Fee comparison

Kraken vs KuCoin fees

Kraken and KuCoin each come out cheaper in some scenarios. We priced three everyday transactions in United Kingdom (GBP) on both exchanges, including the spread, deposit, conversion and withdrawal costs that the trading fee leaves out.

Scenario 1

Buy £1,000 of BTC by bank transfer, withdraw on Bitcoin

KrakenMissing withdrawal fee

KuCoinMissing deposit fee, currency conversion

Scenario 2

Buy £500 of ETH by card, withdraw on Arbitrum

KrakenMissing withdrawal fee

KuCoinMissing deposit fee, currency conversion

Scenario 3

Buy £250 of USDT by bank transfer, withdraw on Tron

KrakenMissing spread, withdrawal fee

KuCoinMissing spread, deposit fee, currency conversion

Fee schedule side by side

Fee	Kraken	KuCoin
Taker fee	0.80%	0.10%
Maker fee	0.40%	0.10%
Estimated spread (BTC)	0.01%	0.00%
Bank deposit	Free	EUR: €1.00 · BRL: Free
Card deposit	EUR: 3.75% + €0.25 · USD: 3.75% + $0.25 · GBP: 3.75% + £0.25	Unknown
BTC withdrawal	Unknown	0.00009 BTC
Currencies accepted	USD, EUR, GBP	Unknown

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