.
Earning on holdings
Put idle assets into KuCoin's Earn products.
Large trades
Use OTC trading for big orders instead of the order book.
KuCoin pricing
From the vendor's site, checked Nov 5, 2026. Prices change — confirm on their pricing page.
The vendor does not publish plan details.
Fee on a $1,000 spot trade: $10.1% × $1,000. Worked out from the figures in KuCoin in numbers below.
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One mail per change, a stop link in each. Nothing else.
KuCoin in numbers
- Spot taker fee
- 0.1%
- Spot maker fee
- 0.1%
- Futures taker fee
- 0.06%
- Futures maker fee
- 0.02%
- Coins listed
- 1,000
- Max leverage
- 125x
- Not available in
- United States, Singapore, China, Hong Kong SAR China +7
- Fiat deposits
- Yes
- P2P market
- Yes
- Copy trading
- Yes
The base spot fee of 0.1% applies to Class A coins; Class B and C coins cost more. Beyond the listed countries, Ontario and British Columbia in Canada and occupied regions of Ukraine are also restricted, and leverage of up to 125x applies only to the smallest position tier. From KuCoin's own pages, checked Nov 6, 2026. Each figure links to the page it is from; fields the vendor doesn't state are left out.
How KuCoin compares
- Fee on a $1,000 spot trade: $1 at KuCoin, more than all 4 similar services that state it.
- KuCoin has the weakest spot taker fee of the 5 services here: 0.1%.
- KuCoin has the weakest spot maker fee of the 5 services here: 0.1%.
- KuCoin has the weakest futures taker fee of the 5 services here: 0.06%.
| Tool | Fee on a $1,000 spot trade | Spot taker fee | Futures taker fee | Coins listed | Not available in | Proof of reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KKuCoin | $1 | 0.1% | 0.06% | 1,000 | United States, Singapore, China, Hong Kong SAR China +7 | Regularly, Merkle tree, independent third-party audit (auditor not named) | |
M MEXC | $0.50 | 0.05% | 0.02% | 1,425 | North Korea, Cuba, Sudan, Syria +7 | Monthly, Merkle tree, audited by Hacken | KuCoin vs MEXC |
O OKX | $1 | 0.1% | 0.05% | 300 | Afghanistan, Canada, Cuba, Hong Kong SAR China +13 | Monthly, zk-STARK/Merkle tree, self-verifiable; no named auditor | KuCoin vs OKX |
B Bitget | $1 | 0.1% | 0.06% | — | United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands +31 | Monthly, Merkle tree; no third-party auditor named | KuCoin vs Bitget |
B Binance | $1 | 0.1% | 0.05% | 600 | United States, Canada, Netherlands, Cuba +2 | Monthly, Merkle tree + zk-SNARK, no third-party auditor named | KuCoin vs Binance |
Figures from each vendor's own pages; — means the vendor doesn't state it. The closest alternatives in our directory by category. “Starts at” is the cheapest paid plan per month, as each vendor lists it.
Pros and cons
Strengths
- Spot, futures, margin, bots and earn products in one account
- iOS and Android apps available
- API and SDK for developers
- Publishes a Proof of Reserves page
Limitations
- Fee rates are not listed on the home page
- Leveraged products such as futures and margin carry high risk
KuCoin FAQ
What is KuCoin?
A cryptocurrency exchange that offers spot, margin and futures trading, trading bots, convert, OTC and Earn products.
Is there a mobile app?
Yes. KuCoin has iOS and Android apps.
Does KuCoin have an API?
Yes. It provides API services and a developer SDK.
Are there fee discounts?
The vendor says higher VIP levels get up to 75% off fees. Tier details are on its Fees & VIP page.
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