KKCS · Ethereum
Inflation analysis
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KCS · a fixed-supply exchange token whose burn has gone quiet — supply sits flat.

KCS is the exchange token of KuCoin on Ethereum~137.2M circulating of a fixed 142.2M supply with no mint function, so nothing is inflated into existence.

Sell pressure. No mint, no vesting, no unlock — nothing new reaches the market. About 5.0M KCS sits company-held outside the float, monitored but not moving.

Buy pressure. The buyback-and-burn is dormant — the last round was 20,240 KCS in Dec 2025 and no 2026 burn is on-chain, so nothing is being removed either.

Net. About 0.00% — supply is flat and roughly neutral over 90 days.

Inflation
Last 90 Days
0.00%
updated
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 · On-chain total supply held at 142,155,021 KCS over the window with no mint and no confirmed 2026 burn (last burn Dec 2025); the monitor's +1.77% is a circulating re-count of already-issued company-held KCS into the float (checked Jul 13 2026), not new supply — primary kept.
Sell pressure
1. Protocol inflation
0

KCS has no mint function — supply is fixed and can only shrink through the buyback-and-burn, so nothing is inflated into existence.

permanent · no change
2. Vesting unlocks
0

KCS is an exchange token with no seed, team or investor vesting calendar — there is no scheduled unlock cliff reaching the market.

checked · Jul 13 2026
3. Foundation + unscheduled unlocks
0

About 5.0M KCS is company-held outside the circulating float (total 142.2M vs 137.2M circulating), with no published release schedule and no observed outflow in the window — a tracked, monitored overhang. No public evidence of release in window — monitored.

checked · Jul 13 2026
4. Long-term locked or bankruptcy
0

No bankruptcy estate or court-ordered distribution applies to KCS.

permanent · no change
Buy pressure
1. Programmatic buyback
0

The buyback-and-burn — 10% of profit used to buy KCS and send it to a black-hole address — has been dormant this window. The last confirmed round was 20,240 KCS in Dec 2025; no 2026 burn is published or on-chain, and total supply is unchanged, so it is carried at 0. Sporadic — last firing Dec 2025, no public schedule for next 90 days.

checked · Jul 13 2026
2. Protocol fee burn
0

There is no separate transaction fee-burn on KCS — the only burn mechanism is the profit-funded buyback in Buy #1.

permanent · no change
3. Foundation buy
0

KuCoin's only market purchase of KCS is the buyback program in Buy #1 — there is no separate discretionary buy to book.

checked · Jul 13 2026
4. New long-term lock
0

No new multi-year lock, escrow or staking cap was announced in the window — monitored.

checked · Jul 13 2026

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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%
Score (0–2)
1.7
1.7
Verdict
favor
favor
Circulating supply: 137.160M KCS
Read the inflation analysis
The full Pressure Framework write-up for KCS.
Why a fixed supply with a dormant burn reads as flat — and what the monitor rise really is.

MrNasdog Pressure Framework analysis of KCS, Metric 1 (Inflation Monitor). Data + explanation only. Not financial advice. Updated Jul 13, 2026.