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 2018 Futures-focused crypto exchange founded in 2018 offering high-leverage perpetuals, spot and copy trading, backed by a 1,000 BTC protection fund.
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KuCoinWEEX
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.1%0.1%
Spot taker0.1%0.1%
Futures maker0.02%0.02%
Futures taker0.06%0.08%
Markets (live)
Coins listed1,0651,722
Coins with perpetuals6820
Coins with spot pairs8441,722
24h volume$3.93B$2.41B
Coins only here661 coins trade on both4041,061
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days55
Last 90 days55
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 SEC2US FinCEN MSB registration, Canada FINTRAC MSB registration
Restricted regions11 regionsUnited States, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia…16 regionsUnited States, Canada, South Korea, Mainland China, Hong Kong…
HeadquartersNo single official HQ; global operator historically Seychelles-registered (Peken Global Limited); current global Terms of Use are governed by Turks and Caicos Islands lawDubai, UAE (founded in Singapore)
Exchange tokenKCSWXT
Incidents on record41
KuCoin or WEEX?
KuCoin and WEEX 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 WEEX 1,722. 661 coins trade on both, 404 only on KuCoin and 1,061 only on WEEX. In the last 30 days KuCoin added 5 new coins and WEEX 5.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; KuCoin offers 3 discount options and WEEX offers 3 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.