Centralized exchange · since 2018 Centralized exchange founded in 2018, known for USDT-margined futures and copy trading.
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Centralized exchange · since 2017 Global centralized exchange launched in 2017, offering spot, margin, futures, trading bots and earn products.
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BitgetKuCoin
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.1%0.1%
Spot taker0.1%0.1%
Futures maker0.02%0.02%
Futures taker0.06%0.06%
Markets (live)
Coins listed3,7811,065
Coins with perpetuals815682
Coins with spot pairs3,323844
24h volume$12.10B$3.70B
Coins only here703 coins trade on both3,078362
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days75
Last 90 days75
Perpetuals listed on both
Cheaper on more coinsof 579 shared perps, by mid price278 coins281 coins
Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts+0.005%+0.016%
Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.062%0.062%
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthlyYes · monthly · Hacken
Licenses1El Salvador: Bitcoin service provider licence from the Central Reserve Bank (December 2024)3EU: MiCA authorisation via KuCoin EU (Austria), Australia: AUSTRAC digital currency exchange registration, Thailand: licensed exchange under the Thai SEC
Restricted regions12 regionsUnited States (incl. territories), Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan…11 regionsUnited States, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia…
HeadquartersNo single official HQ stated; founded in Singapore, registered in Seychelles; EU hub in Vienna (2026). Platform operator per Terms of Use: BTG Technology Holdings LimitedNo single official HQ; global operator historically Seychelles-registered (Peken Global Limited); current global Terms of Use are governed by Turks and Caicos Islands law
Exchange tokenBGBKCS
Incidents on record24
Bitget or KuCoin?
Bitget and KuCoin are compared here on what matters when you choose where to trade: base trading fees, how many coins each lists, how quickly they add new ones, perpetual prices and funding on the coins both list, and safety signals such as proof of reserves and restricted regions. Live numbers update from the exchanges' public market data; fees and policies were checked against each exchange's own pages.
Bitget lists 3,781 coins and KuCoin 1,065. 703 coins trade on both, 3,078 only on Bitget and 362 only on KuCoin. In the last 30 days Bitget added 7 new coins and KuCoin 5.
On the 579 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, Bitget was cheaper on 278 and KuCoin on 281, with a typical gap of 0.062%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was +0.005% on Bitget and +0.016% on KuCoin.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; Bitget offers 1 discount option and KuCoin offers 3 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.