MEXC, a leading digital asset trading platform, has released its Q1 2026 TradFi Futures report. The exchange achieved the industry's top ranking for gold order book depth, demonstrating robust performance amid geopolitical tensions and a surge in demand for safe-haven assets like precious metals and energy contracts.
While ranking third for silver and crude oil futures among major crypto platforms, MEXC significantly narrowed the gap with market leaders. The platform's gold depth at the top 5 levels ensured minimal slippage and reduced costs for large trades, even during volatile trading sessions.
Total trading volume saw a substantial increase, with February's volume surging 138% over January, followed by a 45% gain in March. Monthly active traders grew by 58% cumulatively. MEXC expanded its instrument lineup by 62% to include precious metals, energy, US stocks, global indices, forex, and ETFs.
On-chain precious metal exposure saw strong user preference, with XAUT and SILVER leading in volume, accounting for over 90% of the top-10 TradFi Futures volume. PAXG secured the fifth position.
Amidst escalating Middle East tensions in late February and March, which caused sharp volatility in oil and gold markets, MEXC launched USOIL (WTI) and UKOIL (Brent) perpetual futures on January 30. These instruments quickly rose to third and fourth place, capturing a combined 15.3% market share in Q1.
Vugar Usi Zade, CEO of MEXC, stated that the platform was positioned to capitalize on market volatility with deep liquidity and a frictionless fee model, focusing on expanding access and asset diversity.