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
Claim on KuCoin ↗
Centralized exchange · since 2013 Centralized exchange founded in 2013 as Huobi and renamed HTX in 2023, offering spot, futures, earn and copy-trading products.
New users: Task-based new-user campaigns (June 2026 campaign: 100,000 USDT prize pool plus device prizes)
Claim on HTX ↗
KuCoinHTX
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.1%0.2%
Spot taker0.1%0.2%
Futures maker0.02%0.02%
Futures taker0.06%0.06%
Markets (live)
Coins listed1,065889
Coins with perpetuals682391
Coins with spot pairs844584
24h volume$3.52B$2.13B
Coins only here652 coins trade on both413237
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days52
Last 90 days52
Perpetuals listed on both
Cheaper on more coinsof 238 shared perps, by mid price160 coins77 coins
Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts+0.016%+0.024%
Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.117%0.117%
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthly · HackenYes · monthly
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, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore…
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; described in press coverage as Seychelles-based
Exchange tokenKCSHTX
Incidents on record45
KuCoin or HTX?
KuCoin and HTX 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 HTX 889. 652 coins trade on both, 413 only on KuCoin and 237 only on HTX. In the last 30 days KuCoin added 5 new coins and HTX 2.
On the 238 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, KuCoin was cheaper on 160 and HTX on 77, with a typical gap of 0.117%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was +0.016% on KuCoin and +0.024% on HTX.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; KuCoin offers 3 discount options and HTX offers 2 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.