Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Extended | KuCoin | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $5.12 | ◀BTC trade, $10k | $12.01 |
| $658 | ◀BTC trade, $1M | $1,544 |
| $11.7M | BTC book depth▶ | $38.8M |
| 0.025%/0.000% | ◀Taker / maker | 0.060%/0.020% |
| 100x | Max leverage▶ | 125x |
| Size | ||
| $500.5M | Volume 24h▶ | $2.00B |
| $427.8M | Volume, 7-day average▶ | $2.89B |
| $203.6Mlongs + shorts | Open interest | $3.22Bone side |
| $119.2M | TVL | — |
| Markets | ||
| 307 | Markets▶ | 689 |
| 130 | Stocks & RWA▶ | 162 |
| 1h | Funding paid every | 1h or 4h or 8h |
| −0.0024% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0018% |
| +0.687% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.273% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | ◀KYC | Required |
| none yet | Token | $KCS |
| Active | Airdrop | — |
Cost to trade SOL
| Size | Extended | KuCoin |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.585.8 bp | $1.2312.3 bp |
| $10k | $5.825.8 bp | $14.0914.1 bp |
| $100k | $58.635.9 bp | $19719.7 bp |
| $1M | $1,24612.5 bp | $3,28532.9 bp |
| $5M | — | $35,03870.1 bp |
ETH funding per day
pair pageSize
daily, last 30 daysVolume by asset class
last 30 daysOn both: 269
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Extended | KuCoin | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | −0.0024% | +0.0018% | +0.0042% | −$22 |
| ETH | +0.0072% | +0.0011% | +0.0061% | −$8 |
| HYPE | +0.0104% | +0.0040% | +0.0064% | −$32 |
| SOL | +0.0080% | +0.0071% | +0.0009% | −$10 |
| PUMP | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$28 |
| NEAR | +0.0048% | +0.0100% | +0.0052% | −$42 |
| LIT | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$59 |
| ZEC | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$30 |
| XMR | +0.0104% | +0.0147% | +0.0043% | −$61 |
| XRP | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$14 |
| JUP | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$71 |
| BNB | +0.0096% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$26 |
| ZRO | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$22 |
| SUI | −0.0056% | +0.0100% | +0.0156% | −$29 |
| GRAM | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$98 |
| AAVE | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$34 |
| ENA | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$37 |
| LTC | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$48 |
| ADA | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$25 |
| TAO | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$36 |
Only on Extended: 57
XAU · EUR · SP500 · NAS100 · SHOP · USDJPY · UNITREE · PURR · TXN · AKT · ADI · QNT · JP225 · AMGN · TMUS · MRNA · BKNG · XEL · SNPS · APP · ONG · FIDA · KR200 · SOFI · PLAY · AIA · LIN · MELI · AXON · CEG · BB · DDOG · INTU · FTNT · MPWR · FANG · MKR · CLSK · GFS · SBUX · HON · RIOT · ADSK · AAL · CDW · STLD · CDNS · MCHP · ODFL · ISRG · REGN · TEAM · TTD · NXPI · GEHC · VRTX · ON
Only on KuCoin: 413
QNT · LONGXIA · FF · CAP · VET · KAS · MUBARAK · 0G · QQQ · IOTA · APR · CRO · SPY · COTI · NIGHT · CAKE · EGLD · COAI · ZIL · RIVER · HOME · BR · BLESS · PROVE · RAVE · LIGHT · SYRUP · MYX · ALLO · ESP · MANA · PYTH · ONE · API3 · XVG · ZEST · TRB · PIPPIN · MASK · FOLKS · AIN · RAY · MOODENG · KERNEL · LAB · EDEN · RVN · MET · RESOLV · XPIN · CYS · CVC · NPC · BLUAI · USDC · GRT · ROSE · SKYAI · PHAROS · SUSHI · and 353 more
Questions
Is Extended or KuCoin cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $5.12 on Extended and $12.01 on KuCoin right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together, so Extended is cheaper. Taker fees: 0.025% and 0.06%.
Which has more markets, Extended or KuCoin?
Extended lists 307 active markets and KuCoin 689; 269 assets trade on both, 79 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does Extended or KuCoin require KYC?
Extended: No ID (only transaction screening and third-party on-ramps); not for the US, UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Russia or sanctioned countries. KuCoin: Standard KYC (ID and face check) for any product since Aug 2023.
Can you arbitrage funding between Extended and KuCoin?
Yes: 1 of the assets on both paid more in funding over the last 7 days than a $10k round trip on both costs. The best was CL, long on KuCoin and short on Extended, with $7 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Extended or KuCoin?
24-hour volume: Extended $500.5M, KuCoin $2.00B. Open interest as each reports it: $203.6M and $3.22B. Extended reports open interest as longs plus shorts, both sides of every position; KuCoin reports one side. For the same positions Extended's figure reads about twice as large. TVL: $119.2M and none published.

