KuCoin: public records

KuCoin: 6 public records. The most recent is from 2025-01-27 (Enforcement).

Only public records: regulators' own releases and registers, the exchange's own announcements, and the DefiLlama hacks dataset. Each line links to its source. None of this is a rating.

2025-01-27Enforcement
US Department of Justice (SDNY)
Respondent: PEKEN GLOBAL LIMITED (KuCoin)
1. 2024-03-26 · Charged
  Source: US Department of Justice (SDNY)checked 2026-09-24
2. 2025-01-27 · Pleaded guilty · Original wording: “PEKEN agreed to pay monetary penalties totaling more than $297 million”
  Source: US Department of Justice (SDNY)checked 2026-09-24
2024-11Register
Named on a warning list · Japan · FSA warning list
KuCoin
Source: Japan · FSA warning list
2023-04-24Hack
According to DefiLlama, about $22.6K was lost in 2023-04.
Source: DefiLlamachecked 2026-09-22
2020-09-29Hack
According to DefiLlama, about $281.0M was lost in 2020-09.
Source: DefiLlamachecked 2026-09-22
Date not statedRegister
Enforcement order · India · FIU-IND enforcement orders
Peken Global Ltd.(Kucoin)
Source: India · FIU-IND enforcement orders
Date not statedRegister
Named on a warning list · Malaysia · SC alert list
KuCoin
Source: Malaysia · SC alert list