Tagged: kucoin

March 31, 2026 @ 7:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a recent enforcement action, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has approved a consent order against Peken Global Limited, the Turks and Caicos Islands-incorporated company that runs the cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin. The ruling, announced by the Commodity Futures Trading… Read More

January 1, 2026 @ 8:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global crypto exchange KuCoin has reportedly launched KIA, an innovative AI tool engineered specifically for the digital asset space. This new crypto-native digital tool aims to make market navigation more straightforward and intuitive, offering key insights that help traders of all levels handle the volatile… Read More

November 30, 2025 @ 11:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KuCoin, a global crypto platform, announced that its European entity, KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH, has reportedly obtained a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license in Austria. This authorization allows KuCoin EU to offer “compliant” digital asset services across 29 countries in the European Economic Area (EEA,… Read More

November 27, 2025 @ 11:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KuCoin, a global cryptocurrency platform, has recently announced that its crypto payment arm, KuCoin Pay, has officially integrated with Pix. This latest move now aims to enable millions of Brazilian consumers to more easily convert and spend more than 50 different cryptocurrencies at nearly any… Read More

September 28, 2025 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FINTRAC announced that it imposed an administrative monetary penalty on Peken Global Limited, also operating as KuCoin. This Seychelles-incorporated foreign money services business operating in Canada was imposed “a penalty of $19,552,000 on July 28, 2025, for non-compliance with Part 1 of the Proceeds of… Read More

July 1, 2025 @ 10:54 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has partnered with Thai brokerage Finansia Syrus Securities PCL to boost access to regulated digital asset trading in Thailand, a move that underscores the growing convergence between traditional finance and crypto markets in Southeast Asia. The partnership, involving KuCoin Thailand (operated by… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 11:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Danielle Sassoon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that PEKEN GLOBAL LIMITED, a Seychelles-based entity that, since at least September 2019, has operated KuCoin, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, pled guilty to “one count of operating an unlicensed… Read More

May 11, 2024 @ 5:19 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Indian government has granted Binance and Kucoin, offshore cryptocurrency exchanges, the approval to register and operate as virtual asset service providers in India. This pivotal decision allows them to engage in a broad array of digital asset services,… Read More

March 26, 2024 @ 4:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee and the House Committee on Agriculture are demanding that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) clarify whether Ether (ETH—Ethereum) is a security or something else. In recent years, the SEC has publicly stated ETH is not a security…. Read More

March 26, 2024 @ 3:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) revealed an enforcement action against KuCoin, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world. While KuCoin is based outside the US and apparently does not provide services to US users, the CFTC claims that the technology… Read More

March 26, 2024 @ 3:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

KuCoin has been hit with charges alleging the operation of an unlicensed crypto or digital asset derivatives exchange. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed the civil enforcement action in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The CFTC charged Mek… Read More

March 23, 2024 @ 3:38 pm By Michael Wong  |  

KuCoin, a global cryptocurrency exchange and ranked within the top seven, has announced its achievement as the first Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) compliant global crypto exchange in India. This landmark accomplishment highlights a crucial moment in the dynamic landscape of Indian cryptocurrency amidst recent regulatory… Read More

February 13, 2024 @ 9:54 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

KuCoin Labs, the investment and research arm of digital asset exchange KuCoin, has entered into a strategic partnership with Coinweb, a provider of Web3 technology. The companies said this collaboration signifies a commitment to mutual support and collaboration aimed at nurturing the expansion of the Web3 ecosystem…. Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 7:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KuCard, which claims to be among the first crypto debit cards introduced by KuCoin, a crypto exchange, is bringing its customers Apple Pay, a more secure way to pay. Every Apple Pay purchase is secure because it is “authenticated with Face ID, Touch ID, or… Read More

January 6, 2024 @ 8:10 am By Michael Wong  |  

KuCoin Labs, the incubator and investment arm of the KuCoin ecosystem, has announced its investment in DeMR, a decentralized Mixed Reality (MR) infrastructure built on the Solana Chain. This development marks the beginning of a comprehensive collaboration focusing on community operations and subsequent product development,… Read More

December 12, 2023 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

In a settlement with the State of New York, crypto exchange KuCoin has admitted that it operates a crypto trading platform that is effectively providing a service where users can buy or sell securities and commodities as defined by the State of New York. KuCoin… Read More

March 11, 2023 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New York Attorney General Letitia James continued her efforts to crack down on unregistered cryptocurrency platforms by filing a lawsuit against KuCoin for allegedly failing to register “as a securities and commodities broker-dealer and falsely representing itself as an exchange.” The Office of the Attorney… Read More

November 29, 2022 @ 4:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Senator Ron Wyden, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, has sent letters to several crypto exchanges which operate in the US pressing them on consumer protection concerns in the wake of the bankruptcy of FTX. Senator Wyden contacted the following crypto exchanges; … Read More

August 12, 2022 @ 10:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The 1inch API continues to expand in the DeFi space, “now strengthening the swapping functionality of the KuCoin Wallet, focused on opening the gateway to Web3 world to its users.” As noted in an update shared with CI, the 1inch Network confirmed that the 1inch… Read More

July 31, 2022 @ 9:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KuCoin, a global cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the launch of its NFT ETF Trading Zone (on July 29, 2022). The new product aims “to improve the liquidity of NFT assets and lower the investment threshold of blue-chip NFTs for over 20 million users.” The launch… Read More