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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Centralized exchange · since 2024 Offshore exchange focused on memecoin listings, zero-fee spot trading and high-leverage futures, expanding into tokenized stocks and commodities.
New users: Task-based welcome rewards for new users
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KuCoinOurbit
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.1%0%
Spot taker0.1%0%
Futures maker0.02%0.02%
Futures taker0.06%0.04%
Markets (live)
Coins listed1,0392,038
Coins with perpetuals682746
Coins with spot pairs8141,745
24h volume$3.58B$19.69B
Coins only here730 coins trade on both3091,308
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days5114
Last 90 days5114
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthly · HackenYes
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…6 regionsChina, Singapore, North Korea, Cuba, Iran…
HeadquartersNo single official HQ; global operator historically Seychelles-registered (Peken Global Limited); current global Terms of Use are governed by Turks and Caicos Islands lawBritish Virgin Islands (registered)
Exchange tokenKCS—
Incidents on record40
KuCoin or Ourbit?
KuCoin and Ourbit 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 1,039 coins and Ourbit 2,038. 730 coins trade on both, 309 only on KuCoin and 1,308 only on Ourbit. In the last 30 days KuCoin added 5 new coins and Ourbit 114.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; KuCoin offers 3 discount options and Ourbit offers 3 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.