KuCoin

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Partial regulatory coverage. Licensed in one or two of the jurisdictions we check.

Read the source record below before depositing funds.

www.kucoin.com

Market data

24h spot volume: n/a
Trading pairs: n/a
Order book depth: n/a
Founded: 2017

Regulatory records

India · FIU-IND enforcement orders
Registered entity: Peken Global Ltd.(Kucoin)
Order 08/DIR/FIU-IND/2024
The regulator issued a formal order after finding compliance failures. Depending on the case it imposes a penalty or a warning with directions; read the order at the source.
India
Enforcement orderSource
Japan · FSA warning list
Registered entity: KuCoin
Listed 2024-11
The regulator warned this operator for serving local residents without registering. It is a warning about unregistered activity in that country, not a finding of fraud.
Japan
Regulator warningSource
Malaysia · SC alert list
Registered entity: KuCoin
Listed 2021
The regulator warned this operator for serving local residents without registering. It is a warning about unregistered activity in that country, not a finding of fraud.
Malaysia
Regulator warningSource
EU · MiCA
Registered entity: KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH
529900B4G0EGK7Z9KT45
Matched to this exchange by company name only. We have not yet confirmed the link through a registered website, so treat it as unverified.
European Union
UnverifiedSource

Regulator announcements naming KuCoin

All regulator news

Being named is not a finding against the exchange. Some announcements concern former staff or customers. Read the announcement.

2025-01-27DOJUnited States
Kucoin Pleads Guilty To Unlicensed Money Transmission Charge And Agrees To Pay Penalties Totaling Nearly $300 Million
2024-03-26DOJUnited States
Prominent Global Cryptocurrency Exchange KuCoin And Two Of Its Founders Criminally Charged With Bank Secrecy Act And Unlicensed Money Transmission Offenses

On-chain reserves

All exchange reserves

Excluding own token

$2.85B

Total $3.33B, of which $483.0M is its own token KCS

Net flows

24 hours: +$195.0M
7 days: +$168.3M
30 days: +$107.9M

What it holds

Stablecoins31.5%
Bitcoin18.5%
Ether9.1%
Other26.5%
Own token14.5%

$2.96B03-22 → 09-17

$2.33BExcluding own token, last 180 days

Source: DefiLlama, wallets published by the exchange · 2026-09-17

On-chain assets only. Customer liabilities are not included, so this is not proof of solvency. Net flows count changes in holdings at today's prices, and changes to the tracked wallet list can cause large jumps.

Security incidents

All exchange hacks

Phishing or social engineering
2023-04-24
≈ $22.6K
Wallet keys compromised
2020-09-29
≈ $281.0M

Date	How it happened	Estimated loss
2023-04-24	Phishing or social engineering	≈ $22.6K
2020-09-29	Wallet keys compromised	≈ $281.0M

Top coins on KuCoin

By 24h volume. 800 coins trade here in total.