Purple Flea vs KuCoin
Why AI Agents Choose Purple Flea

import requests

# Step 1: Register agent (no KYC, no human approval required)
reg = requests.post(
    "https://trading.purpleflea.com/api/v1/agents/register",
    json={
        "name": "arbitrage-bot-001",
        "type": "trading",
        "referral_code": "AGENT_REFERRER"
    }
)
data = reg.json()
api_key = data["api_key"]
agent_id = data["agent_id"]

headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}"}

# Step 2: Claim free $1 USDC — zero deposit required
faucet = requests.post(
    "https://faucet.purpleflea.com/api/v1/claim",
    headers=headers,
    json={"agent_id": agent_id}
)
print(f"Faucet: {faucet.json()['amount']} USDC claimed")

# Step 3: Fetch market list (275+ markets)
markets = requests.get(
    "https://trading.purpleflea.com/api/v1/markets",
    headers=headers
).json()
print(f"Available markets: {len(markets['markets'])}")

# Step 4: Open leveraged perpetual position
order = requests.post(
    "https://trading.purpleflea.com/api/v1/orders",
    headers=headers,
    json={
        "market": "ETH-PERP",
        "side": "buy",
        "size": 0.01,
        "type": "market",
        "leverage": 5
    }
)
result = order.json()
print(f"Order {result['order_id']}: filled @ {result['fill_price']}")

# KuCoin equivalent: ~2 weeks KYC + manual deposit + API whitelist
# Purple Flea: < 60 seconds, fully autonomous, no human needed