Bitcoin Insider reports KuCoin CENT listing with 17,241,380 CENT giveaway
Bitcoin Insider reported that KuCoin listed Incentiv (CENT) on October 12, 2026 and ran a 17,241,380 CENT giveaway for traders.
Why it matters
The campaign is a promotional exchange listing with a capped giveaway rather than a change to market structure, protocol rules or regulation. Its significance is limited; the evidence is one aggregator's account of KuCoin's own terms with no independent confirmation or market data.
Key facts
Bitcoin Insider reported that KuCoin listed Incentiv (CENT) with trading opening at 9:00 UTC on October 12, 2026.
Reported by Bitcoin Insider
The reported KuCoin campaign has a total prize pool of 17,241,380 CENT.
17,241,380 CENTReported by Bitcoin Insider
The CENT campaign period runs from 9:00 UTC on October 12, 2026 to 9:00 UTC on October 19, 2026.
Reported by Bitcoin Insider
The Lucky Draw pool holds 4,000,000 CENT and requires at least $250 of CENT spot trading volume.
4,000,000 CENTReported by Bitcoin Insider
The Trading Carnival pool holds 10,021,380 CENT and requires a minimum of $600 in CENT/USDT spot trading volume.
10,021,380 CENTReported by Bitcoin Insider
CENT/USDT trading volume counts at twice weight toward reward calculations.
Reported by Bitcoin Insider
New users and users who refer at least three new users who register and complete KYC receive double rewards.
Reported by Bitcoin Insider
Bitcoin Insider separately reported a KuCoin VAYLA listing campaign on October 13, 2026 with a 2,200,000 VAYLA prize pool.
2,200,000 VAYLAReported by Bitcoin Insider
What happened
Bitcoin Insider reported that KuCoin listed Incentiv (CENT), with trading opening at 9:00 UTC on October 12, 2026. The same outlet described a listing campaign with a 17,241,380 CENT prize pool running from 9:00 UTC on October 12 to 9:00 UTC on October 19, 2026. Of that total, 4,000,000 CENT sits in a Lucky Draw open to KuCoin users who complete at least $250 of CENT spot trading volume, and 10,021,380 CENT is split among traders who reach $600 of CENT/USDT spot volume and then trade CENT, ETH or KCS pairs, with CENT volume weighted at twice the others. New users and users who bring in at least three new users who register and complete KYC get double rewards, and both reward pools are cut in proportion to adjusted trading volume. Bitcoin Insider also carried a separate KuCoin listing campaign for VAYLA on October 13, 2026 with a 2,200,000 VAYLA pool, which covers a different token and a different pool size. Both items trace to the same outlet, and no other publication in the evidence set confirms the CENT listing or the giveaway terms, so the campaign structure and figures rest on that single source.
How the story developed
- First report
First report by Bitcoin Insider
Incentiv (CENT) Listing Campaign — 17,241,380 CENT to Giveaway
- Update
CENT trading opens on KuCoin
Bitcoin Insider reported trading opened at 9:00 UTC on October 12, 2026 with the 17,241,380 CENT campaign running through October 19.
- Update
Separate VAYLA listing campaign reported
A second KuCoin listing campaign for VAYLA with a 2,200,000 VAYLA pool opened October 13, 2026, unrelated to the CENT campaign.
How coverage built up
Independent sources over time, counted the way the consensus panel counts them: a republication of a wire story does not move the line.
- 12 Oct 2026, 07:51 UTC: Bitcoin Insider — 1 independent source, 1 reports
Affected entities
Original sources
| Publisher | Report | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin Insider Aggregator | Incentiv (CENT) Listing Campaign — 17,241,380 CENT to Giveaway | Original | |
| Bitcoin Insider Aggregator | VAYLA (VAYLA) Listing Campaign — 2,200,000 VAYLA Giveaway | Syndicated |