Networks, fees and status
Collected straight from the exchange. The fee is quoted in the coin itself and does not depend on the amount — splitting a withdrawal into parts only costs more.
What KuCoin is
KuCoin is known first of all for its trading bots. Grid, DCA, arbitrage — each is configured right in the interface, with no third-party service, subscription or API key. Someone who wants to automate a strategy but does not write code gets a finished tool here.
Everything else is in place too: spot with eight hundred-odd pairs, futures, P2P, staking. The venue has run since 2017 and has long sat in the front rank by volume.
What else is here beyond plain trading
The bots are the headline, but a full exchange sits around them.
Buying one coin for another or for USDT: plain trading, no leverage and no expiry.
802 pairsLeveraged contracts with no expiry date. Funding is charged every few hours — you either pay it or receive it.
712 contractsBuying crypto for ordinary money straight from people; the venue holds the coins in escrow until payment is confirmed.
89 currenciesYield on coins that just sit there: flexible, withdrawable at any moment, or locked for a term at a higher rate.
Taking part in a token sale before the coin reaches open trading.
Mirroring a chosen trader's deals: their statistics are public and the position size scales to your capital.
Grid trading and averaging configured right in the interface, with no code and no third-party service.
Three bots and when each one works
A bot does not guess the market — it mechanically executes a rule. So the point is to pick the one whose rule fits how the price is moving now.
Places a ladder of orders inside a range: buys on dips, sells on rises.
the market moves in a corridora strong trend walks out of the gridBuys in portions on a schedule or on dips — the average entry price comes out lower.
accumulating a coin over timea long fall with no reversalCatches the gap between the spot and futures price — the market's direction barely matters.
steady income on the gapthe gap is too small after feesFees and the KCS token
The entry-tier rate is ordinary for this market and falls as volume grows. What sets the venue apart is its token: KCS pays daily rewards out of the exchange's revenue, so holding it pays twice over.
on each side of a trade
The venue's token earns a fee discount and, on top of that, daily payouts from the exchange's revenue.
The rate falls as volume grows — tiers move up automatically.
Honestly: withdrawals cost more here than next door
The choice of networks is wide, but KuCoin's USDT withdrawal price runs above most venues in our review. Compare networks before you move anything — here it matters more than anywhere.
TRON (TRC-20)
Ethereum (ERC-20)
The USDT withdrawal fee in the coin itself, from the same feeds that build the table at the top of this page.
Deposits and withdrawals
The simplest way in is P2P: pick an offer, pay the seller by card, and they release the crypto from escrow. While the trade runs the coins stay frozen and the exchange holds them.
Fund through P2P the usual way in
Withdraw over a network the price depends on the network
This is where most money is lost to carelessness: the transfer price depends on the network, not on the amount.
The thing most people miss about KuCoin's fees
"KuCoin charges 0.1%" is true for less than half the market. Pairs here are split into three classes, and the rate follows the class, not only the tier.
| Pair class | Maker | Taker | Paid in KCS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class A | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.08% |
| Class B | 0.20% | 0.20% | 0.16% |
| Class C | 0.30% | 0.30% | 0.24% |
Tier-zero rates. Paying the fee in KCS takes 20% off; the VIP structure adds a KCS loyalty programme worth 0.5–2% on top.
The spread is threefold: a 10,000 USDT trade costs 10 USDT on a class A pair and 30 on a class C one. Before the first trade in an unfamiliar coin it is worth checking which class its pair belongs to.
Tiers cut the rate from there. Here is the ladder for class A and for the most expensive class C.
| Tier | Maker | Taker | Makerclass C | Takerclass C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIP 0 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| VIP 2 | 0.09% | 0.1% | 0.27% | 0.3% |
| VIP 4 | 0.06% | 0.08% | 0.17% | 0.23% |
| VIP 6 | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.08% | 0.14% |
| VIP 8 | 0% | 0.04% | 0% | 0.13% |
| VIP 10 | 0% | 0.03% | 0% | 0.09% |
| VIP 12 | 0% | 0.03% | 0% | 0.08% |
Rates as published by the exchange on the check date; the tier is recalculated automatically. The first two columns are class A and the last two class C, with class B in between. Odd tiers are left out. The KCS payment discount applies on top of these rates.
From the eighth tier the maker fee is zero across all three classes — a visible boundary. Contracts run their own schedule: 0.02% maker and 0.06% taker at tier zero, a zero maker fee from the sixth, and a taker rate down to 0.03% at the top.
For futures strategies — the grid, DualFutures AI and others — the help states a flat 0.06% for both maker and taker. The ordinary VIP rates do not apply to trading through bots: a maker fee that costs zero at your tier will cost 0.06% inside the bot. For a grid strategy running hundreds of trades that is a fundamentally different economy.
Among the 2026 changes: on 23 March the maker fee for tiers nine to twelve was standardised at zero and the former liquidity rebate moved into a separate market-maker programme. On 18 May the tier-four taker rate rose from 0.053% to 0.060%.
on each side of a trade
The venue's token earns a fee discount and, on top of that, daily payouts from the exchange's revenue.
The rate falls as volume grows — tiers move up automatically.
Order minimums: three parameters rather than one
The directory at api.kucoin.com/api/v2/symbols returns several limits per pair at once: the minimum base quantity, the minimum quote quantity, the minimum order value and the quantity and price steps. The documentation's BTC-USDT example gives 0.00001 BTC, 0.1 USDT and a 0.1 USDT minimum value.
A bot has to check all three: an order can clear the quantity rule and still fail the value one.
Margin: the debt thresholds are published
Two modes exist. Cross goes to 5x, isolated to 10x, with the real figure depending on the pair. What is more convenient here than on many venues: the thresholds are stated openly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Initial debt ratio, cross margin | 80% |
| Initial debt ratio, isolated | 90% |
| Warning | 92% |
| Forced liquidation | 95% |
| Threshold to move funds out of margin | below 60% |
Figures from the published help; the current risk-control rules apply to your own pair and account.
Interest depends on the asset, demand, the amount and how long it is used, and is not part of maker-taker.
Contracts and leverage
Contracts are margined in USDT, USDC and the coin itself, all perpetual. The venue's guide uses 100x in an example, but that is not a guaranteed ceiling for every contract: the figure depends on the pair, the contract type, the position size, the risk limit and the margin mode.
One detail stands out: the venue can lower the maximum leverage on a given pair. If the ceiling drops from a hundred to fifty, new orders must fit within fifty while open positions are not forcibly changed. For a high-leverage strategy that means topping up a position on the old terms may simply not be possible.
Bots, copy trading and KCS
Bots are the venue's calling card: grid, DCA and other strategies launch straight from the interface. Remember their separate 0.06% rate — with frequent trades it eats more than it looks.
The KCS token earns a 20% discount on the trading fee when fee payment in KCS is enabled, plus extra loyalty within the VIP structure. Earn, payments and a card run separately.
We use the exchange's own formula: amount × rate ÷ 365 × term. Put in the rate you see in your account — it changes.
The API
The interface covers spot, margin, contracts and the wallet. The symbols directory described above is required reading for a bot: it is the only source of the minimum amounts and steps per pair.
Who it suits
Three bots, all configured with a mouse inside the exchange.
Top five by listings, with real depth behind new names.
A broad P2P board with the exchange holding escrow.
A second venue beside Binance: for the bots and for coins the top three do not carry. Compare →
Frequently asked
Is the KuCoin fee really 0.1%?+
Only on class A pairs. Pairs are split into three classes: A at 0.10%, B at 0.20% and C at 0.30% at tier zero. A 10,000 USDT trade on class C costs 30 USDT rather than ten.
How large is the KCS discount?+
Twenty percent off the trading fee when fee payment in KCS is on: class A becomes 0.08%, class B 0.16% and class C 0.24%. The VIP structure adds a KCS loyalty programme worth 0.5–2%.
What do a trading bot's trades cost?+
Futures strategies run on a separate flat rate of 0.06% for both maker and taker. The ordinary VIP rates do not apply to bot trading, and with frequent trades the difference is material.
What leverage does KuCoin margin offer?+
Up to 5x in cross mode and 10x isolated, with the figure depending on the pair. The venue publishes the thresholds: a warning at a 92% debt ratio, forced liquidation at 95%, and withdrawals possible below 60%.
What is the minimum order on KuCoin?+
It belongs to each pair, and there are several limits at once: minimum base quantity, minimum quote quantity and minimum order value. All three come from api.kucoin.com/api/v2/symbols.
Which bots are available?+
The grid bot earns on swings inside a set range, DCA averages your entry, and the arbitrage bot catches the gap between spot and futures. All of it is set up with a mouse, with no code and no third-party service.
How many coins are listed?+
Over eight hundred spot pairs — KuCoin sits firmly in the top five by listings, and many coins got real depth here before anywhere else.
Are there futures and P2P?+
Yes: hundreds of perpetual contracts and P2P for ordinary money across dozens of currencies.
How many withdrawal networks?+
The USDT choice is wide, but the price depends heavily on the network, so compare before you transfer — the live table sits at the top of this page.
Methodology and principles of analytical processing
Forming and structuring the data
The analytical system brings disparate market information together into a single structure, accounting for the specifics of trading directions and the individual characteristics of each platform. That keeps the presentation consistent and the key parameters comparable.
Criteria for forming the results
Forming the analytical selection takes into account the completeness, availability and reliability of the source information. Parameters that meet the established processing and confirmation criteria are included in the calculations. Insufficiently substantiated values are not used in the final results.
Currency of the analytical information
The information presented is kept current through regular refreshing and reconciliation of the analytical parameters. How often that happens is determined by the nature of each category of data and the way it is processed.
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