KuCoin

Trades Nano todayFounded 2017Checked 16 Oct 2026

A crypto exchange launched in September 2017. KuCoin says it is operated by Peken Global Limited.

Facts

Founded: September 2017 (launch of the trading platform). KuCoin says its founders wrote the first code for it in late 2013. KuCoin US DOJ
Founders: KuCoin's About page names "Michael" and "Eric". The US Justice Department names two of KuCoin's founders as Chun Gan ("Michael") and Ke Tang ("Eric"); under the January 2025 plea they have no role in its management or operations. KuCoin names BC Wong as CEO from early 2025. KuCoin US DOJ
Headquarters: Not stated on KuCoin's own About page. The New York Attorney General described KuCoin as Seychelles-based in December 2023. KuCoin NY Attorney General
Company: Peken Global Limited, as stated on KuCoin's site. The CFTC (March 2026) says Peken Global is incorporated in the Turks and Caicos Islands; the US Justice Department (January 2025) and FINTRAC (September 2025) called it a Seychelles company. KuCoin's Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Regional companies include KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH (Austria), ERX Company Limited (KuCoin Thailand) and Axis One Markets Pty Ltd (Australia). KuCoin CFTC US DOJ FINTRAC KuCoin Terms
Available in: Most countries. KuCoin's Terms of Use (Article 17, last updated 29 September 2026) name these Restricted Locations: the United States and its territories, Singapore, mainland China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, the Canadian provinces of Ontario and British Columbia, France, the Netherlands, and the Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine. The Terms also refuse people on sanctions lists. KuCoin Terms
Licences and registrations: Austria (FMA): MiCA crypto-asset service provider authorisation for KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH (commercial register FN 641084x), granted 27 November 2025, for custody, exchange, placing and transfer services. On 18 May 2026 the FMA said the company may not yet start business. Thailand (SEC): KuCoin Thailand is operated by ERX Company Limited under a Thai SEC licence, as stated by KuCoin. Australia (AUSTRAC): Axis One Markets Pty Ltd, digital currency exchange registration DCE-100844683-001, as stated by KuCoin. India (FIU-IND): registered as a reporting entity in March 2024, as stated by KuCoin. The Thai, Australian and Indian registers were not checked. FMA FMA ESMA MiCA register KuCoin KuCoin Australia KuCoin

Nano on KuCoin

Today: XNO/USDT. About $42k of Nano in 24 hours, 11.5% of all Nano trading in CoinGecko's list CoinGecko, 20 Oct 2026

First listed: 5 January 2018, as RaiBlocks (XRB), with XRB/BTC and XRB/ETH KuCoin
Ticker: XNO
XRB was renamed NANO on 20 July 2018 (NANO/BTC, NANO/ETH, NANO/USDT). The ticker changed to XNO on 23 February 2022, with XNO/USDT and XNO/BTC. XNO/BTC was removed on 18 November 2025. Margin is not enabled for XNO. KuCoin KuCoin KuCoin KuCoin API

History

Sep 2017
KuCoin launches its trading platform. KuCoin US DOJ
5 Jan 2018
KuCoin lists Nano, then called RaiBlocks (XRB), with XRB/BTC and XRB/ETH. KuCoin
26 Sep 2020
KuCoin reports that attackers moved bitcoin, ERC-20 and other tokens out of its hot wallets. It says KuCoin and its insurance fund will cover any user losses. Decrypt reports the loss as $281 million and, in November 2020, that 84% was recovered. KuCoin Decrypt (second-hand)
23 Feb 2022
The Nano ticker changes from NANO to XNO; XNO/USDT and XNO/BTC open. KuCoin
21 Jun 2022
Ontario's Capital Markets Tribunal finds that Mek Global Limited and PhoenixFin Pte. Ltd., which it says operate KuCoin, traded securities without registration and without a prospectus. It orders permanent market bans, a C$2 million administrative penalty and C$96,550.35 in costs. The two companies did not take part. Capital Markets Tribunal
12 Dec 2023
New York's Attorney General announces a consent order: KuCoin refunds more than $16.7 million to New York investors, pays more than $5.3 million to the state, and stops serving New Yorkers. NY Attorney General
22 Mar 2024
India's FIU-IND fines Peken Global Limited (KuCoin) 3,450,000 rupees under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The next day KuCoin says it has registered with FIU-IND. FIU-IND KuCoin
26 Mar 2024
US prosecutors unseal an indictment against KuCoin and two of its founders, Chun Gan and Ke Tang, for Bank Secrecy Act and unlicensed money transmission offences. The CFTC files a civil case the same day. US DOJ CFTC
27 Jan 2025
Peken Global Limited pleads guilty to one count of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. It agrees to forfeit $184.5 million and to pay a fine of about $112.9 million, and KuCoin agrees to exit the US market for at least two years. Prosecution of Gan and Tang is deferred for two years. US DOJ
28 Jul 2025
Canada's FINTRAC imposes a C$19,552,000 penalty on Peken Global Limited for failing to register as a foreign money services business and to file required reports. KuCoin says it has appealed to the Federal Court of Canada. FINTRAC KuCoin
18 Nov 2025
The XNO/BTC pair is removed. KuCoin
25 Nov 2025
KuCoin says its Australian company is registered with AUSTRAC as a digital currency exchange. KuCoin
27 Nov 2025
Austria's FMA authorises KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA. FMA
19 Feb 2026
The FMA bans KuCoin EU from new business because its anti-money-laundering and sanctions officer roles are no longer filled. It lifts the ban on 18 May 2026, but says KuCoin EU may still not start business. FMA
30 Mar 2026
A US federal court enters a consent order in the CFTC case. Peken Global may not let US participants trade on KuCoin without registering as a foreign board of trade, and it pays a $500,000 penalty. The CFTC's claims against three other KuCoin companies are dismissed. CFTC

Good to know

Identity checks: Required for new users since 31 August 2023: an identity document and a face check. Users who signed up earlier and did not verify can only sell, close positions, redeem and withdraw; they cannot deposit. KuCoin's help page says it has required identity verification since 1 November 2018; the US Justice Department says KuCoin did not require identifying information until at least July 2023. KuCoin KuCoin US DOJ
Proof of reserves: Published, with a Merkle tree; users can check their own balance. Latest snapshot: 30 September 2026, for BTC, ETH, USDT and USDC (not Nano), with a third-party report dated 8 October 2026. KuCoin
Nano withdrawal fee: 0.67 XNO; minimum withdrawal 1.34 XNO. Fees can change. KuCoin API

Sources

All checked on 16 Oct 2026. "Second-hand" marks a source that is not the exchange, a regulator, a court or a filing.

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