MEXC expands Guardian Fund to $500M, buys 1,000 BTC
MEXC will scale its Guardian Fund from $100M to $500M over two years and has added 1,000 BTC, creating a dual reserve of USDT and Bitcoin with public wallet addresses.
The exchange announced plans to expand its Guardian Fund from $100 million to $500 million over the next two years and confirmed it has purchased 1,000 Bitcoin. MEXC will store the fund’s assets in publicly disclosed wallet addresses so balances can be checked on-chain.
MEXC describes the Guardian Fund as a user protection reserve intended to cover customer deposits during periods of market volatility or operational disruption. The company said the fund is intended as an institutional-grade protection mechanism rather than a speculative vehicle.
Under the dual-reserve structure, the fund will hold USDT for immediate dollar liquidity and Bitcoin as a longer-term store of value with potential price appreciation. The exchange said the combination aims to provide short-term access to cash alongside a reserve that may gain value over time.
Wallet addresses for the reserve have been posted publicly, allowing anyone to verify balances and transactions on the blockchain. Public on-chain disclosure has become common among exchanges since the collapse of FTX in late 2022 and other failures in 2023.
Platform data shows net inflows to MEXC of about $271.6 million as of May 11, 2026. Larger deposits increase the total user funds held on an exchange.
Holding Bitcoin in a reserve introduces price risk. If Bitcoin falls sharply, the dollar value of the BTC portion will decline at the moment users might seek emergency access to funds.
Several major exchanges have published proof-of-reserves commitments and other transparency measures. MEXC’s $500 million target and its 1,000 BTC position specify the size and composition of the backing the exchange is making publicly available.
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