Centralized exchange · since 2018 Global centralized exchange founded in 2018, known for a large token selection and low or zero-fee trading promotions.
New users: Welcome rewards advertised up to 10,000 USDT for new users
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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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MEXCKuCoin
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0%0.1%
Spot taker0.05%0.1%
Futures maker0.01%0.02%
Futures taker0.04%0.06%
Markets (live)
Coins listed2,0161,065
Coins with perpetuals1,083682
Coins with spot pairs1,511844
24h volume$13.04B$3.52B
Coins only here770 coins trade on both1,246295
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days105
Last 90 days105
Perpetuals listed on both
Cheaper on more coinsof 518 shared perps, by mid price275 coins225 coins
Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts+0.007%+0.012%
Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.065%0.065%
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthly · HackenYes · monthly · Hacken
LicensesNone listed3EU: MiCA authorisation via KuCoin EU (Austria), Australia: AUSTRAC digital currency exchange registration, Thailand: licensed exchange under the Thai SEC
Restricted regions11 regionsUnited States, Mainland China, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore…11 regionsUnited States, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia…
HeadquartersNo official HQ disclosed; recent press releases are datelined Mutsamudu, ComorosNo single official HQ; global operator historically Seychelles-registered (Peken Global Limited); current global Terms of Use are governed by Turks and Caicos Islands law
Exchange tokenMXKCS
Incidents on record24
MEXC or KuCoin?
MEXC and KuCoin 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.
MEXC lists 2,016 coins and KuCoin 1,065. 770 coins trade on both, 1,246 only on MEXC and 295 only on KuCoin. In the last 30 days MEXC added 10 new coins and KuCoin 5.
On the 518 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, MEXC was cheaper on 275 and KuCoin on 225, with a typical gap of 0.065%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was +0.007% on MEXC and +0.012% on KuCoin.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; MEXC offers 3 discount options and KuCoin offers 3 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.