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 Offshore exchange with a large altcoin catalogue, offering spot, margin, futures, copy trading and earn products.
New users: New-user futures rewards
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KuCoinXT.COM
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.1%0.2%
Spot taker0.1%0.2%
Futures maker0.02%0.04%
Futures taker0.06%0.06%
Markets (live)
Coins listed1,0651,398
Coins with perpetuals682755
Coins with spot pairs8441,023
24h volume$3.70B$5.39B
Coins only here702 coins trade on both363696
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 SECNone listed
Restricted regions11 regionsUnited States, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia…11 regionsUnited States, Canada, China, Singapore, 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 lawRegistered in Seychelles; operational presence reported in Dubai, UAE
Exchange tokenKCSXT
Incidents on record42
KuCoin or XT.COM?
KuCoin and XT.COM 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 XT.COM 1,398. 702 coins trade on both, 363 only on KuCoin and 696 only on XT.COM. In the last 30 days KuCoin added 5 new coins and XT.COM 5.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; KuCoin offers 3 discount options and XT.COM offers 2 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.