Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Extended | KuCoin | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $5.12 | ◀BTC trade, $10k | $12.01 |
| $568 | ◀BTC trade, $1M | $1,520 |
| $11.5M | BTC book depth▶ | $40.3M |
| 0.025%/0.000% | ◀Taker / maker | 0.060%/0.020% |
| 100x | Max leverage▶ | 125x |
| Size | ||
| $492.3M | Volume 24h▶ | $1.97B |
| $427.8M | Volume, 7-day average▶ | $2.89B |
| $203.1Mlongs + shorts | Open interest | $3.19Bone side |
| $119.2M | TVL | — |
| Markets | ||
| 307 | Markets▶ | 689 |
| 130 | Stocks & RWA▶ | 162 |
| 1h | Funding paid every | 1h or 4h or 8h |
| −0.0048% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0009% |
| +0.684% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.271% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | ◀KYC | Required |
| none yet | Token | $KCS |
| Active | Airdrop | — |
Cost to trade BTC
| Size | Extended | KuCoin |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.515.1 bp | $1.2012.0 bp |
| $10k | $5.125.1 bp | $12.0112.0 bp |
| $100k | $51.165.1 bp | $12712.7 bp |
| $1M | $5685.7 bp | $1,52015.2 bp |
| $5M | $9,20418.4 bp | $11,64823.3 bp |
ZEC funding per day
pair pageSize
daily, last yearVolume by asset class
last yearOn both: 269
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Extended | KuCoin | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XAG | +0.0032% | 0.0000% | +0.0032% | −$14 |
| CL | +0.0032% | −0.0004% | +0.0036% | +$8 |
| SKHYNIX | −0.0688% | −0.0252% | +0.0436% | −$33 |
| NATGAS | +0.1456% | +0.1356% | +0.0100% | −$80 |
| BZ | −0.0504% | −0.0134% | +0.0370% | −$16 |
| MU | +0.0032% | 0.0000% | +0.0032% | −$17 |
| SPCX | −0.0248% | −0.0146% | +0.0102% | −$53 |
| META | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$54 |
| SNDK | +0.0256% | +0.0061% | +0.0195% | −$19 |
| NVDA | +0.0032% | 0.0000% | +0.0032% | −$56 |
| TSLA | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$40 |
| AMZN | +0.0016% | 0.0000% | +0.0016% | −$44 |
| COPPER | +0.0032% | 0.0000% | +0.0032% | −$89 |
| MSFT | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$87 |
| GOOGL | +0.0184% | 0.0000% | +0.0184% | −$50 |
| AMD | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$53 |
| AAPL | 0.0000% | +0.0003% | +0.0003% | −$53 |
| PLTR | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$106 |
| CRCL | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$61 |
| MSTR | +0.0032% | 0.0000% | +0.0032% | −$30 |
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 · KR200 · FIDA · SOFI · AIA · PLAY · 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
LONGXIA · FF · QNT · MUBARAK · CAP · VET · KAS · ZEST · QQQ · CRO · SPY · APR · 0G · IOTA · NIGHT · COTI · EGLD · CAKE · COAI · RIVER · ZIL · USDC · BR · BLESS · RAVE · HOME · LIGHT · RAY · SYRUP · ESP · ALLO · MANA · PIPPIN · PYTH · ONE · PROVE · TRB · XVG · POWER · AIN · FOLKS · MYX · MOODENG · SIGN · LAB · EDEN · MET · RVN · ARX · RESOLV · XPIN · CYS · CVC · T · NPC · CHILLGUY · API3 · ROSE · GRT · SKYAI · 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: 2 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 $8 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Extended or KuCoin?
24-hour volume: Extended $492.3M, KuCoin $1.97B. Open interest as each reports it: $203.1M and $3.19B. 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.

