KuCoin Emerges as Leading Digital Asset Infrastructure Provider
The digital asset industry is undergoing a significant shift from focusing on trading to building trusted infrastructure. As part of this evolution, KuCoin has expanded its services beyond transaction execution, incorporating payments and broader crypto utility.
CoinGecko Research released the KuCoin Exchange Report, providing an independent assessment of KuCoin's nine-year evolution and performance in the first half of 2026. The report highlights KuCoin's growth from a token access-focused exchange to a trusted digital asset infrastructure serving over 45 million users worldwide.
KuCoin's off-chain payment volume increased by 300% during H1 2026, with payment orders growing approximately 25-fold and its network of service partners and merchants expanding by 60%. On-chain payment activity also experienced rapid growth, reflecting increasing demand for practical digital asset use cases beyond trading.
The report identifies three key trends shaping KuCoin's market activity: resilient derivatives participation, broader trading interest, and continued expansion into tokenized markets. Derivatives activity remained stable despite a cautious market environment, with average daily trading volumes of $1.99 billion in spot markets and $3.07 billion in perpetual futures.