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Phemex Ltd

ExchangeSingapore Founded 2019phemex.com
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Last reviewed
27 Aug 2026
2026-08-27

Compliance snapshot

  • No EU, UK or US exchange authorization disclosed
  • Contracting entity offshore; operations coordinated from Singapore
  • January 2025 multi-chain hot-wallet breach of roughly USD 70m
Overall concern
High concern

Derivatives-led offshore venue with no tier-one authorization and a hot-wallet compromise of roughly USD 70m in January 2025.

Licenses & registrations

  • SeychellesRegistered
    VASP registration
    Financial Services Authority SeychellesFSCA
    VASP-SC-2022-0882022-06-23
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  • United StatesRegistered
    MSB registration
    Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinCEN
    31000-2107-11292021-07-14
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Recent press

  • 2026-05-06
    Phemex restores full withdrawal serviceNeutral

    CoinDesk — Processing returned to normal after post-incident wallet rebuilds.

  • 2026-02-20
    Derivatives venues face EU marketing limitsNegative

    Reuters — Supervisors restated that unlicensed firms may not solicit residents.

  • 2025-10-21
    Insurance-fund disclosure expandedPositive

    Bloomberg — The venue began publishing insurance-fund balances daily.

  • 2025-06-05
    Post-breach reviews at mid-tier exchangesNeutral

    Financial Times — Security consultants reviewed key-management practices across venues.

  • 2025-01-24
    Phemex hit by large wallet breachNegative

    Reuters — Roughly USD 70m was drained across multiple chains; withdrawals were suspended.

Incidents & enforcement

  1. 2026-02-20Enforcement

    Restated public warnings by EU supervisors regarding provision of derivatives without authorization.

  2. 2025-01-23HackUSD 70,000,000

    Multi-chain hot-wallet compromise; withdrawals were suspended and the venue said customer balances would be restored.

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