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MEXC Global Ltd

ExchangeSeychelles Founded 2018mexc.com
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Last reviewed
27 Aug 2026
2026-08-27

Compliance snapshot

  • No EU CASP authorization and no major-jurisdiction financial licence
  • Listed on several national regulator warning lists
  • Elevated volume of user withdrawal and account-freeze complaints
Overall concern
High concern

Offshore venue with no meaningful financial licence in major jurisdictions, repeated regulator warnings and weak public disclosure.

Licenses & registrations

  • SeychellesNot licensed
    Company registration (no VASP licence)
    Financial Services AuthorityFSA
    IBC-2388112019-01-22
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  • AustraliaRegistered
    Digital currency exchange registration
    Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis CentreAUSTRAC
    DCE100788-0012022-10-19
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  • European UnionNot licensed
    MiCA CASP authorization
    National competent authoritiesNCA
    ——
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Reputation

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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

  • 2026-07-14
    Binance, MEXC and HTX remain accessible to EU users despite missing MiCA licencesNegative

    AML Intelligence — MEXC is named among major platforms still accessible to EU users without a MiCA authorization as regulators press unauthorized providers to wind down.

  • 2026-07-01
    Regulator adds exchange to warning listNegative

    Reuters — A European authority cautioned residents about the unauthorised platform.

  • 2026-04-21
    Users report frozen accounts after policy changeNegative

    CoinDesk — The venue cited risk controls; several complaints remained unresolved.

  • 2026-01-09
    Listing volume raises market quality questionsNegative

    Bloomberg — Analysts noted a high rate of low-liquidity token listings.

  • 2025-10-28
    Offshore venues face tighter access in EuropeNeutral

    Financial Times — Payment providers restricted service to unauthorised exchanges.

Incidents & enforcement

  1. 2025-06-18Enforcement

    National regulator ordered the platform to stop soliciting local residents.

  2. 2024-02-15Enforcement

    Added to a supervisory warning list for unauthorised investment services.

  3. 2023-08-09Outage

    Withdrawals suspended for approximately eight hours during a wallet migration.

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