what's CoinEx?
CoinEx is a centralized cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2017 and registered in Samoa. It provides trading for over 1200 cryptocurrencies across more than 1500 pairs, including major assets like BTC, ETH, and DOGE, with features such as high-speed matching engines, spot and futures trading, an Automated Market Maker (AMM), one-click swaps, and pre-token trading. The platform emphasizes security through proof-of-reserves, multi-dimensional protections, and supports deposits/withdrawals on multiple chains like Polygon and Arbitrum for assets such as USDC. CoinEx's native token, CET (CoinEx Token), powers its ecosystem including the CoinEx Chain, a public blockchain launched in 2019 dedicated to decentralized exchange functionality. CET enables trading fee discounts, participation in platform governance, and access to exclusive features like mining and dual investments. The exchange serves over 10 million users in 200+ regions, with multilingual support and integrations from partners like ViaBTC.
CoinEx exchange recently listed an asset for trading.
Co-hosted Skyline Soirée event in Hong Kong with Babylon Labs, ViaBTC, and Kronos Research during Lunar New Year 2026, attended by OKX, Bitget, Crypto.com, ByteDance, dYdX, FalconX, Glassnode, and Talos Trading.
Listed on CoinEx exchange for trading.
Added support for USDC on Polygon network.
Chief analyst Jeff Ko predicts BTC will target $180K by 2026 and forecasts no altseason in 2026, stating liquidity will flow only to blue-chip survivors with real adoption.
USDT on Plasma network goes live on the exchange platform.
CoinEx attends Native BTCFi Summit with Babylon in Buenos Aires alongside major ecosystem builders including LayerZero, 1inch, Beefy, Lombard, Bitgo, Ankr, Boundless, and P2P focused on Bitcoin DeFi infrastructure.
Thailand SEC to block platform access and initiate legal proceedings for unlicensed operations starting June 28, 2025.