Changes to Funding Rate Intervals for SOPHUSDT Perpetual Contracts

KuCoin Futures will adjust the funding rate intervals for the SOPHUSDT Perpetual Contract at 01:00 on December 20, 2025 (UTC).

Before Adjustment：Every 4 Hours
After Adjustment：Every 1 Hours

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-changes-to-funding-rate-intervals-for-sophusdt-perpetual-contracts-12-20

Changes to Funding Rate Intervals for ANIMEUSDT Perpetual Contracts

KuCoin Futures will adjust the funding rate intervals for the ANIMEUSDT Perpetual Contract at 13:00 on December 20, 2025 (UTC).

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-changes-to-funding-rate-intervals-for-animeusdt-perpetual-contracts-12-20

Funding Rate Settlement Frequency of Multiple USDⓈ-M Perpetual Contracts Will Be Resumed

KuCoin Futures will adjust the funding fee settlement interval for the following USDⓈ-M perpetual contracts back to every 4 hours, max funding rate remains unchanged. Effective from 04:00 on December 21, 2025 (UTC).

GPSUSDTM
KAVAUSDTM
MERLUSDTM

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-funding-rate-settlement-frequency-of-multiple-usd-m-perpetual-contracts-will-be-resumed-12-21

Changes to Funding Rate Intervals for DUSDT Perpetual Contracts

KuCoin Futures will adjust the funding rate intervals for the DUSDT Perpetual Contract at 01:00 on December 24, 2025 (UTC).

Before Adjustment：Every 4 Hours
After Adjustment：Every 1 Hours

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-changes-to-funding-rate-intervals-for-dusdt-perpetual-contracts-12-24

In order to improve the performance of KuCoin API Spot, KuCoin will carry out a live upgrade at 06:30 (UTC) on December 26, 2025. The upgrade time will be 30 minutes. The websocket push of user balance/private order/l2 increment might cause loss or delay during the upgrade period.

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-announcement-of-kucoin-api-upgrade-december-26-2025

Changes to Funding Rate Intervals for BANANAUSDT Perpetual Contracts

KuCoin Futures will adjust the funding rate intervals for the BANANAUSDT Perpetual Contract at 01:00 on December 25, 2025 (UTC).

Before Adjustment：Every 4 Hours
After Adjustment：Every 1 Hours

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-changes-to-funding-rate-intervals-for-bananausdt-perpetual-contracts-12-25

Changes to Funding Rate Intervals for ACEUSDT Perpetual Contracts

KuCoin Futures will adjust the funding rate intervals for the ACEUSDT Perpetual Contract at 12:00 on December 27, 2025 (UTC).

Before Adjustment：Every 1 Hours
After Adjustment：Every 4 Hours

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-changes-to-funding-rate-intervals-for-aceusdt-perpetual-contracts-12-27

Changes to Funding Rate Intervals for FLOWUSDT and ONTUSDT Perpetual Contracts

KuCoin Futures will adjust the funding rate intervals for the FLOWUSDT and ONTUSDT Perpetual Contract at 17:00 on December 27, 2025 (UTC).

Before Adjustment：Every 8 Hours
After Adjustment：Every 1 Hours

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-changes-to-funding-rate-intervals-for-flowusdt-perpetual-contracts-12-27

Changes to Funding Rate Intervals for STORJUSDT Perpetual Contracts

KuCoin Futures will adjust the funding rate intervals for the STORJUSDT Perpetual Contract at 1:00 on December 28, 2025 (UTC).

Before Adjustment：Every 8 Hours
After Adjustment：Every 1 Hours

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-changes-to-funding-rate-intervals-for-storjusdt-perpetual-contracts-12-28

Changes to Funding Rate Intervals for DUSDT Perpetual Contracts

KuCoin Futures will adjust the funding rate intervals for the DUSDT Perpetual Contract at 04:00 on December 29, 2025 (UTC).

Before Adjustment：Every 1 Hours
After Adjustment：Every 4 Hours

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-changes-to-funding-rate-intervals-for-dusdt-perpetual-contracts-12-29

Changes to Max Funding Rate for Perpetual Contract

To better align perpetual futures prices with spot index prices, KuCoin Futures will adjust the max funding rate for the following Perpetual Contract on December 29, 2025.

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-changes-to-max-funding-rate-for-perpetual-contract-12-29

Important Notice: Optimization of the Perpetual Futures Funding Rate Calculation Mechanism(01-09)

To further enhance the continuity and market adaptability of the perpetual futures funding rate mechanism, the platform will optimize the MA (Moving Average) calculation cycle logic used in funding rate calculations. Please review the following important updates carefully.

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-important-notice-optimization-of-the-perpetual-futures-funding-rate-calculation-mechanism-01-09

To further enhance system stability and order matching performance, KuCoin Futures will perform a system upgrade on the FOK (Fill or Kill) order function.

Upgrade Time: January 8, 2026, 02:00 – 08:00 (UTC)

Affected Feature: FOK orders

Scope of Impact:
FOK orders submitted manually by users(Advanced Limit-FOK)
FOK orders submitted via API

During the Upgrade:
The FOK order function will be temporarily unavailable;
Any FOK orders submitted during this period will be rejected by the system;
Other order types and Futures trading functions will not be affected.

After the Upgrade:
The FOK order function will automatically resume normal operation;
No additional announcement will be made after the system upgrade is completed. Please refer to the actual trading status.

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-kucoin-futures-fok-order-function-upgrade-notice-01-08

KuCoin Will Adjust the Tick Size for Certain Spot Trading Pairs

In order to increase market liquidity and improve trading experience, KuCoin will be adjusting the Tick Size (i.e., the minimum change in the unit price) of the following Spot trading pairs at 8:00 on January 5, 2026 (UTC).

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-kucoin-will-adjust-the-tick-size-for-a-certain-spot-trading-pair-20260105

In order to improve the performance of KuCoin API Spot, KuCoin will carry out a live upgrade at 06:30 (UTC) on January 28, 2026. The upgrade time will be 30 minutes. The websocket push of user balance/private order/l2 increment might cause loss or delay during the upgrade period.

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-announcement-of-kucoin-api-upgrade-january-28-2026

In order to improve the performance of KuCoin Futures API, KuCoin will carry out a live upgrade at 07:00 (UTC) on February 19, 2026. The upgrade is expected to last 120 minutes. During the upgrade, the Classic Futures WebSocket feed may experience disconnections, latency, or data loss.

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-announcement-of-kucoin-api-upgrade-february-19-2026

In order to improve the performance of KuCoin Futures API, KuCoin will carry out a live upgrade at 07:00 (UTC) on February 9, 2026. The upgrade is expected to last 120 minutes. During the upgrade, the Classic Futures WebSocket feed may experience disconnections, latency, or data loss.

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/en-announcement-of-kucoin-api-upgrade-february-9-2026

In order to improve the performance of KuCoin API, KuCoin will carry out a live upgrade at 13:00 (UTC) on February 23, 2026. The upgrade is expected to last 60 minutes. During the upgrade, the Public WebSocket feed may experience disconnections, latency, or data loss.

If there is significant market volatility prior to the upgrade, we will postpone the upgrade based on market conditions and make an announcement accordingly.

👉Important Update: Adjustment of Liquidation LTV for Margin Trading​👈

KuCoin will upgrade the Margin system on March 5, 2026 (UTC): 
Liquidation LTV adjusted from 97% → 95% 
Margin Call threshold adjusted from 95% → 92% 

Optimized liquidation logic with updated net liability calculation

Please review your margin positions in advance to avoid potential liquidation. 

Official announcements: 

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/hk-kucoin-margin-notice-liquidation-system-upgrade-260224

https://www.kucoin.com/announcement/kucoin-margin-impotant-notice-260213

In order to improve the performance of KuCoin PRO-API, KuCoin will carry out a live upgrade at 09:00 (UTC) on March 04, 2026. The upgrade time will be 30 minutes. The private websocket push might cause loss or delay during the upgrade period.

In order to improve the performance of KuCoin PRO-API, KuCoin will carry out a live upgrade at 03:00 (UTC) on March 05, 2026. The upgrade time will be 30 minutes. The private websocket push might cause loss or delay during the upgrade period.