KuCoin lowers tiered collateral ratios for margin trading
KuCoin will cut the Tiered Collateral Ratio for a range of assets under Margin Trading (Cross & Isolated) at 03:00 UTC on November 9, 2026, per its official announcement.
- BTC and ETH: the single 0–5,000,000 USDT bracket at 100% is split into three tiers at 98% / 97% / 96%; tiers above 5M USDT are unchanged
- DOGE, XRP, SOL, LINK, ADA: first-tier ratio cut from 100% to 98%
- AVAX, SUI, LTC, XLM, AAVE, WIF, ENA, TRX, BNB: cut from 99% to 95%
- PEPE, ARB, HBAR, ATOM, INJ, CRV, TAO, FET, TRUMP, ONDO, SEI, NEAR, HYPE, PUMP, SHIB, RUNE, UNI, BONK, CFX, XAUT: cut from 97% to 95%
Lower collateral ratios reduce the valuation of collateral assets, which lowers the maximum borrowable amount; they do not affect users' position risk ratios or borrowed positions already held. KuCoin advises users running grid or automated strategies to review the impact in advance, with the latest ratios available on the official Collateral Ratio page.
