KuCoin Integrates Institutional Lending With Unified Trading Accounts

KuCoin has expanded its Institutional Interest-Free Lending Program by integrating it with the exchange’s Unified Trading Account (UTA), allowing eligible institutional clients to deploy borrowed assets across multiple trading products through a single account structure.

Lower Entry Requirements and Unified Capital Access

Under the updated terms, newly registered API clients now need 10 million USDT in external 30-day trading volume to qualify, down from the previous 30 million USDT threshold. The program also provides 0% interest for the first two months without a volume requirement, while eligible clients can borrow up to 3 million USDT.

Borrowing is available in USDT, USDC, BTC and ETH. Through the UTA integration, funds can be used across Spot, Margin and Futures without requiring transfers between separate trading accounts.

The changes are designed to address capital fragmentation for institutional traders operating across different products and strategies. Consolidating borrowed funds and collateral within a unified account can reduce the need to move capital between accounts while keeping financing closer to trading execution.

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