KuCoin

Oyo State, Nigeria – October 13, 2026 -- KuCoin Nigeria Limited has received conditional Approval-in-Principle (AIP) from the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria (SEC Nigeria) for admission into its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP), but the approval does not allow it to operate in the country.

AIP is not a licence and does not permit client onboarding

SEC Nigeria's conditional AIP is not a final registration, licence, endorsement or recommendation. It does not authorise KuCoin Nigeria to commence operations, onboard clients or offer services to the Nigerian public. The company states that admission into ARIP does not assure or predetermine the grant of formal registration.

Providenciales – – September 24, 2026 -- KuCoin has upgraded its Wallet Management Services from CCSS v8.1 Level 2 to CCSS v8.1 Level 3, the highest tier of the Cryptocurrency Security Standard, the exchange announced.

KuCoin secures full-system certification under the CCSS v8.1 framework

The Level 3 rating, assessed under the same v8.1 standard as the prior certification, verifies stronger controls across the full cryptographic key lifecycle, from generation and storage to access, backup and recovery.

New controls target key-compromise response and personnel access

Compared with Level 2, the Level 3 certification requires greater separation of responsibilities, stricter access and personnel controls, regular testing of key-compromise response procedures, broader independent assurance, and continual backup of operational logs. KuCoin said the measures reduce single points of failure and improve traceability and resilience.

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – September 19, 2026 -- KuCoin has gone live on Arc as a mainnet launch partner, enabling eligible users to move USDC directly between the exchange and the new Layer-1 blockchain from day one.

KuCoin becomes one of first global exchanges to support Arc at launch

The integration lets eligible users transfer USDC directly between KuCoin and Arc, cutting the steps needed to access applications built on the network. Arc is an open Layer-1 blockchain launched by Arc Network Services LLC and operated by a permissioned validator set, built around payments, treasury management, tokenized assets and programmable finance.

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – – September 10, 2026 -- KuCoin has launched KCUSD, a new Earn product offering daily yields backed by real-world assets, aiming to convert idle stablecoin balances into productive capital for retail, high-net-worth and institutional users.

KCUSD offers a dynamic base APR of up to 4%, with promotional rates reaching 6%

Users can subscribe with as little as 1 USDT, USDC or USDG, with no subscription fee and same-asset redemption options. Returns are credited daily and automatically compound into users' KCUSD balances without manual reinvestment. Eligible users depositing qualifying new funds during the initial launch period can access a promotional APR of up to 6%.

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – September 03, 2026 -- KuCoin has partnered with FinChain to integrate the yield-bearing stablecoin FUSD into its RWA Collateral Mirroring Solution (RCMS), allowing institutional clients to use custodied real-world assets as trading collateral without selling or transferring them to the exchange.

RCMS lets institutions map custodied FUSD value directly to KuCoin trading accounts

Under the arrangement, FUSD's eligible collateral value is assessed within a designated custody framework and mapped to relevant KuCoin trading accounts under platform rules. Institutional users retain existing custody and yield arrangements while tapping KuCoin's liquidity, trade execution, risk controls and position management to deploy capital.