YieldCompare · head to head
KuCoin vs Uphold
Asset-by-asset comparison of rates and risk profiles
Short answer
Uphold is the safer of the two: it passes 4 of our five public safety checks, while KuCoin passes 2.
On rates, the highest advertised APY is 18 % at KuCoin and 11.6 % at Uphold. Base rates only, no promo tiers.
KuCoin
Safety grade D
5 checks ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
USDT 1.28 %
BTC 0.02 %
ETH 0.28 %
Top product COTI · 18 %
Products tracked 66
Coins tracked 66
Jurisdiction Seychelles
Founded 2017
Min deposit $1
Open KuCoin → 
Uphold
Safety grade B
5 checks ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓
USDT —
BTC —
ETH 0.67 %
Top product ATOM · 11.6 %
Products tracked 22
Coins tracked 22
Jurisdiction USA (FinCEN MSB) + UK FCA + EU
Founded 2014
Min deposit $1
Open Uphold → Coin by coin
Shared coins, side by side
| Asset | KuCoin | Uphold | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATOM | 0.11 % | 11.6 % | ★ Uphold |
| AVAX | 0.02 % | 3.19 % | ★ Uphold |
| SOL | 0.06 % | 1.64 % | ★ Uphold |
| TAO | 0.01 % | 1.59 % | ★ Uphold |
| ALGO | 0.06 % | 1.51 % | ★ Uphold |
| NEAR | 0.04 % | 1.41 % | ★ Uphold |
| XTZ | 0.5 % | 1.15 % | ★ Uphold |
| ETH | 0.28 % | 0.67 % | ★ Uphold |
| APT | 0.06 % | 0.58 % | ★ Uphold |
| FLR | 0.5 % | 0.22 % | ★ KuCoin |
| SUI | 0.02 % | 0.46 % | ★ Uphold |
| KSM | 0.2 % | 0.44 % | ★ Uphold |
| COTI | 18 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| USDG | 6.0 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| USDD | 5.0 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| INJ | — | 4.86 % | ★ Uphold |
| USDE | 4.75 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| AXL | — | 4.26 % | ★ Uphold |
| HUMA | 4.0 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| BCH | 3.79 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| CSPR | — | 3.29 % | ★ Uphold |
| CCD | — | 3.25 % | ★ Uphold |
| DOT | — | 1.81 % | ★ Uphold |
| POL | — | 1.78 % | ★ Uphold |
| USDT | 1.28 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| ZIL | 1.0 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| ADA | — | 0.99 % | ★ Uphold |
| ROSE | — | 0.99 % | ★ Uphold |
| XDC | — | 0.85 % | ★ Uphold |
| PUMP | 0.64 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| API3 | 0.5 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| AXS | 0.5 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| BRETT | 0.5 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| DGB | 0.5 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| IOTX | 0.5 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| METIS | 0.5 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| RLC | 0.5 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| XMR | 0.5 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| DOGE | 0.47 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| HBAR | — | 0.33 % | ★ Uphold |
| STX | 0.2 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| USDC | 0.15 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| LTC | 0.14 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| ROBO | 0.13 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| CHZ | 0.1 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| CRV | 0.09 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| SHIB | 0.09 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| ICP | 0.08 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| ZEC | 0.08 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| STRK | 0.08 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| ZRO | 0.08 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| BNB | 0.07 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| USUAL | 0.06 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| TIA | 0.06 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| NOT | 0.06 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| OPEN | 0.06 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| CAKE | 0.05 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| AR | 0.05 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| OP | 0.04 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| WLD | 0.03 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| UNI | 0.03 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| GRT | 0.03 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| CHIP | 0.02 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| ARB | 0.02 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| JUP | 0.02 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| DASH | 0.02 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| CFX | 0.02 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| W | 0.02 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| THETA | 0.02 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| SUSHI | 0.02 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| BTC | 0.02 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| SEI | 0.02 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| LDO | 0.02 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| WIF | 0.01 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| CRO | 0.01 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
| LINK | 0.01 % | — | ★ KuCoin |
Safety — check by check
| Check | D KuCoin | B Uphold |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Proof-of-Reserves | ✓ | ✓ |
| Flexible withdrawal | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insurance Fund | ✗ | ✗ |
| Track record (2+ years incident-free) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Score | 2/5 · D | 4/5 · B |
The five public criteria behind each platform's grade. Each ✓ is one point — more points, safer grade. A highlighted ✓ is where one platform wins the criterion outright.