PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, July 24, 2026 — KuCoin released its 2026 H1 Review: Beyond the Signal, a ninth-anniversary special edition covering the crypto platform's development and progress during the first half of 2026.

The review presents KuCoin's growth in the context of a crypto industry that has moved beyond a focus on market access and trading toward a more connected role in global finance and everyday economic activity. Founded in 2017, KuCoin is one of several major global exchanges that began as retail-focused trading venues and have since broadened into multi-service platforms. According to the report, platforms are increasingly assessed not only by user reach, but also by the trust, resilience, intelligence, and practical utility of the infrastructure they provide.

KuCoin said the review traces its evolution from an early gateway for asset discovery into a broader ecosystem serving users, institutions, businesses, and Web3 participants. The company reported that its global user base has surpassed 45 million users.

Alongside continued activity in established markets, KuCoin said it recorded growth across high-growth emerging regions during the period. New-user growth reached 170% in Latin America and 30% in Africa, supported by continued investment in core trading infrastructure, Web3 access, real-world payments, and institutional services. These regions have been areas of expanding crypto adoption more broadly, driven in part by demand for alternatives to local currencies and cross-border payment tools.

KuCoin's Crypto-as-a-Service ecosystem now supports more than 120 partners, while its broker network has expanded to more than 400 partners. The company said the figures reflect rising demand from brokers, fintech companies, and other businesses for modular, institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure, as well as KuCoin's role beyond its core exchange services as an infrastructure provider for the broader digital asset economy.

The review also emphasized trust as a central component of KuCoin's expansion. KuCoin's $2 billion Trust Project is organized around five pillars: security infrastructure, compliance and governance, transparency mechanisms, user protection, and global infrastructure and operational resilience.

KuCoin cited independent third-party validation including SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27701:2019, and CCSS certifications, together with Hacken-audited Proof of Reserves. The company also said it expanded its regulatory footprint, including registration as a Digital Currency Exchange provider with AUSTRAC in Australia and MiCAR authorization in Europe. The European authorization places KuCoin within the EU's comprehensive Markets in Crypto-Assets regulatory framework, which began applying to crypto-asset service providers across the bloc.

The report identified real-world utility and the convergence of crypto with traditional finance as priorities for KuCoin's next stage. KuCoin Pay recorded growth in on-chain payment volume, more than 3x growth in off-chain payment volume, approximately 25x growth in total orders, and 60% growth in the number of service partners and merchants.

KuCard also launched in Australia through Mastercard's global network. KuCoin said the payment figures point to an approach in which mainstream crypto payments depend less on consumers and merchants learning an entirely new Web3 payment process and more on integrating digital assets into payment methods they already understand.

Artificial intelligence is also becoming part of KuCoin's infrastructure roadmap. KIA, KuCoin's crypto-native AI assistant, has developed from a standalone tool into an ecosystem-wide intelligence layer spanning eight core scenarios: futures, spot trading, search, asset services, content, wealth management, market data, and campaigns. The integration reflects a wider industry trend in which exchanges and Web3 platforms are embedding AI-driven tools for trading assistance, market analysis, and user engagement.

KIA recorded 300% growth in daily active users, while the KuCoin Skills Hub made modular crypto capabilities available to external AI agents. KuCoin said the initiative supports the development of more intelligent, agent-ready crypto infrastructure.

"Nine years of market cycles have reinforced a simple belief: time rewards trust," said BC Wong, CEO of KuCoin. "As crypto moves from the margins into the infrastructure of global finance, the platforms that endure will be defined not by short-term noise, but by the lasting value they create. For KuCoin, that means building secure and transparent infrastructure, advancing responsible innovation, strengthening compliance, and connecting digital assets with the real economy. Beyond the Signal is our commitment to building an ecosystem that users and the industry can trust for the long term."

As KuCoin enters its tenth year, the company said it will continue to scale trust, advance intelligent infrastructure, and expand the real-world utility of digital assets.

The full 2026 H1 Review: Beyond the Signal is available here.

About KuCoin

Founded in 2017, KuCoin is a global crypto platform built on trust and security, serving more than 45 million users across 200+ countries and regions. The platform combines technology, liquidity, and security safeguards to provide trading services.

KuCoin provides access to 1,500+ digital assets through a broad product suite and says it remains committed to building transparent, compliant, and user-centric digital asset infrastructure for the future of finance. The company is backed by SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, and ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certifications.

KuCoin said it has built a global compliance foundation in recent years, marked by milestones including AUSTRAC registration in Australia, a MiCA license in Europe, and regulatory progress in other markets. More information is available at www.kucoin.com.

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