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MEXC

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Is MEXC MiCA-licensed?

No: Not licensed under MiCA

Not licensed

Status definitions

Licensed
Current MiCA register entry (Article 63 authorisation or an eligible Article 60 route).
Pending
Application filed or publicly committed. No current register entry yet.
Restricted
No current entry, and the firm is restricting or withdrawing services for EEA users.
Not licensed
No current MiCA authorisation, including firms whose transitional period ended.
Out of scope
Protocol model that may fall under MiCA Recital 22. Scope is fact-specific.
Unclear
We could not match a current register entry from public sources.
No current MiCA authorisation, including firms whose transitional period ended.

Checked 14 Oct 2026 against the ESMA register (snapshot 6 Oct 2026)

MEXC register record

Supervising or reporting authority
None recorded
Entity jurisdiction or country context
Not authorised in the EEA
EEA MiCA authorisation
Not authorised in the EEA
Authorised
No current entry date
MiCA register route
No current entry
MiCA services
Not recorded in the current register
EEA passporting
No
Exchange type
CEX
Last verified
Against the ESMA snapshot of 6 Oct 2026

MEXC MiCA status in detail

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. In April 2026 MEXC’s chief executive named a MiCA application as a priority, and in August 2026 MEXC said it would offboard Dutch users by 16 November 2026. Website availability in other EEA states is not authorisation.

The ESMA Article 110 non-compliant-entity dataset contains the AFM record for MEXC Global. Access to a platform does not replace MiCA 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.

If you hold funds on MEXC

  1. Read MEXC’s latest notice for your country. It sets any account restrictions and withdrawal deadlines.
  2. Move assets to a wallet you control or to a MiCA-licensed exchange. Send a small test transfer first and check the network.
  3. Keep statements, transaction IDs and the date of each withdrawal.
  4. If a withdrawal fails, write to support and report the firm to your national regulator. The MiCA warning list shows whether a regulator has already flagged it. Read when an exchange can freeze your funds.

See the tracked MiCA-licensed exchanges, or read what changed on 1 July 2026.

Why MEXC has no MiCA licence

No MEXC entity appears in the ESMA CASP snapshot dated 6 October 2026. In April 2026 MEXC’s new chief executive, Vugar Usi, called a MiCA application a top strategic priority and said MEXC was preparing an EU entity. We found no public record that MEXC has filed an application with any EU authority.

MEXC’s terms, last updated on 13 October 2026, list the United Kingdom among prohibited countries but no EU state. The terms do not mention MiCA. Article 59 of MiCA requires a firm to hold an authorisation before it provides crypto-asset services in the EU.

The AFM warning against MEXC

The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) warned on 24 September 2025 that MEXC Global served customers in the Netherlands without a MiCA authorisation. The AFM said MEXC targeted Dutch customers through a Dutch-language X account and the sponsorship of a Dutch conference. It also said MEXC Global no longer appeared in any trade register, so its location was unclear.

ESMA’s list of non-compliant entities records the AFM decision against MEXC Global with a decision date of 16 September 2025 and a breach of Article 59 of MiCA. ESMA builds that list from national decisions, so the entry reflects the Dutch case only.

Can Dutch and other EU residents still use MEXC?

In August 2026 MEXC began to offboard Dutch users. On 25 August 2026 it recommended Bybit EU as an alternative and asked Dutch users to move their assets by 31 October 2026. Final offboarding is set for 16 November 2026, and accounts do not move across automatically. Bybit confirmed the same dates on 31 August 2026. One report gave 23 October 2026 as the exit date, so Dutch users should follow MEXC’s own notices.

Exchanges with a current MiCA licence

Ordered by service scope. Links marked Ad are sponsored referral links. All licensed exchanges

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    OKXLicensed

    MFSA, MT, since Jan 2025

    9/1030/30
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    KrakenLicensed

    Central Bank of Ireland, IE, since Jun 2025

    8/1030/30
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    CoinbaseLicensed

    CSSF, LU, since Jun 2025

    7/1030/30
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    Crypto.comLicensed

    MFSA, MT, since Jan 2025

    6/1030/30
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    BybitLicensed

    FMA Austria, AT, since May 2025

    5/1029/30

What changed, and when

  1. Status checked: Not licensed

    Re-verified against the ESMA register and the cited sources.

  2. Dutch AFM warns consumers about MEXC

    The AFM said MEXC Global was actively offering crypto-asset services in the Netherlands without the required MiCA authorisation. The warning identified uncertainty about the operating entity and consumer protections.

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. 52 of the exchanges we track have current MiCA register entries. The licensed list shows each mapped entity, regulator and entry date.

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