KuCoin x Cactus Custody: Off-Exchange Solution
Última atualização: 06/11/2025
Dear KuCoin Client,
We’re pleased to announce that KuCoin has integrated with the Cactus Off-Exchange Solution, combining third-party custodial services with secure off-exchange trading infrastructure.
Through this integration, institutional clients can now establish a dedicated Custodian Sub-Account under their KuCoin main account. Each Custodian Sub-Account is directly linked (1:1) to the client’s Cactus account, ensuring transparent and verifiable asset delegation.
Clients can seamlessly perform deposits and withdrawals using Cactus delegation / non-delegation functions, maintaining custody control while accessing KuCoin’s deep liquidity and trading services.
Trading under this setup is designed to settle automatically every 4 hours. KuCoin will handle all settlements directly with Cactus, so no additional action is required from the client side.
Benefits of using the Off-Exchange Settlement (OES) service:
Secure third-party custody
Reduced counterparty risk
Lower costs from minimized deposits and withdrawals across exchanges
Faster fund movements between exchanges for efficient arbitrage
Additional Privileges from KuCoin:
Free colocation services for API traders
New users enjoy VIP Level 12 benefits for the first 60 days
How to use Cactus Custody for trading
Step 1: Create Your KuCoin Account from https://www.kucoin.com/ucenter/signup
Step 2: Visit the Subaccount Page and Create the Cactus Custodial Subaccount
Step 3: Connect Your Cactus account and KuCoin account
Please find your account “Link Token” and copy the “Account Token”.
Login your Cactus account and build the connection
Choose KuCoin
Add Connection Token
Step 4: allocation and deallocation
Step 5: Trade on KuCoin
Create api key for your 3rd-party custodian sub-account
Trade on Web: https://www.kucoin.com/markets
API Document: https://www.kucoin.com/docs-new
3rd-Party Custodian Sub Account VS Ordinary Subaccount
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Function
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Master Account
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3rd-Party Custodian Sub Account
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Ordinary Sub Account
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Crypto allocation and de-allocation
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No
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Yes
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No
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Crypto Deposit/withdrawal
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Yes
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No
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Yes for deposit only on web No for other situations
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Inner Transfer within KuCoin
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Yes
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Yes for transfer between 3rd-party custodian subaccounts No for other situations
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Yes
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Transfer between Master and subaccount
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Transfer between sub account and sub account
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/
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Yes for transfer between 3rd-party custodian subaccounts No for other situations
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Yes
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Trading permission
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Spot/SpotMargin/Futures
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Spot/Futures
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Spot/SpotMargin/Futures
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KuCoin Earn
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Supported Settlement Currencies
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Currency
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Chain
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AVAX
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C-Chain
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ARB
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ArbitrumOne Chain
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BTC
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Bitcoin
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ETH
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Ethereum
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USDC
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Ethereum
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USDT
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Tron
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SOL
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Solana
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XRP
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Ripple
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DOGE
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Dogecoin
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LINK
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Ethereum
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LTC
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Litecoin
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ADA
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Cardano
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TRX
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Tron
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DOT
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Polkadot
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If any of your preferred currency is not on the above list, you can contact the KuCoin team to add it. Usually, we need you to inform us about 4 business days in advance.
Example of Settlement
1.Client allocates $100 of BTC to KuCoin
2.Client trades $50 of BTC into USDT
- Client's balances at KuCoin are $50 of BTC, $50 USDT
- KuCoin sends settlement instructions: -$50 of BTC, +$50 of USDT
- Client sees $50 BTC and $50 USDT allocated on Cactus
3.Client trades $25 of BTC into an unsupported asset.
- Client's balances at KuCoin are $25 of BTC, $25 of unsupported, $50 USDT
- KuCoin sends settlement instructions: -$25 BTC.
- Client sees $25 BTC and $50 USDT allocated on Cactus.
4.Client trades $10 of unsupported back into BTC.
- Client's balances are $35 of BTC, $15 unsupported, $50 USDT
- KuCoin sends settlement instructions: +$10 BTC.
- Client sees $35 BTC and $50 USDT allocated on Cactus.
5.Client trades $10 of unsupported assets into USDT.
- Client's balances are $35 of BTC, $5 unsupported, $60 USDT
- KuCoin sends settlement instructions: +$10 USDT.
- Client sees $35 BTC and $60 USDT allocated on Cactus.
6.Client trades $5 of BTC into USDT.
- Client's balances are $30 BTC, $5 unsupported, $65 USDT
- KuCoin sends settlement instructions: -$5 BTC, +$5 USDT
- Client sees $30 BTC $65 USDT allocated on Cactus
7.Client trades final $5 of unsupported back into BTC.
- Clients balances are $35 BTC, $65 USDT
- KuCoin sends new settlement instructions: +$5 BTC
- Client sees $35 BTC $65 USDT allocated on Cactus
Contact us on Telegram for more details
@KuCoin_Broker
@KuCoinKA_Support
Please fill in the form to apply for OES service
Thanks for your supports
The KuCoin Institutional Team