Licensed in EU
Named by regulators in India, Japan, and Malaysia
Latest: 2026-03-30
KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH
EU · MiCALinks from the exchange's own website, checked 2026-10-12.
Being on a register is not an endorsement. What “verified” means
On the registers Takame checks, KuCoin holds a verified current license or registration in EU.
Regulators in India, Japan, and Malaysia have named KuCoin in a warning or order.
Hacks on record: 2. Enforcement cases on record: 5. Latest: 2026-03-30.
This is a summary of public records, not a guarantee. Each record and its source are listed further down this page.
4.2/ 10
Score
A score out of 10, from four parts. Every part links to the source it came from. How the score is built
Regulation0 of 40
Safety25 of 25
Incidents5 of 20
Size11.7 of 15
From the 24-hour spot volume we collect ourselves
Advertising, payments of any kind, claiming a page or displaying our badge, and anything an exchange tells us that we cannot check against a public source never affect the score. How the score is built
Partial regulatory coverage. Confirmed license in one or two of the jurisdictions we check.
Read the source record below before depositing funds.
www.kucoin.comRegistered in the European Union.
Details for the European UnionAll 32 jurisdictions+56.8% over this period
Free for any website. The badge shows this company's official domain and its current register status, and links to this page.
Five questions, answered from official registers and public data, each with its source. A blank means we do not have that fact, not that the answer is no.
Official registers list 4 companies under KuCoin. They are grouped here by company; only matches we verified are shown, and a registration is not the same as being allowed to serve you.
KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH
AXIS ONE MARKETS PTY LTD
KuCoin Nigeria Limited
Kucoın TR Kripto Varlık Alım Satım Platformu AŞ
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.
Peken Global Ltd.(Kucoin),Order-in-Original No. 08/DIR/FIU-IND/2024
India
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.
インターネットを通じて、日本居住者を相手方として、暗号資産交換業を行っていたもの · インターネット上で暗号資産取引を行っている「KuCoin」等を運営している。
Japan
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.
Operating a digital asset exchange (DAX) without registration.
Malaysia
EU · MiCA
Registered entity: KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH
529900B4G0EGK7Z9KT45
a. providing custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients · c. exchange of crypto-assets for funds · d. exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets · f. placing of crypto-assets
European Union
France · AMF
Registered entity: KUCOIN EU EXCHANGE GMBH
N/A - Passeport
Conservation et administration de crypto-actifs pour le compte de clients · Échange de crypto-actifs contre des fonds · Échange de crypto-actifs contre d’autres crypto-actifs · Placement de crypto-actifs
France
Netherlands · AFM (EU passport)
Registered entity: KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH
529900B4G0EGK7Z9KT45
Netherlands
Australia · AUSTRAC
Registered entity: AXIS ONE MARKETS PTY LTD
ABN 41660251141
Registered virtual asset service provider (AUSTRAC VASP register) · Trading names: KuCoin AU
AUSTRAC registers virtual asset service providers after reviewing each application, and can impose conditions on, refuse, suspend or cancel a registration. It is an anti-money-laundering registration, not a license to run a trading platform, so it does not count toward our regulatory rating.
Source: AUSTRAC, © Commonwealth of Australia
Australia
Nigeria · SEC approvals in principle (ARIP)
Registered entity: KuCoin Nigeria Limited
Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP) · Approval-in-Principle · Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP)
Nigeria's SEC has admitted these firms to its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP) with an approval in principle. The SEC states it is not a final licence, so it does not count toward our regulatory rating.
Nigeria
Turkey · SPK crypto provider list
Registered entity: Kucoın TR Kripto Varlık Alım Satım Platformu AŞ
SPK list: declared it will continue operating (transitional list; SPK says this is not an authorisation) · Former name: Kuturk Bilişim ve Teknoloji AŞ
Turkey's SPK lists firms that declared they will keep operating while their licence applications are reviewed. SPK says being on this list does not mean a firm is authorised, so it does not count toward our regulatory rating.
Turkey
Being named is not a finding against the exchange. Some announcements concern former staff or customers. Read the announcement.
DOJUnited States
Kucoin Pleads Guilty To Unlicensed Money Transmission Charge And Agrees To Pay Penalties Totaling Nearly $300 MillionDOJUnited States
Prominent Global Cryptocurrency Exchange KuCoin And Two Of Its Founders Criminally Charged With Bank Secrecy Act And Unlicensed Money Transmission OffensesExcluding own token
$2.56B
Total $2.56B
Source: DefiLlama, wallets published by the exchange · 2026-11-07
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.
By 24h volume. 771 coins trade here in total.
BitcoinBTC/USDT · $310.6M$75,067-0.95%
EthereumETH/USDT · $275.6M$2,135-4.44%
XRPXRP/USDT · $70.0M$1.12-3.83%
MoneroXMR/USDT · $50.6M$602.64+0.36%
ZcashZEC/USDT · $47.2M$1,235-1.49%
SolanaSOL/USDT · $39.7M$87.36-2.27%
SkyAISKYAI/USDT · $36.1M$0.03497+13.79%
PepePEPE/USDT · $28.1M$0.000005064+4.84%
BittensorTAO/USDT · $15.0M$218.55-1.54%
PieversePIEVERSE/USDT · $14.9M$1.47+4.81%
UniswapUNI/USDT · $14.6M$6.92-3.07%
BNBBNB/USDT · $14.2M$687.08-1.24%
SuiSUI/USDT · $13.4M$0.8364-1.83%
AaveAAVE/USDT · $12.7M$128.56-1.81%
SeiSEI/USDT · $12.1M$0.04339-4.32%
LitecoinLTC/USDT · $11.8M$50.73-2.68%
NEAR ProtocolNEAR/USDT · $11.7M$3.61-2.32%
ChainlinkLINK/USDT · $11.7M$10.53-2.30%
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