Dear MEXCer,
Today marks my first 100 days as CEO of MEXC.
These past 100 days have been some of the most rewarding of my career. I’ve had the privilege of working alongside an exceptional team, meeting users from around the world, and making decisions that help create more opportunities for millions of people. Every challenge we’ve faced and every milestone we’ve reached has reinforced why I chose to be part of this journey.
As I looked back on these past 100 days, one moment kept coming back to me.
Sometime earlier this year, after one of our events, a MEXCer stopped me before I left. He wanted to tell me about his experience participating in our SPACEX Launchpad.
“I never thought I’d be investing in IPOs,” he said. “A few years ago, I only traded crypto. Now I’m looking at IPOs, gold, even oil. I didn’t expect myself to become this kind of investor.”
His words stayed with me long after the conversation ended, because they represented something much bigger.
He was describing a much broader shift that we’re seeing across our industry. Nearly 80,000 participants joined our SPACEX Launchpad, with subscriptions approaching $200 million. Behind those numbers are thousands of investors who are becoming more curious, more confident, and more willing to explore opportunities beyond traditional crypto investing.
Retail investors today are expanding their horizons. Crypto remains important, but it’s now part of a much broader investment journey.
Bringing Opportunities
2026 has been a year of opportunities emerging at an incredible pace. U.S. equities captured global attention. High-profile IPOs returned to the spotlight. Gold reached new highs. New asset classes continued to blur the lines between traditional finance and crypto.
Historically, access to these opportunities has largely been limited to institutions and high-net-worth investors.
Retail investors were just as interested, but often lacked the same access, the same flexibility, or the same confidence to participate.
Opportunity shouldn’t be reserved for the few. It should be open to everyone who’s willing to take the first step.
What We Built
That philosophy has guided everything we’ve built over the past 100 days. Here are some of the milestones we’ve achieved along the way.
For us, these milestones aren’t just indicators of product success, they’re proof that when barriers are lowered and more choices are created, more people are empowered to participate.
Trust and Responsibility
Access is only useful if people trust it, so alongside product work, we spent a lot of the last 100 days on the less visible stuff.
Over the past 100 days, we’ve continued to strengthen transparency and reinforce the protections behind our platform, because access only matters when users know their assets are secure.
Beyond financial safeguards, we’ve continued strengthening governance, enhancing our security framework through partnerships such as Hacken, improving our CoinGecko Trust Score, and advancing regulatory and licensing efforts across key markets.
These initiatives may never generate the same excitement as new product launches, but they’re probably the most important things we did in this stretch, even if it’s the hardest to put in a headline.
Our Next Chapter
As MEXC enters its next phase of growth, one of our biggest priorities is continuing to strengthen the foundation that supports everything we build. I am delighted to welcome Robert MacDonald as our new Chief Compliance Officer.
With nearly two decades of experience spanning financial services, fintech, and digital assets, Robert has worked alongside regulators, financial institutions, and global exchanges to build compliance frameworks that support sustainable growth. His experience at organizations including Standard Chartered, Binance, and Bybit reflects a deep understanding of what it takes to scale responsibly in an increasingly regulated industry.
Robert recently shared a perspective that strongly resonates with me:
“As the industry matures, trust won’t be a competitive advantage, but the price of entry.”
I believe this captures exactly where our industry is heading.
Innovation and compliance should not be viewed as opposing forces. The platforms that will lead the next generation of digital finance are those that can advance both together. Welcoming Robert reflects our long-term commitment to building a platform that users, partners, and regulators can trust for years to come.
Infinite Opportunities
Over the past 100 days, we’ve launched new products, expanded access, and strengthened the foundations of trust. But it has never been about checking milestones off a list.
We are making a deliberate choice.
At a time when much of our industry is focused on larger institutions, we’ve chosen to build for the millions of everyday investors who deserve the same access to opportunity, innovation, and financial freedom.
We’ll keep lowering barriers, expanding access, and investing in the trust that makes those opportunities worth pursuing.
We don’t believe it’s our role to decide what you should invest in. Our responsibility is to make sure that when opportunity emerges, access isn’t what holds you back.
The first 100 days went by faster than I expected. I’m genuinely grateful for the trust you’ve placed in us, and for getting to be part of this with you. Here’s to building the next chapter together.