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KuCoin Token

KCS · Exchange token
Checked
Oct 24 2026
The big picture
4.5 / 10Total score0510
Supply + DemandMax. 10

Supply ↘

4.5/5
Flat
#1#101
Supply rank
Now #11

Demand ↘

0/5
Minimal
Social rank · 12m
Now #104

Price Drivers ↘

Beta
2 drivers
▲ 0 price up
▼ 2 price down
Hold KCS? We'll warn you first.
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Coming next

No single dated event in the next 90 days.

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Metric 1 of 3

KCS · Coin Supply

Nothing minted, nothing burned. The burn stopped in December.

4.5 / 5Flat
Age9.0 yearssince Oct 2017
Unlocked98.2%of total supply
Last 90 days0.00%new supply
Next 90 days0.00%estimate

KCS is KuCoin's exchange token and the gas coin of KuCoin Community Chain: 139.66M of 142.16M count as circulating, and no new coins are made.

Sell pressure. No real unlock either. The 2022 lock wallet still holds 47.5M KCS untouched, even though 2.5M more was counted as unlocked on Oct 1 2026.

Buy pressure. None. The monthly buyback and burn last fired on Dec 31 2025.

Net. Net, supply is flat at 0.00% over 90 days, and flat next.

Inflation
Last 90 Days
0.00%
checked · Oct 15 2026
Net flow: 0.00% of supply stays in the market (roughly neutral) over 90 days
Next 90 Days
0.00%
estimate
Net flow: 0.00% of supply stays in the market (roughly neutral) next 90 days
Mixed flows · supply roughly steady
monitor gap · The monitor reads +1.92% and we read 0.00%. The supply figure it reads rose 2.5M KCS on Oct 1 2026, as it does at every quarter turn, because the 2022 lock plan counts one more slice as unlocked. On-chain, the lock wallet held 47.5M KCS at both ends of the window and has sent nothing since Mar 31 2022, and no KCS was minted or burned. Our number stays.
Sell pressure
1. Protocol inflation
0

KuCoin Community Chain creates no new KCS. Validators are paid from a reserve pool that KuCoin tops up with coins it already holds: 215,339 KCS went in over these 90 days, about 2,390 a day, and about 152,800 were paid out. That moves existing coins between holders and adds nothing to supply.

checked · Oct 15 2026
2. Vesting unlocks
0

A 2022 plan re-locked 50M KCS for the founders' Foundation share and early investors, to unlock 2.5M every quarter for five years. The published supply now counts all but 2.5M as unlocked, with the latest step on Oct 1 2026. But the lock wallet still holds 47.5M KCS and has not sent a single coin since Mar 31 2022, so nothing actually reached the market. The last 2.5M is due to be counted at the turn of the year.

checked · Oct 15 2026
3. Foundation + unscheduled unlocks
0

Team-side wallets we track, none of which moved in these 90 days: the 2022 lock wallet (47.5M, of which only 2.5M is still counted as locked), a holder and contributor reward pool (19.9M, untouched since 2024), an early KuCoin wallet (12.48M, untouched since Mar 2025), and two wallets that took the first 2.5M slice in 2022 (1.6M and 0.9M, never moved). The burn address holds the destroyed 26.78M. If any of them sends coins out, that enters here.

checked · Oct 15 2026
4. Long-term locked or bankruptcy
0

No bankruptcy estate, court-run trustee or long lock is paying out KCS.

checked · Oct 15 2026
Buy pressure
1. Programmatic buyback
0

KuCoin's buyback and burn ran every month until the 66th burn of 20,240 KCS on Dec 31 2025. Since then the burn address has gained only 0.46 KCS of dust, 0.018 of it in these 90 days, and no burn has been announced in 2026. Sporadic since then, with no public schedule for the next 90 days.

checked · Oct 15 2026
2. Protocol fee burn
0

Gas on KuCoin Community Chain goes to validators. No part of a fee is destroyed.

checked · Oct 15 2026
3. Foundation buy
0

No KuCoin or Foundation purchase of KCS was announced or seen on-chain in these 90 days. KuCoin's own wallets only refill the validator reward pool.

checked · Oct 15 2026
4. New long-term lock
0

About 55.4M KCS sits staked with chain validators, and KuCoin users stake more for the fee bonus. Staked KCS still counts as circulating, so more staking takes nothing out of the float.

checked · Oct 15 2026
Supply check · sell, buy & net
 
Last 90D
Next 90D
Sell total (M KCS)
0.000
0.000
Buy total (M KCS)
0.000
0.000
Sell % of circ
0.000%
0.000%
Buy % of circ
0.000%
0.000%
Net inflation %
0.000%
0.000%
Circulating supply: 139.655M KCS
Read the full Inflation Analysis
KCS: nothing minted, no burn since Dec 31 2025, and a 47.5M lock wallet that has not moved since 2022.
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

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
#102 · Oct 15 2026

Today, people are talking about KCS for one reason:

  1. 1
    KuCoin launched version 5.0 with a new AI assistant.

    KuCoin announced KuCoin 5.0 on Oct 12 2026, and on Oct 19 2026 more details came out about its AI assistant. The exchange says the AI cannot place trades by itself and can pause its advice during a crash, for its 45 million users. People ask if a busier, safer KuCoin means more demand for KCS.

Checked Oct 19 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

New
Licenses won, bans lifted → price upMore fines and bans → price downnow
  1. Jan 27 2025US guilty plea, $297M
  2. Nov 28 2025EU MiCA license
  3. Feb 19 2026EU: no new users
  4. Mar 5 2026Dubai orders halt
  5. Mar 30 2026CFTC $0.5M, US barred
  6. May 18 2026EU ban lifted
  7. Oct 13 2026Korea blocks website
  8. Today
    Jan 2027 at the earliestUS ban may end

Korea blocked KuCoin Oct 13; US ban may end Jan 2027.

Data
DateWhat happened / what is coming
Jan 27 2025US guilty plea, $297M
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
Oct 13 2026Korea blocks website
Jan 2027 at the earliestUS ban may end (coming)
Checked Oct 15 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 15 2026

KuCoin Token (KCS) supply: questions people ask

Is KuCoin Token (KCS) inflationary or deflationary?

KuCoin Token (KCS) is flat, neither inflationary nor deflationary right now: its supply changes 0.00% over the next 90 days and 0.00% over the next year (checked Oct 15 2026). New KCS and removed KCS about cancel out.

What is the KCS inflation rate in 2026?

About 0.00% a year: that is how much KuCoin Token (KCS) supply changes over the next 12 months, with 0.00% in the next 90 days (checked Oct 15 2026). That puts KCS #86 of 101 coins we track for new supply (#1 = the most new supply).

When is the next KCS token unlock?

No dated KuCoin Token (KCS) unlock is scheduled in the next 90 days (checked Oct 15 2026).

Does KuCoin Token burn or buy back KCS?

Not in a way that removes KCS today: nothing takes KCS off the market over the next 90 days (checked Oct 15 2026). Buyback-and-burn silent since Dec 31 2025; no fee burn.

Where does new KCS supply come from?

Almost no new KCS reaches the market over the next 90 days (checked Oct 15 2026). Nothing minted; the 2022 lock wallet (47.5M KCS) has not moved since Mar 31 2022, though its slices are counted as unlocked each quarter.

How much KCS is in circulation?

About 140M KCS is in circulation (checked Oct 15 2026). Over the next 90 days that changes 0.00%, and over a year 0.00%.

Does KCS have more new supply than ALGO, POL or KAS?

Over the next 90 days (checked Oct 15 2026): KCS 0.00%, ALGO +0.66%, POL +0.29%, KAS +0.54%. KCS has the least new supply of these 4 coins.

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 0.00% shown in green?

We look at two things: supply and demand. Fewer new coins mean less selling pressure. We also show each coin's age, with a warning when it is younger than 1 year. Demand shows how much people want the coin. Price Drivers (Beta) are the 2 or 3 things that can move one coin's price that supply and demand miss. KCS supply is not growing (0.00% in the next 90 days), so it shows in green. Zero or falling supply is always green, any growth is red.

What do Watch KCS alerts cover?

One email before each big supply event, and the day our verdict changes. Nothing else. You can watch 2 coins for free.

Related supply research: ALGO +0.66% · POL +0.29% · KAS +0.54% · All crypto inflation rates (110 coins) → · Full KCS supply report → · Embed this coin

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