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Hotcoin Global Pty Ltd

ExchangeAustralia Founded 2017hotcoin.com
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Last reviewed
27 Aug 2026
2026-08-27

Compliance snapshot

  • AUSTRAC digital currency exchange registration is the only licence on file
  • No prudential supervision of customer asset holdings
  • No MiCA application published
Overall concern
High concern

Registration with the Australian AML supervisor is the only substantive authorization; there is no prudential or market-conduct licence and no EU authorization.

Licenses & registrations

  • AustraliaRegistered
    Digital currency exchange registration
    Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis CentreAUSTRAC
    DCE100612-0012018-05-17
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Reputation

Verified reputation data is unavailable

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Customer reviews
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App Store & Google Play
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Press sentiment
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Recent press

  • 2026-06-26
    Australian exchange registrations under reviewNeutral

    Reuters — AUSTRAC signalled tighter conditions for digital currency exchanges.

  • 2026-03-17
    Hotcoin expands Asia-Pacific listingsNeutral

    CoinDesk — Regional token coverage was broadened.

  • 2025-11-28
    AML obligations tightened for exchangesNeutral

    Bloomberg — New reporting duties took effect for registered operators.

  • 2025-08-06
    Registration is not authorization, regulators warnNegative

    Financial Times — Supervisors reminded users that AML registration is not prudential oversight.

  • 2025-04-30
    Hotcoin publishes wallet snapshotNeutral

    CoinDesk — A self-reported reserve snapshot was released.

Incidents & enforcement

  1. 2024-08-21Outage

    Deposits and withdrawals paused for around six hours during a wallet migration.

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Profile last reviewed 27 Aug 2026 (2026-08-27)