Announcement on Migrating UTA Discount Rate Tiers from Coin-Denominated to USD-Denominated, and Adjusting Margin Asset Coverage
07/21/2026, 15:22:00
Dear KuCoin Users,
KuCoin will adjust the margin rules for the Unified Trading Account (UTA) as follows:
Effective Time
06:00 on July 29, 2026 (UTC)
What Is Changing
First, the range of eligible margin assets will be reduced. From the effective time, only the 52 assets listed in the table below will be eligible as UTA margin. Any previously eligible margin asset not listed below will have its discount rate set to 0% and will no longer count toward Discounted Collateral Equity.
Second, discount rate tiers will be denominated in USD. Tiers were previously determined by the quantity of the asset you hold; they will now be determined by the real-time USD-equivalent value of that asset. Discounted Collateral Equity will continue to be calculated progressively across tiers — the calculation logic is unchanged.
Margin Assets and Discount Rate Tiers
| Rank | Margin Asset | Tier Floor (USD) | Tier Cap (USD) | Discount Rate | Liquidation Penalty Rate |
| 1 | USDT, USDC | 0 | 40,000,000 | 100.00% | 0.50% |
| 40,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 99.99% | 1.00% | ||
| 50,000,000 | 999,999,999 | 99.00% | 2.00% | ||
| 2 | BTC | 0 | 5,000,000 | 98.00% | 2.00% |
| 5,000,000 | 7,500,000 | 97.50% | 2.50% | ||
| 7,500,000 | 9,900,000 | 96.50% | 3.50% | ||
| 9,900,000 | 12,400,000 | 96.00% | 4.00% | ||
| 12,400,000 | 14,900,000 | 95.50% | 4.50% | ||
| 14,900,000 | 17,300,000 | 95.00% | 5.00% | ||
| 17,300,000 | 19,800,000 | 94.00% | 6.00% | ||
| 19,800,000 | 22,200,000 | 93.50% | 6.50% | ||
| 22,200,000 | 24,700,000 | 93.00% | 7.00% | ||
| 24,700,000 | 27,200,000 | 92.00% | 8.00% | ||
| 27,200,000 | 29,600,000 | 91.50% | 8.50% | ||
| 29,600,000 | 32,100,000 | 91.00% | 9.00% | ||
| 32,100,000 | 34,600,000 | 90.50% | 9.50% | ||
| 34,600,000 | 37,000,000 | 89.50% | 10.50% | ||
| 37,000,000 | 39,500,000 | 89.00% | 11.00% | ||
| 39,500,000 | 42,000,000 | 88.50% | 11.50% | ||
| 42,000,000 | 44,400,000 | 87.50% | 12.50% | ||
| 44,400,000 | 46,900,000 | 87.00% | 13.00% | ||
| 46,900,000 | 49,400,000 | 86.50% | 13.50% | ||
| 49,400,000 | 51,800,000 | 86.00% | 14.00% | ||
| 51,800,000 | 54,300,000 | 85.00% | 15.00% | ||
| 54,300,000 | 56,700,000 | 84.50% | 15.50% | ||
| 56,700,000 | 59,200,000 | 84.00% | 16.00% | ||
| 59,200,000 | 61,700,000 | 83.00% | 17.00% | ||
| 61,700,000 | 64,100,000 | 82.50% | 17.50% | ||
| 64,100,000 | 66,600,000 | 82.00% | 18.00% | ||
| 66,600,000 | 69,100,000 | 81.50% | 18.50% | ||
| 69,100,000 | 71,500,000 | 81.00% | 19.00% | ||
| 71,500,000 | 74,000,000 | 80.50% | 19.50% | ||
| 74,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 80.00% | 20.00% | ||
| 3 | ETH | 0 | 3,000,000 | 98.00% | 2.00% |
| 3,000,000 | 5,200,000 | 97.50% | 2.50% | ||
| 5,200,000 | 7,400,000 | 96.50% | 3.50% | ||
| 7,400,000 | 9,500,000 | 96.00% | 4.00% | ||
| 9,500,000 | 11,700,000 | 95.50% | 4.50% | ||
| 11,700,000 | 13,900,000 | 95.00% | 5.00% | ||
| 13,900,000 | 16,100,000 | 94.00% | 6.00% | ||
| 16,100,000 | 18,200,000 | 93.50% | 6.50% | ||
| 18,200,000 | 20,400,000 | 93.00% | 7.00% | ||
| 20,400,000 | 22,600,000 | 92.00% | 8.00% | ||
| 22,600,000 | 24,800,000 | 91.50% | 8.50% | ||
| 24,800,000 | 27,000,000 | 91.00% | 9.00% | ||
| 27,000,000 | 29,100,000 | 90.50% | 9.50% | ||
| 29,100,000 | 31,300,000 | 89.50% | 10.50% | ||
| 31,300,000 | 33,500,000 | 89.00% | 11.00% | ||
| 33,500,000 | 35,700,000 | 88.50% | 11.50% | ||
| 35,700,000 | 37,900,000 | 87.50% | 12.50% | ||
| 37,900,000 | 40,000,000 | 87.00% | 13.00% | ||
| 40,000,000 | 42,200,000 | 86.50% | 13.50% | ||
| 42,200,000 | 44,400,000 | 86.00% | 14.00% | ||
| 44,400,000 | 46,600,000 | 85.00% | 15.00% | ||
| 46,600,000 | 48,800,000 | 84.50% | 15.50% | ||
| 48,800,000 | 50,900,000 | 84.00% | 16.00% | ||
| 50,900,000 | 53,100,000 | 83.00% | 17.00% | ||
| 53,100,000 | 55,300,000 | 82.50% | 17.50% | ||
| 55,300,000 | 57,500,000 | 82.00% | 18.00% | ||
| 57,500,000 | 59,600,000 | 81.50% | 18.50% | ||
| 59,600,000 | 61,800,000 | 81.00% | 19.00% | ||
| 61,800,000 | 64,000,000 | 80.50% | 19.50% | ||
| 64,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 80.00% | 20.00% | ||
| 4 | SOL, XRP | 0 | 800,000 | 95.00% | 2.00% |
| 800,000 | 3,531,000 | 94.00% | 3.00% | ||
| 3,531,000 | 6,262,000 | 93.00% | 4.00% | ||
| 6,262,000 | 8,993,000 | 92.50% | 5.00% | ||
| 8,993,000 | 11,724,000 | 91.50% | 6.00% | ||
| 11,724,000 | 14,455,000 | 90.50% | 7.00% | ||
| 14,455,000 | 17,186,000 | 89.50% | 8.00% | ||
| 17,186,000 | 19,917,000 | 89.00% | 9.00% | ||
| 19,917,000 | 22,648,000 | 88.00% | 10.00% | ||
| 22,648,000 | 25,379,000 | 87.00% | 11.00% | ||
| 25,379,000 | 28,110,000 | 86.00% | 12.00% | ||
| 28,110,000 | 30,841,000 | 85.00% | 13.00% | ||
| 30,841,000 | 33,572,000 | 84.50% | 14.00% | ||
| 33,572,000 | 36,303,000 | 83.50% | 15.00% | ||
| 36,303,000 | 39,034,000 | 82.50% | 16.00% | ||
| 39,034,000 | 41,766,000 | 81.50% | 17.00% | ||
| 41,766,000 | 44,497,000 | 80.50% | 18.00% | ||
| 44,497,000 | 47,228,000 | 80.00% | 19.00% | ||
| 47,228,000 | 49,959,000 | 79.00% | 20.00% | ||
| 49,959,000 | 52,690,000 | 78.00% | 21.00% | ||
| 52,690,000 | 55,421,000 | 77.00% | 22.00% | ||
| 55,421,000 | 58,152,000 | 76.50% | 23.00% | ||
| 58,152,000 | 60,883,000 | 75.50% | 24.00% | ||
| 60,883,000 | 63,614,000 | 74.50% | 25.00% | ||
| 63,614,000 | 66,345,000 | 73.50% | 26.00% | ||
| 66,345,000 | 69,076,000 | 72.50% | 27.00% | ||
| 69,076,000 | 71,807,000 | 72.00% | 28.00% | ||
| 71,807,000 | 74,538,000 | 71.00% | 29.00% | ||
| 74,538,000 | 77,269,000 | 70.50% | 29.50% | ||
| 77,269,000 | 80,000,000 | 70.00% | 30.00% | ||
| 5 | DOGE | 0 | 600,000 | 95.00% | 3.00% |
| 600,000 | 1,247,000 | 94.00% | 4.00% | ||
| 1,247,000 | 1,893,000 | 93.50% | 5.00% | ||
| 1,893,000 | 2,540,000 | 92.50% | 5.50% | ||
| 2,540,000 | 3,186,000 | 92.00% | 6.50% | ||
| 3,186,000 | 3,833,000 | 91.00% | 7.50% | ||
| 3,833,000 | 4,479,000 | 90.00% | 8.50% | ||
| 4,479,000 | 5,126,000 | 89.50% | 9.50% | ||
| 5,126,000 | 5,772,000 | 88.50% | 10.00% | ||
| 5,772,000 | 6,419,000 | 88.00% | 11.00% | ||
| 6,419,000 | 7,065,000 | 87.00% | 12.00% | ||
| 7,065,000 | 7,712,000 | 86.00% | 13.00% | ||
| 7,712,000 | 8,358,000 | 85.50% | 14.00% | ||
| 8,358,000 | 9,005,000 | 84.50% | 14.50% | ||
| 9,005,000 | 9,651,000 | 84.00% | 15.50% | ||
| 9,651,000 | 10,298,000 | 83.00% | 16.50% | ||
| 10,298,000 | 10,944,000 | 82.00% | 17.50% | ||
| 10,944,000 | 11,591,000 | 81.50% | 18.50% | ||
| 11,591,000 | 12,237,000 | 80.50% | 19.00% | ||
| 12,237,000 | 12,884,000 | 80.00% | 20.00% | ||
| 12,884,000 | 13,530,000 | 79.00% | 21.00% | ||
| 13,530,000 | 14,177,000 | 78.00% | 22.00% | ||
| 14,177,000 | 14,823,000 | 77.50% | 23.00% | ||
| 14,823,000 | 15,470,000 | 76.50% | 23.50% | ||
| 15,470,000 | 16,116,000 | 76.00% | 24.50% | ||
| 16,116,000 | 16,763,000 | 75.00% | 25.50% | ||
| 16,763,000 | 17,409,000 | 74.00% | 26.50% | ||
| 17,409,000 | 18,056,000 | 73.50% | 27.50% | ||
| 18,056,000 | 18,702,000 | 72.50% | 28.00% | ||
| 18,702,000 | 20,000,000 | 70.00% | 30.00% | ||
| 6 | TRX, ZEC, NEAR, HBAR, TAO, BNB, HYPE, PAXG | 0 | 200,000 | 90.00% | 2.00% |
| 200,000 | 486,000 | 87.50% | 3.00% | ||
| 486,000 | 773,000 | 85.00% | 4.50% | ||
| 773,000 | 1,060,000 | 82.50% | 5.50% | ||
| 1,060,000 | 1,346,000 | 80.00% | 6.50% | ||
| 1,346,000 | 1,632,000 | 77.50% | 8.00% | ||
| 1,632,000 | 1,919,000 | 75.00% | 9.00% | ||
| 1,919,000 | 2,206,000 | 72.50% | 10.00% | ||
| 2,206,000 | 2,492,000 | 70.00% | 11.00% | ||
| 2,492,000 | 2,778,000 | 67.50% | 12.50% | ||
| 2,778,000 | 3,065,000 | 65.00% | 13.50% | ||
| 3,065,000 | 3,352,000 | 62.50% | 14.50% | ||
| 3,352,000 | 3,638,000 | 60.00% | 16.00% | ||
| 3,638,000 | 3,924,000 | 57.50% | 17.00% | ||
| 3,924,000 | 4,211,000 | 55.00% | 18.00% | ||
| 4,211,000 | 4,498,000 | 52.50% | 19.50% | ||
| 4,498,000 | 4,784,000 | 50.00% | 20.50% | ||
| 4,784,000 | 5,070,000 | 47.50% | 21.50% | ||
| 5,070,000 | 5,357,000 | 45.00% | 22.50% | ||
| 5,357,000 | 5,644,000 | 42.50% | 24.00% | ||
| 5,644,000 | 5,930,000 | 40.00% | 25.00% | ||
| 5,930,000 | 6,216,000 | 37.50% | 26.00% | ||
| 6,216,000 | 6,503,000 | 35.00% | 27.50% | ||
| 6,503,000 | 6,790,000 | 32.50% | 28.50% | ||
| 6,790,000 | 7,076,000 | 30.00% | 29.50% | ||
| 7,076,000 | 7,362,000 | 27.50% | 31.00% | ||
| 7,362,000 | 7,649,000 | 25.00% | 32.00% | ||
| 7,649,000 | 7,936,000 | 22.50% | 33.00% | ||
| 7,936,000 | 8,222,000 | 20.00% | 34.00% | ||
| 8,222,000 | 8,800,000 | 10.00% | 36.00% | ||
| 7 | ADA, SUI, PEPE, ENA, LTC, XPL, RENDER | 0 | 100,000 | 90.00% | 2.00% |
| 100,000 | 297,000 | 87.50% | 3.00% | ||
| 297,000 | 493,000 | 85.00% | 4.00% | ||
| 493,000 | 690,000 | 82.50% | 5.00% | ||
| 690,000 | 886,000 | 80.00% | 6.00% | ||
| 886,000 | 1,083,000 | 77.50% | 7.00% | ||
| 1,083,000 | 1,280,000 | 75.00% | 8.00% | ||
| 1,280,000 | 1,476,000 | 72.50% | 9.00% | ||
| 1,476,000 | 1,673,000 | 70.00% | 10.00% | ||
| 1,673,000 | 1,869,000 | 67.50% | 11.00% | ||
| 1,869,000 | 2,066,000 | 65.00% | 12.00% | ||
| 2,066,000 | 2,263,000 | 62.50% | 13.00% | ||
| 2,263,000 | 2,459,000 | 60.00% | 14.00% | ||
| 2,459,000 | 2,656,000 | 57.50% | 15.00% | ||
| 2,656,000 | 2,852,000 | 55.00% | 16.00% | ||
| 2,852,000 | 3,049,000 | 52.50% | 17.00% | ||
| 3,049,000 | 3,246,000 | 50.00% | 18.00% | ||
| 3,246,000 | 3,442,000 | 47.50% | 19.00% | ||
| 3,442,000 | 3,639,000 | 45.00% | 20.00% | ||
| 3,639,000 | 3,835,000 | 42.50% | 21.00% | ||
| 3,835,000 | 4,032,000 | 40.00% | 22.00% | ||
| 4,032,000 | 4,229,000 | 37.50% | 23.00% | ||
| 4,229,000 | 4,425,000 | 35.00% | 24.00% | ||
| 4,425,000 | 4,622,000 | 32.50% | 25.00% | ||
| 4,622,000 | 4,818,000 | 30.00% | 26.00% | ||
| 4,818,000 | 5,015,000 | 27.50% | 27.00% | ||
| 5,015,000 | 5,212,000 | 25.00% | 28.00% | ||
| 5,212,000 | 5,408,000 | 22.50% | 29.00% | ||
| 5,408,000 | 5,605,000 | 20.00% | 30.00% | ||
| 5,605,000 | 6,000,000 | 10.00% | 36.00% | ||
| 8 | XLM, WLD, OP, LINK, ZRO, AVAX, BCH, SEI, PENGU, KCS | 0 | 80,000 | 90.00% | 2.00% |
| 80,000 | 177,000 | 87.50% | 3.00% | ||
| 177,000 | 275,000 | 85.00% | 4.00% | ||
| 275,000 | 372,000 | 82.50% | 5.00% | ||
| 372,000 | 469,000 | 80.00% | 6.00% | ||
| 469,000 | 567,000 | 77.50% | 7.00% | ||
| 567,000 | 664,000 | 75.00% | 8.00% | ||
| 664,000 | 761,000 | 72.50% | 9.00% | ||
| 761,000 | 858,000 | 70.00% | 10.00% | ||
| 858,000 | 956,000 | 67.50% | 11.00% | ||
| 956,000 | 1,053,000 | 65.00% | 12.00% | ||
| 1,053,000 | 1,150,000 | 62.50% | 13.00% | ||
| 1,150,000 | 1,248,000 | 60.00% | 14.00% | ||
| 1,248,000 | 1,345,000 | 57.50% | 15.00% | ||
| 1,345,000 | 1,442,000 | 55.00% | 16.00% | ||
| 1,442,000 | 1,540,000 | 52.50% | 17.00% | ||
| 1,540,000 | 1,637,000 | 50.00% | 18.00% | ||
| 1,637,000 | 1,734,000 | 47.50% | 19.00% | ||
| 1,734,000 | 1,831,000 | 45.00% | 20.00% | ||
| 1,831,000 | 1,929,000 | 42.50% | 21.00% | ||
| 1,929,000 | 2,026,000 | 40.00% | 22.00% | ||
| 2,026,000 | 2,123,000 | 37.50% | 23.00% | ||
| 2,123,000 | 2,220,000 | 35.00% | 24.00% | ||
| 2,220,000 | 2,318,000 | 32.50% | 25.00% | ||
| 2,318,000 | 2,415,000 | 30.00% | 26.00% | ||
| 2,415,000 | 2,513,000 | 27.50% | 27.00% | ||
| 2,513,000 | 2,610,000 | 25.00% | 28.00% | ||
| 2,610,000 | 2,707,000 | 22.50% | 29.00% | ||
| 2,707,000 | 2,804,000 | 20.00% | 30.00% | ||
| 2,804,000 | 3,000,000 | 10.00% | 36.00% | ||
| 9 | DOT, ONDO, FET, ASTER, UNI, AAVE, MORPHO, WLFI, POL, JTO, ARB, SHIB, TIA, PUMP, JUP, ETC, ATOM, DYDX, ALGO, WIF | 0 | 50,000 | 85.00% | 2.00% |
| 50,000 | 82,000 | 82.50% | 3.00% | ||
| 82,000 | 113,000 | 80.00% | 4.00% | ||
| 113,000 | 145,000 | 77.50% | 5.00% | ||
| 145,000 | 176,000 | 75.00% | 6.00% | ||
| 176,000 | 208,000 | 72.50% | 7.00% | ||
| 208,000 | 240,000 | 70.00% | 8.00% | ||
| 240,000 | 271,000 | 67.50% | 9.00% | ||
| 271,000 | 303,000 | 65.00% | 10.00% | ||
| 303,000 | 334,000 | 62.50% | 11.00% | ||
| 334,000 | 366,000 | 60.00% | 12.00% | ||
| 366,000 | 398,000 | 57.50% | 13.00% | ||
| 398,000 | 429,000 | 55.00% | 14.00% | ||
| 429,000 | 461,000 | 52.50% | 15.00% | ||
| 461,000 | 492,000 | 50.00% | 16.00% | ||
| 492,000 | 524,000 | 47.50% | 17.00% | ||
| 524,000 | 556,000 | 45.00% | 18.00% | ||
| 556,000 | 587,000 | 42.50% | 19.00% | ||
| 587,000 | 619,000 | 40.00% | 20.00% | ||
| 619,000 | 650,000 | 37.50% | 21.00% | ||
| 650,000 | 682,000 | 35.00% | 22.00% | ||
| 682,000 | 714,000 | 32.50% | 23.00% | ||
| 714,000 | 745,000 | 30.00% | 24.00% | ||
| 745,000 | 777,000 | 27.50% | 25.00% | ||
| 777,000 | 808,000 | 25.00% | 26.00% | ||
| 808,000 | 840,000 | 22.50% | 27.00% | ||
| 840,000 | 872,000 | 20.00% | 28.00% | ||
| 872,000 | 903,000 | 17.50% | 29.00% | ||
| 903,000 | 935,000 | 15.00% | 30.00% | ||
| 935,000 | 1,000,000 | 10.00% | 36.00% |
Calculation Example
Suppose your UTA holds BTC with a USD-equivalent value of 9,000,000:
| Portion | Amount (USD) | Discount Rate | Discounted Amount (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 – 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 98.00% | 4,900,000 |
| 5,000,000 – 7,500,000 | 2,500,000 | 97.50% | 2,437,500 |
| 7,500,000 – 9,000,000 | 1,500,000 | 96.50% | 1,447,500 |
| Total | 9,000,000 | — | 8,785,000 |
This BTC balance therefore contributes 8,785,000 USD of Discounted Collateral Equity.
Important Notice
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Once assets not included in this list lose their margin eligibility, your account risk ratio may rise significantly.
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If your current positions are already close to the risk threshold, a margin call or liquidation may be triggered.
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We recommend that you prepare in advance by:
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adding margin;
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reducing your borrowings;
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adjusting the composition of your collateral assets.
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Thank you for your understanding and support!
The KuCoin Team