Today, I step into the role of Chief Operating Officer of MEXC with deep gratitude—and with full awareness of the responsibility this moment carries.
Nearly a decade ago, during a frustrating standoff with traditional banking bureaucracy, I made my first transaction with Bitcoin. What banks could not resolve in weeks, this new technology solved in minutes. But what truly changed me was not speed or cost—it was access. For the first time, I felt what a borderless, permissionless financial system could mean for real people. That moment defined my path.
Like many, I came to crypto with curiosity about opportunity. I stayed because I saw a mission: to protect what people work for, to expand participation, and to build a system that serves both the saver of $20 a week and the investor managing millions. Finance should not ask who you are or where you come from. It should simply work—for everyone.
Over the past years, including my tenure as Chief Operating Officer at Bitget, I have had a front-row seat to the transformation of our industry. I have worked with institutions, regulators, builders, creators, and millions of retail users across six continents. I have seen exchanges grow fivefold in user base and influence. I have also seen how the original promise of decentralization—so powerfully articulated by Satoshi Nakamoto—is under pressure as institutional volume now dominates global trading.
Institutions matter. Liquidity matters. Scale matters.
But the user must always come first.
That conviction is precisely why I chose MEXC.
While others built growth on spectacle and exclusivity, MEXC built it on community and product. Zero trading fees. One of the deepest token discovery ecosystems in the market. And a listing philosophy that rejects the pay-to-play black box that prices innovation out of existence. On MEXC, early-stage builders still have a fair door in—and retail users still have early access. This is not just a business model. It is a statement of values.
Equally decisive for me was the team. More than 2,000 professionals across the world operate this platform with intensity, discipline, and hunger. In every operation I have ever led, one rule has remained true: people are the greatest asset. MEXC has world-class people—and the ambition to match.
My responsibility now is clear.
We will scale with purpose.
We will strengthen MEXC as a global brand that stands for fairness, speed, and opportunity.
We will deepen our presence across Europe, the CIS, Turkey, and LATAM.
We will invest decisively in policy strategy, operational excellence, and compliance readiness—so every user is served with transparency and trust.
And we will pursue growth that is not only fast, but durable.
I believe—based on experience, not optimism—that over the next two years we can achieve another fivefold expansion here at MEXC. Not just in users or volume, but in relevance: becoming the platform where innovation is discovered, where retail is respected, and where financial empowerment is not a slogan but a daily practice.
This appointment is not a title to me. It is a return to the same conviction I felt with that first transaction years ago: that finance can be open, fair, and human.
To our global team, thank you for what you have built with tireless effort.
To our users and partners, thank you for trusting this platform as your gateway to the future of finance.
I am honored to serve. I am ready to work. And I am fully committed to earning this responsibility—every single day.
With respect and determination,
Vugar Usi
Chief Operating Officer, MEXC
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