MEXC's new CEO wants to tame a memecoin machine without killing what made it work

MEXC's new CEO wants to tame a memecoin machine without killing what made it work

Search/NewsVideoPricesResearchConsensus 2026Data & IndicesSponsoredSearch/enMarketsShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMEXC's new CEO wants to tame a memecoin machine without killing what made it workA Bitget veteran, Vugar Usi inherits a top-three exchange built on zero fees, 3,000 tokens and a compliance record he himself calls a "missing point" in its growth.By Sam Reynolds|Edited by Oliver Knight Apr 8, 2026, 10:00 a.m. Make preferred on MEXC CEO Vugar Usi (Provided)What to know: Vugar Usi, the new CEO of MEXC, argues that memecoins have not lost relevance but that broader financial markets now move on the same kind of viral sentiment, prompting his push to turn MEXC into a "trade everything" platform for retail speculators.Unlike rivals such as Binance, OKX and Bybit that are courting institutional money and ETF-driven flows, MEXC is doubling down o

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