Mutsamudu, Comoros, September 30, 2026 – MEXC, a leader in 0-fee digital asset trading, revealed today that it has injected another 1,000 BTC into its Guardian Fund. This marks the second substantial Bitcoin allocation to the reserve this year. The fresh deposit builds upon MEXC’s May pledge to grow the Guardian Fund from $100 million to $500 million across a two-year span, reinforcing the asset pool to adapt to shifting market environments, emerging security threats, and evolving user protection demands.
With this newest contribution, the Guardian Fund now holds 100 million USDT alongside 2,000 BTC, enhancing MEXC’s safeguards for users as the broader crypto sector contends with persistent security challenges. Recent industry-wide security breaches have underscored how the threat landscape constantly shifts for digital platforms and their customers. These events show that safeguarding users demands ongoing capital allocation, technological upgrades, and robust risk-management frameworks rather than static defenses.
MEXC’s initial 1,000 BTC allocation in May introduced Bitcoin as a permanent reserve asset within the Guardian Fund, complementing its liquid USDT holdings. This latest deposit advances that strategy, demonstrating MEXC’s philosophy that user protection must be an actively updated system instead of a fixed fund created just once. The platform plans to keep expanding the fund as its international user base, supported assets, and overall operational scope develop.
To ensure accountability, MEXC maintains public on-chain visibility of its Guardian Fund holdings via disclosed wallet addresses, allowing clients to independently audit the reserves. This extra Bitcoin bolsters the fund on its path toward the $500 million goal, supporting ongoing investments in transparency, security, and long-term risk mitigation.
“Security and user protection is not a one-time investment. It is a continuous commitment,” said Vugar Usi, CEO of MEXC. “The risks facing digital asset platforms continue to evolve, and the resources behind user protection need to evolve with them. Adding another 1,000 BTC to the Guardian Fund reflects our long-term approach to building stronger protection for users and ensuring that the infrastructure behind that protection continues to grow with MEXC.”
Guardian Fund wallet addresses
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USDT: https://etherscan.io/address/0x469AfE803C54A36674C55231489Cf4b61da8c1bC#tokentxns
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First BTC allocation: 1MDVjZdX8QD212pT8Z8EMP7DuFQHKqN3mx
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Second BTC allocation: 19KYQDpyssRUtpfa4pfAWiNQLeysThd1us
About MEXC
Established in 2018, MEXC is a prominent global multi-asset trading destination designed as a 0-fee portal to infinite possibilities. Catering to clients in over 170 regions, the exchange offers streamlined access to cryptocurrencies, equities, tokenized assets, derivatives, and an expanding suite of traditional finance offerings through a single account.
Offering zero trading fees, robust liquidity, diverse asset support, and high-performance execution, MEXC caters to everyday traders seeking to discover early opportunities, execute swiftly, and trade with fewer obstacles. As traditional finance and crypto draw closer together, MEXC aims to broaden access to global markets, empowering participants to trade freely and MEXCmize every prospect.
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