Centralized exchange · since 2017 Global centralized exchange launched in 2017, offering spot, margin, futures, trading bots and earn products.
New users: New-user welcome rewards (USDT and coupons) worth up to 3,200 USDT
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Privacy-focused perpetual and spot DEX offering crypto, stock and commodity perps, now running on its own Aster Chain L1.
New users: Stage 6 airdrop claims, trading points and referral fee sharing
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KuCoinAster
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.1%0.005%
Spot taker0.1%0.04%
Futures maker0.02%0%
Futures taker0.06%0.04%
Markets (live)
Coins listed1,065652
Coins with perpetuals682604
Coins with spot pairs84492
24h volume$3.52B$1.70B
Coins only here538 coins trade on both527114
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days53
Last 90 days53
Perpetuals listed on both
Cheaper on more coinsof 493 shared perps, by mid price268 coins213 coins
Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts+0.014%+0.021%
Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.071%0.071%
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthly · HackenYes · real-time
Licenses3EU: MiCA authorisation via KuCoin EU (Austria), Australia: AUSTRAC digital currency exchange registration, Thailand: licensed exchange under the Thai SECNone listed
Restricted regions11 regionsUnited States, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia…12 regionsUnited States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, North Korea…
HeadquartersNo single official HQ; global operator historically Seychelles-registered (Peken Global Limited); current global Terms of Use are governed by Turks and Caicos Islands lawNo official HQ disclosed; terms governed by Hong Kong law
Exchange tokenKCSASTER
Incidents on record42
KuCoin or Aster?
KuCoin and Aster 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.
KuCoin lists 1,065 coins and Aster 652. 538 coins trade on both, 527 only on KuCoin and 114 only on Aster. In the last 30 days KuCoin added 5 new coins and Aster 3.
On the 493 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, KuCoin was cheaper on 268 and Aster on 213, with a typical gap of 0.071%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was +0.014% on KuCoin and +0.021% on Aster.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; KuCoin offers 3 discount options and Aster offers 5 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.