Is MEXC MiCA-licensed?
Status checked on 11 August 2026 against the official ESMA register
MEXC does not hold a verified MiCA CASP licence. MEXC is not shown as an authorised CASP. The Dutch AFM warned in September 2025 that MEXC Global was providing crypto-asset services in the Netherlands without the required MiCA authorisation. MEXC’s April 2026 restricted-country page did not list the EEA as prohibited, but website availability is not authorisation.
Practical effect: MEXC has no verified CASP authorisation. Check the contracting entity and any separate permissions before you rely on MiCA conduct, safeguarding or complaint rights. Note: The ESMA Article 110 non-compliant-entity dataset contains the AFM record for MEXC Global. Access to a platform does not replace MiCA authorisation.
See the tracked MiCA-licensed exchanges, or read what changed on 1 July 2026.
At a glance
- Supervising or reporting authority
- None recorded
- Entity jurisdiction or country context
- Not authorised in the EEA
- EEA MiCA authorisation
- Not authorised in the EEA
- MiCA register route
- No current entry
- Register entry date
- No current entry date
- EEA passporting
- No
- Exchange type
- CEX
- MiCA services
- Not recorded in the current register
Common questions
Can I still use MEXC from the EU?
MiCA does not itself make account holding illegal. National and product rules can still apply. Since 1 July 2026, an in-scope provider generally needs an Article 63 authorisation or an eligible Article 60 notification route. MEXC can apply location restrictions or close user accounts.
Is money on MEXC protected under MiCA?
MEXC has no verified CASP authorisation. Do not assume that MiCA conduct, safeguarding or EU-regulator complaint rights apply to the service. Verify the contracting entity and any separate permissions.
Is there a MiCA-licensed alternative to MEXC?
Yes. 51 of the exchanges we track have current MiCA register entries. The licensed list shows each mapped entity, regulator and entry date.
