The exchange will publish monthly, independently verified reserve reports, giving users third-party confirmation that assets are fully backed. MEXC has expanded its partnership with blockchain security platform Hacken to introduce monthly, independently verified Proof-of-Reserves (PoR) audits, marking a shift toward a more formalized transparency framework for the exchange. The monthly audits will add independent verification to MEXC’s existing PoR system, creating an external record of reserves that cannot be altered internally. Hacken will publish each report independently, without MEXC’s review or approval, starting in late November. The checks will compare MEXC’s reserves with user balances across major assets. MEXC said its current reserve ratios remain above 100% across major assets, with users able to verify their balances through the exchange’s Merkle tree system on a dedicated proof-of-reserves page. Read more
Bitcoin will continue to experience cyclical booms and busts, MEXC apologizes to ‘White Whale’ trader over $3M freeze: Hodler’s Digest Bybit, the worlds second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has announced it will pause new user registrations in Japan starting Oct. 31, as it adapts to new regulations from the countrys Financial Services Agency. The company said the move is part of its proactive approach to align with Japans emerging regulatory framework for digital assets, according to a Wednesday announcement. It has always been Bybits commitment to operate responsibly and in compliance with local laws and regulatory expectations, the exchange said. Read more
Bitcoin will continue to experience cyclical booms and busts, MEXC apologizes to ‘White Whale’ trader over $3M freeze: Hodler’s Digest Bybit, the worlds second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has announced it will pause new user registrations in Japan starting Oct. 31, as it adapts to new regulations from the countrys Financial Services Agency. The company said the move is part of its proactive approach to align with Japans emerging regulatory framework for digital assets, according to a Wednesday announcement. It has always been Bybits commitment to operate responsibly and in compliance with local laws and regulatory expectations, the exchange said. Read more
Bitcoin will continue to experience cyclical booms and busts, MEXC apologizes to ‘White Whale’ trader over $3M freeze: Hodler’s Digest Bybit, the worlds second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has announced it will pause new user registrations in Japan starting Oct. 31, as it adapts to new regulations from the countrys Financial Services Agency. The company said the move is part of its proactive approach to align with Japans emerging regulatory framework for digital assets, according to a Wednesday announcement. It has always been Bybits commitment to operate responsibly and in compliance with local laws and regulatory expectations, the exchange said. Read more
Bitcoin will continue to experience cyclical booms and busts, MEXC apologizes to ‘White Whale’ trader over $3M freeze: Hodler’s Digest Bybit, the worlds second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has announced it will pause new user registrations in Japan starting Oct. 31, as it adapts to new regulations from the countrys Financial Services Agency. The company said the move is part of its proactive approach to align with Japans emerging regulatory framework for digital assets, according to a Wednesday announcement. It has always been Bybits commitment to operate responsibly and in compliance with local laws and regulatory expectations, the exchange said. Read more
Bitcoin will continue to experience cyclical booms and busts, MEXC apologizes to ‘White Whale’ trader over $3M freeze: Hodler’s Digest Bybit, the worlds second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has announced it will pause new user registrations in Japan starting Oct. 31, as it adapts to new regulations from the countrys Financial Services Agency. The company said the move is part of its proactive approach to align with Japans emerging regulatory framework for digital assets, according to a Wednesday announcement. It has always been Bybits commitment to operate responsibly and in compliance with local laws and regulatory expectations, the exchange said. Read more
Bitcoin will continue to experience cyclical booms and busts, MEXC apologizes to ‘White Whale’ trader over $3M freeze: Hodler’s Digest Bybit, the worlds second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has announced it will pause new user registrations in Japan starting Oct. 31, as it adapts to new regulations from the countrys Financial Services Agency. The company said the move is part of its proactive approach to align with Japans emerging regulatory framework for digital assets, according to a Wednesday announcement. It has always been Bybits commitment to operate responsibly and in compliance with local laws and regulatory expectations, the exchange said. Read more
Bitcoin will continue to experience cyclical booms and busts, MEXC apologizes to ‘White Whale’ trader over $3M freeze: Hodler’s Digest Bybit, the worlds second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has announced it will pause new user registrations in Japan starting Oct. 31, as it adapts to new regulations from the countrys Financial Services Agency. The company said the move is part of its proactive approach to align with Japans emerging regulatory framework for digital assets, according to a Wednesday announcement. It has always been Bybits commitment to operate responsibly and in compliance with local laws and regulatory expectations, the exchange said. Read more
Bitcoin will continue to experience cyclical booms and busts, MEXC apologizes to ‘White Whale’ trader over $3M freeze: Hodler’s Digest Bybit, the worlds second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has announced it will pause new user registrations in Japan starting Oct. 31, as it adapts to new regulations from the countrys Financial Services Agency. The company said the move is part of its proactive approach to align with Japans emerging regulatory framework for digital assets, according to a Wednesday announcement. It has always been Bybits commitment to operate responsibly and in compliance with local laws and regulatory expectations, the exchange said. Read more
Bitcoin will continue to experience cyclical booms and busts, MEXC apologizes to ‘White Whale’ trader over $3M freeze: Hodler’s Digest Bybit, the worlds second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has announced it will pause new user registrations in Japan starting Oct. 31, as it adapts to new regulations from the countrys Financial Services Agency. The company said the move is part of its proactive approach to align with Japans emerging regulatory framework for digital assets, according to a Wednesday announcement. It has always been Bybits commitment to operate responsibly and in compliance with local laws and regulatory expectations, the exchange said. Read more
Many crypto users online praised the decision but continued to criticize the exchange for freezing the funds in the first place. About three months after a pseudonymous crypto trader reported that the MEXC exchange had frozen about $3 million worth of their holdings, a representative publicly apologized and released the funds. In a Friday X post, MEXC Chief Strategy Officer Cecilia Hsueh said the exchange “f***-ed up” in handling a situation with a crypto user called the White Whale. In July, MEXC froze $3.1 million of the user’s funds, allegedly due to the exchange’s “risk control rules.” “We apologize to [the White Whale], and his money is already released,” said Hsueh. “He can claim it at any time. I messed up in communicating with him. I got emotional, and I shouldn’t have.” Read more
Many crypto users online praised the decision but continued to criticize the exchange for freezing the funds in the first place. About three months after a pseudonymous crypto trader reported that the MEXC exchange had frozen about $3 million worth of their holdings, a representative publicly apologized and released the funds. In a Friday X post, MEXC Chief Strategy Officer Cecilia Hsueh said the exchange “f***-ed up” in handling a situation with a crypto user called the White Whale. In July, MEXC froze $3.1 million of the user’s funds, allegedly due to the exchange’s “risk control rules.” “We apologize to [the White Whale], and his money is already released,” said Hsueh. “He can claim it at any time. I messed up in communicating with him. I got emotional, and I shouldn’t have.” Read more
Many crypto users online praised the decision but continued to criticize the exchange for freezing the funds in the first place. About three months after a pseudonymous crypto trader reported that the MEXC exchange had frozen about $3 million worth of their holdings, a representative publicly apologized and released the funds. In a Friday X post, MEXC Chief Strategy Officer Cecilia Hsueh said the exchange “fucked up” in handling a situation with a crypto user called the White Whale. In July, MEXC froze $3.1 million of the user’s funds, allegedly due to the exchange’s “risk control rules.” “We apologize to [the White Whale], and his money is already released,” said Hsueh. “He can claim it at any time. I messed up in communicating with him. I got emotional, and I shouldn’t have.” Read more
The “White Whale” increased his social media pressure campaign to $2.5 million after claiming that MEXC requested an in-person KYC verification in Malaysia. A cryptocurrency trader upsized his multimillion-dollar social media pressure campaign against MEXC after claiming that the digital asset exchange requested an in-person meeting to unfreeze the user’s $3 million worth of personal funds. In July 2025, centralized cryptocurrency exchange (CEX) MEXC allegedly froze $3.1 million worth of personal funds without any terms of service violations, according to pseudonymous crypto trader the White Whale. On Sunday, the trader launched a $2 million social media pressure campaign against the exchange, aiming to increase attention on the matter, after claiming that the exchange had requested a one-year review period before unfreezing the user’s funds, Cointelegraph reported on Monday. Read more
The trader claimed to have outperformed MEXC’s external market makers and been sidelined for being “too profitable.” Update Aug. 25, 1:25 p.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include a response from a MEXC spokesperson. A cryptocurrency trader launched a $2 million social media pressure campaign against MEXC, claiming that the digital asset exchange had frozen more than $3 million worth of his personal funds for no clear reason. In July 2025, centralized cryptocurrency exchange (CEX) MEXC allegedly froze $3.1 million worth of personal funds without any terms of service violations, according to pseudonymous crypto trader the White Whale. Read more
MEXC's Tracy Jin says regulatory clarity and market maturity are powering a new era of crypto IPOs, with Circle and Gemini leading the charge. The once-scrappy world of digital assets has grown into a sector defined by structured governance, audited financials, and scalable revenue models. Exchanges that began as weekend experiments now resemble traditional financial institutions, complete with compliance teams, investor relations departments, and long-term capital strategies. “We are now IPO-ready,” MEXC chief operating officer (COO) Tracy Jin told Cointelegraph. On June 5, Circle, the issuer of the USDC (USDC) stablecoin, raised $1.1 billion in its public debut, exceeding expectations and marking a record-setting 167% gain on its first day of trading. Read more
MEXC chief operating officer Tracy Jin said the fraud was primarily caused by social engineering scams targeting new, uneducated users. The MEXC crypto exchange observed a 200% quarter-over-quarter surge in fraudulent trading activity between January and March 2025, it said in its quarterly report. According to the exchange, 80,057 organized fraud attempts from over 3,000 fraud syndicates were identified in Q1. The fraudulent activity included market manipulation, wash trading, and automated trading bots exploiting users through “unfair” trading execution. MEXC said that the rise in fraud was most pronounced in India, with the exchange flagging nearly 27,000 accounts for suspicious activity, followed by the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region and Indonesia, which had 6,404 and 5,603 accounts flagged, respectively. Read more