KuCoin

In 2022, KuCoin successfully raised $170 million in funding, reaching a valuation of $10 billion. Furthermore, in 2025, the exchange became the first international crypto platform to receive an FIU license in India.

Note: Scores are based on a cumulative assessment of various rankings, such as legal status/licensing, data provision, security, team/exchange credibility, funding, transaction monitoring, and negative reports, with a maximum possible score of 100.

The most important services of KuCoin exchange include:

• Staking: some cryptocurrencies offer up to 300% annual profit.

• More than 12 types of trading bots are available that work for you 24/7 and profit from price fluctuations.

• KuCard (Visa card) that converts your cryptocurrencies to Euros, and you can use it everywhere like a regular bank card.

• KuCoin Pay service, with which you can buy crypto, scan QR codes, or even top up mobile credit.

• KuCoin Spotlight, which allows you to purchase new tokens at a special price before their public listing.

• Referral Program, through which you receive up to 35% of their trading fees as commission.

• Web3 Wallet connects to over 100 blockchain networks, allowing you to interact with DApps.

• New users receive 100 USDT in tokens and 400 USDT in free discount coupons. 

• Powerful API, which allows you to write your own trading bots and trade automatically.

KuCoin, for its part, has limitations which are as follows:

• Geographical Restrictions: Users residing or registered in the United States of America (including Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa), Singapore, China (mainland and Hong Kong), Malaysia, Canada (provinces of Ontario and British Columbia), France, the Netherlands, and the regions of Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson in Ukraine cannot use the services.

• Prohibition of VPN usage: Using a VPN, proxy, or similar tools to circumvent geographical restrictions is prohibited and will lead to account suspension.

• Minimum Age Requirement: Users must be at least 18 years old.

• KYC Requirement: As of July 15, 2023, all new users must complete identity verification (KYC), and existing users without KYC have restricted access.

• Deposit limitation for non-KYC accounts: Users who have not completed identity verification cannot deposit funds.

• Minimum EUR withdrawal amount: 5 EUR

• Minimum GBP withdrawal amount: 5 GBP (for FPS) and 50 GBP (for CHAPS)

• Access restriction while traveling: Users may lose access to their accounts if they travel to restricted countries.

• Prohibition of account transfer: Users cannot transfer, rent, or assign their account to a third party without KuCoin's consent.

• Risk of account freezing: In case of detection of suspicious activity, money laundering, or violation of regulations, KuCoin may freeze the user's account without prior notice.