KuCoin KCS
Rank #77 by market cap
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CM Profile: KuCoin
Cryptominium Profile. What we have established, measured and written about KCS, and what we have not.
- Measured
- Its price, recorded by us every day since 9 August 2026.
- Written, with sources
Read from our own records when this page was made. It describes what we know, and is not a view on whether to hold KCS. How each part is worked out
What changed
Week to 9 OctoberNothing we measure moved much this week: trading volume, reported supply and price are all within their usual range.
From our own measurements only, each against the month before. We do not say why a price moves. How this is worked out · Every coin this week
What KuCoin is
KuCoin Token was issued in 2017 by KuCoin, the crypto exchange run by the Seychelles-based Peken Global. Like most exchange tokens it began as a way for traders to pay less in fees, and nearly everything it does still happens inside the exchange.
Holders who stake KCS on KuCoin move up loyalty levels that bring trading-fee discounts, rebates on withdrawal fees and early access to new token sales. Supply is meant to shrink: KuCoin buys KCS back on the market every month and destroys it, with the amount calculated from its monthly revenue, aiming to take the supply from an initial 200 million down to 100 million.
That ties KCS to one company more tightly than most coins are tied to anything. Its uses, its burns and the demand for it all depend on KuCoin staying open and earning, and the burn is only as reliable as the company's own revenue figures. In January 2025 the company that runs KuCoin pleaded guilty in the US to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and agreed to stay out of the US market for at least two years. For KCS that is a direct exposure, not background news.
What KuCoin can do
KCS can be staked on KuCoin, where the exchange does the staking for you and pays out the earnings, or directly on the blockchain from a wallet of your own.
Source: KuCoin: KCS · checked 2 October 2026
KCS started with 200 million tokens. KuCoin buys some back every month and destroys them, an amount it bases on its monthly revenue, and says the supply is set to settle at 100 million.
Source: KuCoin: KCS · checked 2 October 2026
What a coin can do is not a reason to buy it or to sell it. Each answer names its source and the day we read it; where we could not source one, the row is left out. How these are written · Every coin we have written up
About the asset
KuCoin has no token contract — it is the native asset of its own chain, not a token issued on someone else's.
Price change
KuCoin data synced 3m ago from CoinGecko. Figures shown in USD. This page is market information, not financial advice — and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell KCS.