KuCoin vs MEXC — Which Is Better? Fees, Staking & Winner

Name: KuCoin vs MEXC Exchange Comparison Dataset
Creator: Yieldo
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

KuCoin: USDT withdrawal via TRC20 — $1.99; MEXC via TRC20 — $0.50. ETH staking: 2.0% vs 15.0%. Live data, updated every 10 min.

Updated: 19.10.2026 23:37 MSK

Result based on available data

MEXC

3 of 3 criteria are comparable

MEXC leads on 3 of 3 criteria against 0 for KuCoin — the rest are close enough to call a draw. Which of them matters depends on what you need the exchange for.

On staking rates, across the coins both exchanges actually list, MEXC is ahead of KuCoin. If passive income is the priority, the edge is on its side.

MEXC has a lower average USDT fee across shared networks with withdrawals open than KuCoin. The result may differ on an individual network.

KuCoin vs MEXC

MEXC leads to the result ↑

6 criteria

Scorecard

Criteria	KuCoin	MEXC	Winner
Staking Coverage (coins)	KuCoin36	MEXC21	Winner Reference
Best Rates (top-10 coins)	KuCoin0	MEXC2	Winner MEXC
Avg USDT fee on shared networks	KuCoin$1.31	MEXC$0.10	Winner MEXC
Funding Coverage (coins)	KuCoin641	MEXC590	Winner Reference
Network Availability	KuCoin38.6%	MEXC82.2%	Winner MEXC
Coins in the fee database	KuCoin2167	MEXC9608	Winner Reference

Rows marked “Reference” show catalogue width — the size of the listing, not the quality of the exchange — and do not count towards the overall result. The result comes from three substantive criteria: staking rates, average withdrawal fee and network availability.

The table shows the average USDT fee across the same set of networks where both exchanges allow withdrawals and publish a fee. The summary shows the fee on the named network (TRC20 first, then other networks), not the absolute minimum. The cheapest transfer between these exchanges is calculated separately and requires deposits on the receiving side.

Which one for which job

An overall score decides little: the two exchanges win on different axes. Here is which ones, with the number next to each.

Staking rates

MEXC

Across coins both of them list: 0 wins for KuCoin, 2 for MEXC.

Staking coverage

KuCoin

KuCoin — 36, MEXC — 21.

USDT withdrawal fee

MEXC

Average across shared networks with withdrawals open: KuCoin — $1.31, MEXC — $0.10.

Funding coverage

Draw

KuCoin — 641, MEXC — 590.

Listing breadth

MEXC

1589 coins on both; 592 only on KuCoin, 8057 only on MEXC.

Withdrawal reliability

MEXC

Networks closed right now: KuCoin — 61.4%, MEXC — 17.8%.

Rate stability

Draw

Over 90 days: KuCoin held 1.16–2.04%, MEXC held 600.00–600.00%.

Moving funds between them

No winner

Cheapest via PLASMA — 0.4 USDT to move $1 000.

11 coins

Everything for one coin

Rate, withdrawal and funding per coin at once: KuCoin on the left, MEXC on the right.

Coin	Staking APR	Withdrawal, cheapest network	Funding per 8h
BTC staking	Staking APR — / 600.00%	Withdrawal, cheapest network under $0.01 / under $0.01 BTC / BTC	Funding per 8h +0.0100% / +0.0100%
ETH staking	Staking APR 2.00% / 200.00%	Withdrawal, cheapest network under $0.01 / under $0.01 BASE / ARBITRUM	Funding per 8h +0.0078% / +0.0090%
USDT staking	Staking APR — / 600.00%	Withdrawal, cheapest network $0.40 / free PLASMA / PLASMA	Funding per 8h — / —
USDC staking	Staking APR — / 6.00%	Withdrawal, cheapest network $0.21 / free POLYGON / SUI	Funding per 8h +0.0100% / -0.0024%
SOL staking	Staking APR 4.00% / 200.00%	Withdrawal, cheapest network under $0.01 / under $0.01 SOL / SOL	Funding per 8h +0.0082% / +0.0100%
BNB staking	Staking APR 0.60% / —	Withdrawal, cheapest network under $0.01 / under $0.01 BSC / BSC	Funding per 8h +0.0058% / +0.0000%
XRP staking	Staking APR — / 5.00%	Withdrawal, cheapest network $0.30 / $0.02 XRP / XRP	Funding per 8h +0.0100% / +0.0078%
GRAM staking	Staking APR 2.70% / —	Withdrawal, cheapest network — / under $0.01 — / TON	Funding per 8h +0.0050% / +0.0200%
ADA staking	Staking APR 2.00% / —	Withdrawal, cheapest network $2.50 / $2.00 ADA / ADA	Funding per 8h -0.0041% / -0.0043%
DOGE staking	Staking APR — / 5.00%	Withdrawal, cheapest network — / —	Funding per 8h +0.0057% / +0.0079%
HYPE staking	Staking APR — / —	Withdrawal, cheapest network $0.03 / under $0.01 HYPEREVM / HYPEREVM	Funding per 8h +0.0050% / +0.0050%

The fee is the cheapest network with withdrawals open at each exchange; the networks are named separately below the numbers because they often differ. A dash means “not in our data”, not “unsupported”.

How these two differ

The Yieldo withdrawal fee database has records for 2181 coins at KuCoin and 9646 at MEXC, with 1589 shared in this sample. This is fee database coverage, not the full trading listings: a missing record does not mean the coin is absent from the exchange.

Do not plan a deposit around an assumed no-KYC withdrawal allowance. MEXC publishes 80 BTC/day for Primary KYC and 200 BTC/day for Advanced KYC. Unverified access depends on the region and account restrictions; verification may be required before withdrawal. An approved withdrawal appeal leaves withdrawal and position-closing permissions only. MEXC KYC FAQ.

Verified: 17 August 2026

Which one suits you

Pick KuCoin if

→ you want trading bots and a familiar interface
→ you are fine verifying

Open KuCoin

Pick MEXC if

→ you would rather not verify for small amounts
→ you watch open rails: 17.8% closed against 61.4%

Open MEXC

Verified 17 August 2026

Access and verification

These terms change more often than the numbers above: every fact carries a check date and a source link.

Criteria	KuCoin	MEXC
Verification (KYC)	KuCoinRequired	MEXCTiered

KuCoin

Since 15 July 2023 (UTC) verification is mandatory for new registrations, and from 31 August 2023 the exchange raised the bar to standard verification. Older accounts that have not completed it lose deposits, while withdrawals, spot sell orders, closing futures and margin positions and Earn redemption keep working.

Sources: KuCoin: enhancement of customer identification and verification program (28.06.2023), KuCoin: upgraded standard user identity verification procedure (07.08.2023)

MEXC

Sources: MEXC: does MEXC require KYC, MEXC KYC FAQ — checked 2026-09-10

This is not legal advice. Exchanges change their rules without notice — check the terms on the platform itself before funding an account.

USDT · 12 shared networks

How to move USDT from KuCoin to MEXC

What it costs to move $1 000 in USDT over the cheapest route that is actually open right now.

KuCoin → MEXC

$0.4

via PLASMA · 0.04% of the amount

minimum withdrawal: 5 USDT

MEXC → KuCoin

Free

via PLASMA

minimum withdrawal: 10 USDT

Network	KuCoin fee	MEXC fee	KuCoin → MEXC	MEXC → KuCoin
PLASMA	0.4	Free	open	open
APTOS on KuCoin: APT on MEXC: APTOS(APT)	0.5	0.1	open	open
NEAR on MEXC: NEAR PROTOCOL(NEAR)	0.5	0.2	open	open
TON on MEXC: TONCOIN(TON)	0.5	0.017	open	open
POLYGON on KuCoin: POLYGON POS on MEXC: POLYGON(MATIC)	0.8	0.0065	open	open
ARBITRUM on MEXC: ARBITRUM ONE(ARB)	1	0.05	open	open
AVAX on KuCoin: AVAX C-CHAIN on MEXC: AVALANCHE C CHAIN(AVAX CCHAIN)	1	0.000074	open	open
BSC on KuCoin: BEP20 on MEXC: BNB SMART CHAIN(BEP20)	1	0.01	open	open
OPTIMISM on MEXC: OPTIMISM(OP)	1	0.0078	open	unavailable for this amount
SOL on MEXC: SOLANA(SOL)	1.5	0.18	open	open
TRC20 on MEXC: TRON(TRC20)	1.99	0.5	open	open
ETH on KuCoin: ERC20 on MEXC: ETHEREUM(ERC20)	5.5	0.094	open	open

A route requires open withdrawals at the sender and deposits at the receiver on the same network and in the same token form. Selection requires a known fee and a withdrawal minimum compatible with 1,000 USDT. The fee shown is the sender withdrawal fee; verify the terms at both exchanges before transferring.

Moving funds between exchanges is an ordinary blockchain transaction: only the sender pays a fee.

Pick a network open on both sides: the cheapest right now is PLASMA — 0.4 USDT on a $1,000 transfer.
Copy the deposit address on the receiving exchange for that exact network — a transfer sent to the wrong one cannot always be recovered.
Check the minimum withdrawal: on small transfers it matters more than the fee.
Send it and wait for confirmations in the network explorer.

30 days

Withdrawal reliability

Share of networks closed for withdrawal right now, and how many times withdrawals actually closed over the last 30 days.

KuCoin

61.4% Closed for withdrawal now

1510 / 2460 · Median across tracked exchanges — 18.9%.

Freezes in 30 days

Restores in 30 days

ARPAUP · ERC20 ARPADOWN · ERC20 ROSEUP · ERC20 ROSEDOWN · ERC20

MEXC

17.8% Closed for withdrawal now

1800 / 10132 · Median across tracked exchanges — 19%.

Freezes in 30 days

Restores in 30 days

GHOAD · NONE VOKEN · ETHEREUM(ERC20) VITE · VITE CTOOLD · ETHEREUM(ERC20)

2181 / 9646

Withdrawal fee database coverage

This compares Yieldo withdrawal fee records, not the full trading listings. A missing record does not mean the exchange lacks the coin, its markets or Earn products.

Coins with records for both exchanges

1589

Shared networks in the fee database: 165 BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, ADA, ABBC

Records only for KuCoin

592

For example: TT, ATA, AUSD, CTSI, RMRK, TOKO

178 networks with records only for KuCoin

Records only for MEXC

8057

For example: BP, BSB, BZR, CYBRO, MILLI, MX

512 networks with records only for MEXC

10 coins

Staking Rate Comparison

Coin	KuCoin APR	MEXC APR
BTC staking	—	600.00%
ETH staking	2.00%	200.00%
USDT staking	—	600.00%
USDC staking	—	6.00%
SOL staking	4.00%	200.00%
BNB staking	0.60%	—
XRP staking	—	5.00%
GRAM staking	2.70%	—
ADA staking	2.00%	—
DOGE staking	—	5.00%

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Rates over 90 days

A headline APR is one point in time. This shows what it actually hovered around for three months and how often it moved.

Coin	KuCoin				MEXC
Coin	Now	Average	Range	Changes	Now	Average	Range	Changes
BTC	—	—	—	—	600.00%	600.00%	600.00–600.00	0
ETH	1.99%	1.99%	1.16–2.04	43	200.00%	200.00%	200.00–200.00	0
USDT	—	—	—	—	600.00%	600.00%	600.00–600.00	0
USDC	—	—	—	—	6.00%	8.87%	6.00–11.00	3
SOL	4.00%	4.00%	4.00–4.00	0	200.00%	200.00%	200.00–200.00	0
BNB	0.60%	0.60%	0.60–0.60	0	—	—	—	—
XRP	—	—	—	—	5.00%	5.00%	5.00–5.00	0
GRAM	2.70%	2.70%	2.70–2.70	0	—	—	—	—
ADA	2.00%	2.00%	2.00–2.00	0	—	—	—	—
DOGE	—	—	—	—	5.00%	5.00%	5.00–5.00	0
HYPE	—	—	—	—	5.00%	5.00%	5.00–5.00	0

A change means the value moved between samples, not the sample itself: polling records the rate regularly, and without that collapse "changes" would simply equal the number of readings.

37 coin–network pairs

Withdrawal Fee Comparison

Each row compares one coin on one shared network; fees are in units of that coin. BTC includes only Bitcoin and the separate SegWit option; BTC representations on BSC, X Layer and other chains are excluded. The network and token form must match the receiving address details. Open withdrawals do not guarantee open deposits.

Coin	Network	KuCoin	MEXC
BTC	BTC	0.00009 BTC	0.00002 BITCOIN(BTC)
ETH	ARBITRUM	0.0002 ARBITRUM	0.0000013 ARBITRUM ONE(ARB)
ETH	BASE	0.0001 BASE	0.0000013 BASE
ETH	BSC	0.00024 BEP20	0.0000082 BNB SMART CHAIN(BEP20)
ETH	ETH	0.0015 ERC20	0.000024 ETHEREUM(ERC20)
ETH	OPTIMISM	0.0002 OPTIMISM	0.0000023 OPTIMISM(OP)
USDT	APTOS	0.5 APT	0.1 APTOS(APT)
USDT	ARBITRUM	1 ARBITRUM	0.05 ARBITRUM ONE(ARB)
USDT	AVAX	1 AVAX C-CHAIN	0.000074 AVALANCHE C CHAIN(AVAX CCHAIN)
USDT	BSC	1 BEP20	0.01 BNB SMART CHAIN(BEP20)
USDT	ETH	5.5 ERC20	0.094 ETHEREUM(ERC20)
USDT	NEAR	0.5 NEAR	0.2 NEAR PROTOCOL(NEAR)
USDT	OPTIMISM	1 OPTIMISM	0.0078 OPTIMISM(OP)
USDT	PLASMA	0.4 PLASMA	Free PLASMA
USDT	POLYGON	0.8 POLYGON POS	0.0065 POLYGON(MATIC)
USDT	SOL	1.5 SOL	0.18 SOLANA(SOL)
USDT	TON	0.5 TON	0.017 TONCOIN(TON)
USDT	TRC20	1.99 TRC20	0.5 TRON(TRC20)
USDC	ARBITRUM	1 ARBITRUM	0.0033 ARBITRUM ONE(ARB)
USDC	ARC	1 ARC	0.5 ARC
USDC	AVAX	1 AVAX C-CHAIN	0.00021 AVALANCHE C CHAIN(AVAX CCHAIN)
USDC	BASE	0.5 BASE	0.1 BASE
USDC	ETH	5.5 ERC20	0.17 ETHEREUM(ERC20)
USDC	MOVEMENT	1 MOVEMENT (Disabled)	1 MOVEMENT (Disabled)
USDC	NEAR	0.5 NEAR	0.05 NEAR PROTOCOL(NEAR)
USDC	OPTIMISM	1 OPTIMISM	0.016 OPTIMISM(OP)
USDC	POLYGON	0.21 POLYGON POS	0.011 POLYGON(MATIC)
USDC	SOL	1 SOL	0.18 SOLANA(SOL)
USDC	SONIC	0.21 SONIC	0.01 SONIC
USDC	SUI	0.5 SUI	Free SUI
USDC	XDC	1 XDC	1 XDC
SOL	SOL	0.008 SOL	0.000037 SOLANA(SOL)
BNB	BSC	0.000953 BEP20	0.00001 BNB SMART CHAIN(BEP20)
XRP	XRP	0.3 XRP	0.02 RIPPLE(XRP)
GRAM	TON	Free TON (Disabled)	0.0013 TONCOIN(TON)
ADA	ADA	2.5 ADA	2 CARDANO(ADA)
HYPE	HYPEREVM	0.025 HYPEREVM	0.0005 HYPEREVM

10 coins

Funding Rate Comparison

The main rate is normalized to 8 hours: current rate × 8 / exchange interval. Below it are the original rate and interval, plus a simple annualized equivalent. This is an extrapolation, not a payment forecast. Positive: longs pay shorts; negative: shorts pay longs.

Coin	KuCoin	MEXC
BTC	0.0100% +0.0100% per 8 h 10.95% annualized	0.0100% +0.0100% per 8 h 10.95% annualized
ETH	0.0078% +0.0078% per 8 h 8.54% annualized	0.0090% +0.0090% per 8 h 9.86% annualized
USDC	0.0100% +0.0100% per 8 h 10.95% annualized	-0.0024% -0.0024% per 8 h -2.63% annualized
SOL	0.0082% +0.0082% per 8 h 8.98% annualized	0.0100% +0.0100% per 8 h 10.95% annualized
BNB	0.0058% +0.0058% per 8 h 6.35% annualized	0.0000% +0.0000% per 8 h 0.00% annualized
XRP	0.0100% +0.0100% per 8 h 10.95% annualized	0.0078% +0.0078% per 8 h 8.54% annualized
GRAM	0.0050% +0.0050% per 8 h 5.48% annualized	0.0200% +0.0200% per 8 h 21.90% annualized
ADA	-0.0041% -0.0041% per 8 h -4.49% annualized	-0.0043% -0.0043% per 8 h -4.71% annualized
DOGE	0.0057% +0.0057% per 8 h 6.24% annualized	0.0079% +0.0079% per 8 h 8.65% annualized
HYPE	0.0050% +0.0050% per 8 h 5.48% annualized	0.0050% +0.0050% per 8 h 5.48% annualized

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Funding on average

Annualised percentages from the average rate over 7 and 30 days. The current rate moves every few hours; the average is a property of the venue.

Coin	KuCoin		MEXC
Coin	7 days	30 days	7 days	30 days
ADA	+0.75%	+6.04%	-1.20%	+5.39%
BTC	+8.36%	+4.72%	+5.14%	+3.64%
DOGE	+5.83%	+8.67%	+3.68%	+5.86%
ETH	+6.14%	+5.16%	+4.69%	+4.12%
GRAM	—	—	+21.90%	+21.89%
HYPE	+5.32%	+4.47%	+3.92%	+2.52%
SOL	+1.44%	+2.92%	+3.37%	+3.54%
XRP	+5.19%	+5.89%	-0.10%	+3.43%

419 spreads

Arbitrage Opportunities

Current price spreads between KuCoin and MEXC.

Coin	Buy On	Sell On	Spread	Buy Price	Sell Price
MGO	KuCoin	MEXC	24.57%	$0.005613	$0.006992
TOWER	MEXC	KuCoin	12.25%	$0.000149	$0.000167
STAR	MEXC	KuCoin	7.51%	$0.0346	$0.0372
SIREN	MEXC	KuCoin	4.99%	$0.0383	$0.0402
LRC	KuCoin	MEXC	2.93%	$0.008690	$0.008945
ANSEM	MEXC	KuCoin	2.48%	$0.1056	$0.1082
EGLD	MEXC	KuCoin	1.71%	$3.50	$3.56
NUM	KuCoin	MEXC	1.52%	$0.003090	$0.003137
P2P	MEXC	KuCoin	1.30%	$0.00007009	$0.00007100
MIN	MEXC	KuCoin	1.23%	$0.003578	$0.003622

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FAQ

Which is better for altcoins: KuCoin or MEXC?

Where is KYC not required?

Which is more reliable for withdrawals?

Right now 61.4% of networks are closed on KuCoin and 17.8% on MEXC.

How do I move funds between them?

Over a shared network: 165 of them, cheapest PLASMA — 0.4 USDT on $1,000.

What to choose

MEXC leads on 3 of 3 criteria against 0 for KuCoin — the rest are close enough to call a draw. Which of them matters depends on what you need the exchange for.

MEXC

Best at:

Best Rates (top-10 coins) Avg USDT fee on shared networks Network Availability

Open MEXC

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