KuCoin Introduces Hold to Earn, Turning Available Trading Balances Into Always-On Rewards

2026/02/04 10:00:00

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KuCoin today announced Hold to Earn, a new earning function built directly into the trading experience—designed to help users keep capital active without changing how they trade. With Hold to Earn enabled, eligible assets held across Funding, Trading (Spot), Margin, and Futures accounts can generate daily rewards while remaining available for trading, transfers, or withdrawals at any time.

This function is built for users who want to stay market-ready. Hold to Earn opens a new stream of rewards inside the accounts users already trade from. Instead of moving funds into separate earning products or choosing between yield and flexibility, users can keep balances available for opportunities—while rewards accrue automatically in the background.

Rewards are calculated using the daily average balance of eligible assets and are distributed daily after activation. Assets that are frozen under pending spot, margin, or futures orders will pause earning while they’re committed to an order—so funds remain fully functional for trading when execution matters.

For the industry, Hold to Earn delivers an innovation in exchange-integrated yield by removing two long-standing sources of friction: manual “Earn” subscriptions and account transfers. By keeping earning natively within trading accounts, Hold to Earn enables a simple principle: capital stays productive until the moment an order is placed—supporting more efficient balance management for active traders and long-term holders alike.

Hold to Earn is live now and fully integrated across the KuCoin website and mobile app. Currently, users can earn an enhanced APR of up to 3.2% on USDG available balances. Learn more about Hold to Earn.