KuCoin

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KuCoin vs Kraken: risk and licence comparison

Compare the V1 score, evidence confidence, legal-entity coverage and all five rating dimensions. This is not a recommendation to deposit.

KuCoin

62Elevated Risk

Confidence: 79%
Coverage: 70%
Entities: 2
Trend: Unknown

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Kraken

77Moderate Risk

Confidence: 81%
Coverage: 70%
Entities: 3
Trend: Unknown

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Five dimensions

Rating comparison

Higher scores indicate stronger evidence-backed risk controls. Open each row to review the evidence basis.

V1 calculation

How the score is calculated

The overall score is a weighted sum, not a simple average. Missing evidence lowers coverage and confidence instead of being automatically scored as zero.

25%Regulatory & legal standing15%Corporate transparency20%Asset & solvency transparency15%Security & incident history25%Operations & user protection

01Score each dimension from dated, traceable evidence.
02Apply the five published weights and calculate the weighted total.
03Apply redline overrides, then the confidence-based rating cap.

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Regulatory & legal standing

58KuCoin

86Kraken

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KuCoin · 58/100

KuCoin 的已核验主体和地区许可按产品分别记录；未核验范围不被概括为全球统一授权。

Input confidence 90% · 1 source records

Kraken · 86/100

Kraken 的已核验主体和地区许可按产品分别记录；未核验范围不被概括为全球统一授权。

Input confidence 96% · 1 source records

Corporate transparency

62KuCoin

80Kraken

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KuCoin · 62/100

欧洲主体清晰，但全球主体、历史执法和地区退出安排提高结构复杂度。

Input confidence 82% · 1 source records

Kraken · 80/100

多地区 Payward 主体、许可编号与产品分工披露较完整。

Input confidence 94% · 1 source records

Asset & solvency transparency

68KuCoin

62Kraken

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KuCoin · 68/100

公开储备验证提供有用信号，但不能证明全部负债和表外义务。

Input confidence 78% · 1 source records

Kraken · 62/100

储备证明审计覆盖特定资产和时点，不能外推为全部集团负债的持续偿付证明。

Input confidence 70% · 1 source records

Security & incident history

40KuCoin

66Kraken

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KuCoin · 40/100

2020 年重大安全事件及后续资产恢复进入历史评分，不能仅按当前控制判断。

Input confidence 92% · 1 source records

Kraken · 66/100

账户安全控制和历史披露较成熟，但任何长期运营平台仍需保留事故和钓鱼风险监控。

Input confidence 88% · 1 source records

Operations & user protection

76KuCoin

83Kraken

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KuCoin · 76/100

已接入官方状态页或公告入口；没有统一实时接口时会降低覆盖度，而不是自动判定正常。 Complaint evidence remains limited and is not treated as proof of safety.

Input confidence 67% · 3 source records

Kraken · 83/100

已接入官方状态页或公告入口；没有统一实时接口时会降低覆盖度，而不是自动判定正常。 Complaint evidence remains limited and is not treated as proof of safety.

Input confidence 71% · 3 source records

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