# KuCoin > Trust first, trade next KuCoin is a global cryptocurrency exchange offering spot and derivatives trading. It serves individual and institutional users with access to a wide range of digital assets, staking, and Web3 wallet services. KuCoin is a global cryptocurrency exchange that provides centralized trading services for digital assets. It offers spot trading, derivatives, staking, and lending, alongside a Web3 wallet and payment services, serving retail and institutional users across many countries. The platform positions itself around accessibility and a broad selection of listed tokens, aiming to serve both new and experienced traders. The exchange operates as a custodial intermediary, matching buyers and sellers while holding client funds and providing account-based access to markets. It supports trading across a wide range of supported assets and offers tools such as trading bots and copy trading for automated strategies. KuCoin publishes information about its security practices and is licensed in some jurisdictions where it operates, and it maintains a native exchange token used for fee discounts and platform participation. Beyond spot and derivatives markets, KuCoin's offerings include KuCoin Earn for yield generation, a Web3 wallet for self-custody of digital assets, and KuCoin Pay for crypto-based payments. The platform is used by individual traders, institutional clients seeking wealth management services, and developers building within its ecosystem. It continues to expand its regulatory footprint across multiple regions as part of its ongoing compliance efforts. - Type: Company - Sector: Finance - Status: Active - Founded: 2017-09-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/kucoin ## Products - [KuCoin Exchange](https://thegrid.id/profiles/kucoin): KuCoin Exchange is a centralised cryptocurrency exchange that lets users trade spot and margin markets for a wide range of digital assets. The platform matches user orders through a centralized order book while holding customer funds in exchange-controlled accounts. It serves retail and institutional traders seeking access to a broad range of listed tokens alongside account security and custody features. (Centralised Exchange, Live, Main Product) - [KuCoin Futures](https://thegrid.id/profiles/kucoin): KuCoin Futures is a centralized derivatives exchange offering perpetual and delivery futures contracts on digital assets. It supports both USDT-margined and coin-margined contracts with a cross margin mode that pools account balances to back multiple open positions. Traders use the platform for leveraged exposure with configurable risk and margin settings. (Decentralized Derivative Exchange, Live) - [KuCoin Earn](https://thegrid.id/profiles/kucoin): KuCoin Earn is a centralized savings and yield platform that lets users deposit digital assets to earn returns without managing DeFi strategies themselves. It offers Simple Earn flexible and fixed-term products alongside staking for stable, lower-risk returns. It also provides structured investment options such as Dual Investment, Shark Fin, Snowball, and Discount Buy for users seeking higher potential yield with fixed terms. Yield is sourced and managed by KuCoin and paid at stated rates across a range of supported assets. (Savings & Yield, Live) - [KuCoin Trading Bot](https://thegrid.id/profiles/kucoin): KuCoin Trading Bot is an automated trading tool that executes predefined strategies such as grid trading, dollar-cost averaging, and futures martingale on behalf of users. It runs continuously within the KuCoin platform, allowing market participation without manual order placement. Users configure strategy parameters and the bot manages trade execution accordingly. (Trading Bot, Live) - [KuCard](https://thegrid.id/profiles/kucoin): KuCard is a Visa-powered crypto debit card that enables holders to spend cryptocurrency directly at merchants through automatic conversion at the point of sale. It supports payments in a range of cryptocurrencies as well as a fiat currency, and integrates with mobile payment wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Pay. The card is issued to residents of a specific eligible region who complete identity verification, and offers cashback rewards on purchases. (Card, Live) - [KuCoin Spotlight](https://thegrid.id/profiles/kucoin): KuCoin Spotlight is a launchpad platform that facilitates initial token sales and project launches for new blockchain projects. It coordinates vetting, token distribution, and early access sale events, giving participants an opportunity to acquire tokens ahead of broader market listing. The platform is aimed at users seeking early access to newly launched crypto projects. (Launch Pad, Live) - [KuCoin Community Chain](https://thegrid.id/profiles/kucoin): KuCoin Community Chain is a Layer 1 blockchain using a proof-of-staked-authority consensus mechanism to process transactions with short block times. It is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine, allowing existing smart contract tooling to deploy on the network, and uses a native token to pay gas fees. Developers use the network to build and run decentralized applications with low transaction costs. (L1, Live) - [KCC Explorer](https://thegrid.id/profiles/kucoin): KCC Explorer is a block explorer that lets users search and view blockchain transactions, addresses, blocks, and smart contract activity on KuCoin Community Chain. It provides visualization and lookup tools for verifying on-chain events. Developers and users rely on it to monitor network activity connected to the chain. (Block Explorer, Live) ## Assets - [KuCoin Token (KCS)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/kucoin): KCS is the native token of KuCoin Community Chain and the utility token of KuCoin Exchange. It is used to pay transaction fees on the blockchain, receive trading fee discounts on the exchange, and earn rewards through staking with validators. KCS also functions as the gas token for KuCoin Community Chain, an EVM-compatible network using Proof of Staked Authority consensus for fast, low-cost transactions. (Native) ## Links - [Main](https://www.kucoin.com) - [Documentation](https://www.kucoin.com/docs) - [Blog](https://www.kucoin.com/blog) - [Whitepaper](https://www.kcs.foundation/kcs-whitepaper.pdf) - [Media Kit/branding](https://www.kucoin.com/news/en-kucoin-media-kit) - [Terms of Service](https://www.kucoin.com/support/47185419968079) - [Privacy policy](https://www.kucoin.com/support/47497300093764) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/kucoincom) - [Telegram](https://t.me/Kucoin_News) - [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/kucoin) - [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@KuCoinExchange) - [Instagram](https://instagram.com/kucoinexchange) - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/kucoin) - [GitHub](https://github.com/KuCoinExchange) - [Telegram](https://t.me/Kucoin_Exchange) - [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/H5ucJydSyd) - [Telegram](https://t.me/KCCOfficialEnglishCommunity) - [GitHub](https://github.com/kcc-community) - [Medium](https://medium.com/kucoinexchange) ## Legal This data is provided under two licensing models. 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