Kinesis Money

What is Kinesis?

Kinesis is a global cryptocurrency exchange and utility platform that offers native real-world assets, sustainable yields, and the native stablecoin USD1, the third-largest USD-backed stablecoin by market capitalisation.

Through redistributing a 57.5% share of global transaction fee revenue back to users, Kinesis offers a monthly yield on its native real-world assets - gold (KAU) and silver (KAG) - with no requirement to stake or lock up assets. See our bi-annual physical audits. As all yields are derived from fee-generated revenue, Kinesis is the birthplace of sustainable yields.

The Kinesis platform offers USD1: a 1:1 USD-backed stablecoin with $12B in liquidity and attestations of reserves published monthly. Additionally, Kinesis makes native real-world assets - and cryptocurrency - globally accessible for everyday payments via the Kinesis card program.

Who Are the Kinesis Founders?

Kinesis was founded by Thomas Coughlin, CEO. In 2011, Coughlin also founded Allocated Bullion Exchange (ABX), a leading electronic institutional exchange for allocated physical precious metals.

When Did Kinesis Launch?

Kinesis officially launched in 2018.

Where is Kinesis Located?

Kinesis is based in the Cayman Islands and is a registered Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), Regulated by CIMA. Kinesis operates its global operations from offices in Brisbane, London, Lithuania, Dubai, USA and Istanbul, with physical vaulting facilities across all major trading hubs, including: London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Brisbane, Dubai, Hong Kong and Indonesia.

Kinesis Restricted Countries

Kinesis is accessible to users worldwide, except in jurisdictions with regulatory restrictions where crypto-based services cannot be provided due to local compliance requirements or sanctions.

What Assets Are Supported on Kinesis Pro?

Kinesis Pro supports 40+ digital assets and over 150 trading pairs, including major cryptocurrencies, such as BTC, ETH, LTC, XRP, XDC, DOGE, POL, UNI, ADA, S, and more.

Kinesis also lists a native range of currencies:

• KAU – Real-World Asset backed 1:1 by physical gold
• KAG – Real-World Asset backed 1:1 by physical silver
• USD1 – Stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the US Dollar
• KVT - Utility token providing enhanced system access and yields.

Kinesis supports international fiat deposits in US Dollar (USD), British Pound (GBP), Euro (EUR), Australian Dollar (A$), Canadian Dollar (C$), Swiss Franc (CHF), and Singaporean Dollar (S$), Chinese Yuan Renminbi (¥), Hong Kong Dollar (HK$), Indonesian Rupiah (Rp), Japanese Yen(JP¥), or New Zealand Dollar (NZ$).

How Much Are Kinesis Fees?

Kinesis charges a flat trade execution fee of 0.22%.