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KuCoin Token: history, founders and key events
From 2017 to today, every major rally, crash and upgrade, each with a dated, sourced price.
Open the interactive timeline3dated events
2years covered
365daily closes charted
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Latest close in our data: $7.30 (CoinGecko KCS/USD daily close, 2026-10-14).
Launched2017
Consensus or platformExchange token; native to KuCoin Community Chain
Circulating supply139.7 million (CoinGecko, Oct 14, 2026)
Origin story
KCS is the token of the KuCoin exchange, launched in 2017. KuCoin shares part of its trading fee revenue with KCS holders and has run regular buybacks and burns.
Founders: KuCoin exchange, co founded by Michael Gan and Johnny Lyu.
launchrallycrashupgradelegalforkoutagemilestone
Source: CoinGecko KCS/USD daily closes 2025-10-15 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.
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Key events
- Oct 15, 2025milestone
First daily close in our data $14.36 (CoinGecko KCS/USD daily close, 2025-10-15)
Our sourced KCS price history begins on this day. - Oct 15, 2025rally
Highest close in our data $14.36 (CoinGecko KCS/USD daily close, 2025-10-15)
The highest daily close for KCS in our price history. - Jun 7, 2026crash
Lowest close after the peak $6.12 (CoinGecko KCS/USD daily close, 2026-06-07)
The lowest KCS close in our data after its highest close.
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Sources
Facts written in our own words. Last checked Oct 14, 2026.