KuCoin (@kucoincom) — Twitter Score 382 out of 1000

KuCoin is a global cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform that was founded by Chun Gan and Ke Tang and officially launched its trading platform in 2017. In January 2025, KuCoin pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, agreed to pay over $297 million, and agreed to exit the U.S. market for at least two years. KuCoin's Twitter Score is 382 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #645 (top 0.5%) among 464,440 tracked accounts.

KuCoin says it is trusted by over 45 million users across more than 200 countries and regions. The platform offers spot trading, leverage, options, derivatives, DeFi, lending, and mining services. Its native token, KuCoin Token (KCS), launched alongside the exchange. In 2021, the KuCoin Community Chain launched, and the platform has since expanded its product suite, including the launch of xStocks, described as a one-stop access point to top global tokenized equities, and support for a regulated exchange in Thailand under a Thai SEC license, both in 2025.

KuCoin raised $20 million in Series A funding led by IDG Capital and Matrix Partners, per public disclosures. It subsequently completed a $150 million Series B financing round led by Jump, with participation from Circle Ventures, IDG Capital, and Matrix Partners, followed by a $10 million strategic investment from SIG. In 2025, KuCoin appointed BC Wong as CEO. KuCoin is affiliated with KuCoin Labs, its innovation and incubation arm, and KuCoin Ventures, which describes itself as the leading investment arm of KuCoin Exchange.

KuCoin's legal history includes a December 2023 settlement of $22 million with New York over operating an unregistered exchange, and a January 2025 guilty plea to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, with an agreement to pay over $297 million. Founders Chun Gan and Ke Tang were indicted in March 2024, with prosecution deferred for two years and each forfeiting approximately $2.7 million. KuCoin served approximately 1.5 million registered U.S. users between approximately September 2017 and March 2024, earning at least approximately $184.5 million in fees during that period. Separately, in September 2020, KuCoin was compromised by hackers who stole over $281 million, though the platform recovered 84% of the stolen assets.

KuCoin has 3,526,991 followers as of July 2026 and has published 35,790 posts. KuCoin has been mentioned by 2,826 accounts a total of 14,271 times. KuCoin's portfolio includes Hummingbot, E Money Network, Cryowar, Octo Gaming and BloFin Exchange.

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The accounts that follow KuCoin include 1,174 founders, 165 angel investors, 1,230 influencers and 176 VCs. Among them are Toly, Ansem, Laura Shin, CoinDesk, Luca Netz and Andrew Kang.