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KuCoin Token

KCS · Exchange token
Checked
Oct 15 2026
The big picture
1.5 / 10Total score0510
Supply + DemandMax. 10

Supply ↘

1.5/5
Heavy
#1#101
Supply rank
Now #66

Demand ↘

0/5
Minimal
Social rank · 12m
Now #102

Price Drivers ↘

Beta
2 drivers
▲ 0 price up
▼ 1 price down
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Jan 1 2027+2.5M KCS added
Research by MrNasdogToken Supply ranking →
Metric 1 of 3

KCS · Coin Supply

A 2.5M unlock each quarter. No burn this year.

1.5 / 5Heavy
Age9.0 yearssince Oct 2017
Unlocked98.2%of total supply
Last 90 days+1.79%new supply
Next 90 days+1.79%estimate

KCS is the coin of the KuCoin exchange and its chain: 139.66M circulate and 98% are unlocked. A 2022 plan frees locked coins every quarter.

Sell pressure. The Oct 1 2026 slice added 2.5M KCS in 90 days. One last 2.5M slice is due Jan 1 2027; the chain itself prints nothing.

Buy pressure. The buyback-and-burn has been silent since Dec 31 2025, so 0 KCS left the market this window.

Net. Net, supply grows about 1.79% in 90 days, and the same next.

Inflation
Last 90 Days
+1.79%
checked · Oct 4 2026
Net flow: 1.79% of supply goes to market over 90 days
Next 90 Days
+1.79%
estimate
Net flow: 1.79% of supply goes to market next 90 days
Supply growing · projected to keep growing
Upcoming · Next 90 Days
  • Final 2.5M KCS slice unlocks+2.5M KCS
    Jan 1 2027 · Last quarterly release of the 2022 plan; nothing stays locked after it
Sell pressure
1. Protocol inflation
0

KuCoin Community Chain pays its validators only the gas people spend, in coins that already exist. Blocks carry no reward, so the chain itself prints no new KCS.

checked · Oct 4 2026
2. Vesting unlocks
~2.50M KCS

A 2022 plan keeps 50M KCS from early investors and the KCS Management Foundation locked and frees 2.5M on the first day of every quarter. The Oct 1 2026 slice took circulating from 137.16M to 139.66M. Only 2.5M is still locked: the final slice, due on Jan 1 2027.

checked · Oct 4 2026
3. Foundation + unscheduled unlocks
0

The biggest wallets on the chain did not move this window: one holds 47.5M KCS (untouched since Mar 31 2022), two others 19.9M and 12.48M. Each is far larger than the 2.5M still locked, so they sit inside the circulating count and a move from them adds nothing new. Two wallets filled on Mar 31 2022 hold 1.6M and 0.9M — together exactly the 2.5M still locked. No public evidence of release in window — monitored.

checked · Oct 4 2026
4. Long-term locked or bankruptcy
0

No court estate, trustee or long lock pays KCS out. The only lock left is the final 2.5M slice above.

checked · Oct 4 2026
Buy pressure
1. Programmatic buyback
0

KuCoin's rule is to buy KCS with part of its profit and burn it, toward a 100M end point. The last burn was 20,240 KCS on Dec 31 2025; no burn has been posted or seen on-chain since, nine months in a row. The burn address still holds 26.78M KCS and gained only dust (0.018 KCS) this window. Destination when burns run: the burn address.

checked · Oct 4 2026
2. Protocol fee burn
0

Gas on KuCoin Community Chain goes to validators; none of it is destroyed.

checked · Oct 4 2026
3. Foundation buy
0

No foundation or treasury bought KCS this window, by announcement or on-chain flow.

checked · Oct 4 2026
4. New long-term lock
0

KCS is staked on the exchange and with chain validators (the validator contract holds about 55.4M), but staked KCS still counts as circulating, so staking takes nothing out of the float.

checked · Oct 4 2026
Supply check · sell, buy & net
 
Last 90D
Next 90D
Sell total (M KCS)
2.500
2.500
Buy total (M KCS)
0.000
0.000
Sell % of circ
+1.790%
+1.790%
Buy % of circ
0.000%
0.000%
Net inflation %
+1.790%
+1.790%
Circulating supply: 139.655M KCS
Read the full Inflation Analysis
KCS: a 2.5M unlock every quarter, and a burn that stopped after Dec 31 2025.
Long-form mechanism walk. ~5 min.
Metric 2 of 3

KCS · Coin Demand

Two sides: how much people want KCS right now, and how much buying could come later.

0 / 5Minimal

Current demand0 / 2.5

This part is based on social media. It shows how hot KCS is right now. A better rank means more people are talking about it.

KCS on social mediaIts rank among the 110 coins we follow · last 12 months · #1 = most talked about
#103 · Oct 4 2026

Today, people are talking about KCS for two reasons:

  1. 1
    South Korea moves to block KuCoin's website.

    On Oct 13 2026, South Korea's financial regulator said the websites of unregistered foreign crypto exchanges will be blocked in the country, after their apps were already pulled from the Google and Apple stores. Reports name KuCoin and MEXC among 27 blocked sites, and KCS was down about 7% in a day by Oct 14 2026. People ask how much of KuCoin's trading comes from Korean users.

  2. 2
    KuCoin launched version 5.0 of its app, with an AI helper.

    On Oct 12 2026, KuCoin released KuCoin 5.0, with an AI assistant, a cleaner layout and one account for spot, margin and futures trading. KCS is tied to how busy the exchange is, so a better app could matter. People ask if new features can bring users back while Korea blocks the site.

Checked Oct 14 2026

Metric 3 of 3

KCS · Price DriversBeta

The few things that can move KCS's price that supply and demand miss.

1 · Regulator pressure

Watch
Licenses won, bans lifted → price upMore fines and bans → price down
  1. Jan 27 2025US guilty plea, $297M
  2. Sep 25 2025Canada fine C$19.6M
  3. Nov 28 2025EU MiCA license
  4. Feb 19 2026EU: no new users
  5. Mar 5 2026Dubai orders halt
  6. Mar 30 2026CFTC $0.5M, US barred
  7. May 18 2026EU ban lifted
  8. Today
    Jan 2027 at the earliestUS ban may end

Three regulator hits in 2026; US exit term may end Jan 2027.

Data
DateWhat happened / what is coming
Jan 27 2025US guilty plea, $297M
Sep 25 2025Canada fine C$19.6M
Nov 28 2025EU MiCA license
Feb 19 2026EU: no new users
Mar 5 2026Dubai orders halt
Mar 30 2026CFTC $0.5M, US barred
May 18 2026EU ban lifted
Jan 2027 at the earliestUS ban may end (coming)
Checked Oct 10 2026

2 · KuCoin users' BTC

New
Users bring BTC in → price upUsers pull BTC out → price downnow
Users' BTC on KuCoin
02.5K5K7.5K10K12.5K20252026US plea7.36KBTC
02.5K5K7.5K10K12.5K20252026US plea7.36KBTC

Users' BTC on KuCoin is down about 38% since Jun 2024.

Data
DateUsers' BTC on KuCoin
Jun 30 20268,368 BTC
Jul 31 20267,883 BTC
Aug 31 20267,441 BTC
Sep 30 20267,359 BTC
Checked Oct 10 2026

Should you buy KCS? Questions about KCS

Is it time to buy the KuCoin Token dip?

Supply and demand point to a negative long-run signal for KuCoin Token (Oct 15 2026, score 1.5/10). KuCoin Token adds +1.79% new supply in 90 days, and demand reads minimal (0/5). KuCoin Token's price drivers: 0 ▲ price up, 1 ▼ price down.

Can people in the US use KuCoin, and what does that mean for KCS?

For now, no. KuCoin is out of the US under a regulator term that may end Jan 2027 at the earliest, one of three regulator hits in 2026. Users' BTC on KuCoin is also down about 38% since Jun 2024, and fewer users likely means less pull for KCS. For KuCoin Token, the supply-and-demand signal is negative right now.

Is it time to take profit on KuCoin Token?

We would read KuCoin Token differently if new supply keeps arriving (+1.79% in 90 days), or demand falls from minimal, or KuCoin users' BTC keeps pointing down. Until then KuCoin Token's signal stays negative. Mark this date for KuCoin Token: Jan 2027 at the earliest — US ban may end.

Is KuCoin Token a good investment right now?

KuCoin Token scores 1.5/10 on our framework (Oct 15 2026): supply 1.5/5 (heavy), demand 0/5. Over the next year KuCoin Token's supply changes +1.79%. The long-run signal is negative.

How do I know when to buy KuCoin Token?

Supply and demand favor KuCoin Token most when little new supply is coming, demand is strong and the price drivers point up. Right now KuCoin Token has +1.79% new supply in 90 days (heavy), demand minimal (0/5), drivers 0 ▲ / 1 ▼.

Will KuCoin Token go up in 2026?

KuCoin Token's price drivers today: 0 pointing up, 1 pointing down, out of 2. • Regulator pressure: Three regulator hits in 2026; US exit term may end Jan 2027. ▼ KuCoin users' BTC: Users' BTC on KuCoin is down about 38% since Jun 2024.

Should I buy KuCoin Token or Bitcoin?

KuCoin Token: negative signal, 1.5/10 · Bitcoin: positive signal, 8.5/10 (Oct 15 2026). By supply and demand, KuCoin Token reads weaker than Bitcoin today.

Every answer here applies basic economic theory — the law of supply and demand — to this coin's data. It is not financial advice. How we read every coin →

How does MrNasdog judge every coin, and why is +1.79% shown in red?

We look at two things, half each: supply and demand. Fewer new coins mean less selling pressure. A meme coin scores 1.5 at most on supply: its team got its coins for free, so no new supply does not make it safe. We also show each coin's age, with a warning when it is younger than 1 year. Demand looks at how much people want the coin now and how much buying could come later. Price Drivers (Beta) are the 2 or 3 things that can move one coin's price that supply and demand miss; they have no score. KCS supply grows +1.79% in the next 90 days, so it shows in red: more KCS reaches the market than is removed. Zero or falling supply is always green, any growth is red.

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