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CEX.IO: Regulation, Licence Numbers & Tier Breakdown

Complete primary licence audit for CEX.IO (CEX.IO), including regulatory certificate numbers, tier classifications, contracting legal entities, and our 3-step official registry verification playbook.

Coverage: Investment firms and financial institutions headquartered across Continental Europe

6D Overall Score
5.0
Regulated Licences
2 / 4
Tier-1 Filings
0
Warning Exposure
0

CEX.IO Regulatory Licence & Certificate Registry

Each certificate number links to our cryptographic verification dossier (/verify/license/[num]).

Supervising AuthorityTierCertificate NumberSupervisory StatusContracting Legal EntityEffective Date
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
unknownNMLS ID: 1804170RegulatedCEX.IO Corp.2023-07-21
Financial Conduct Authority
Financial Conduct Authority
unknownNot suppliedRegulatedCEX.IO Ltd2024
GFSC
Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
unknownFSC1345BExceeded scopeCEX.IO Ltd2018
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
unknownNot suppliedRegisteredCEX.IO Ltd—

Supervisory Tier Distribution & Prudential Breakdown

Categorisation of recorded authorisations by statutory capital, segregation, and compensation rigor.

TIER-1 ONSHORE

0

Major statutory regimes (FCA, ASIC, MAS, SEC/NFA, BaFin, FINMA, JFSA, SFC) with strict daily trust reconciliation and statutory compensation.

TIER-2 SUPERVISORY

0

Recognised regional regulators (CySEC, FMA, FSCA, DFSA) enforcing MiFID II or equivalent prudential reporting and negative balance protection.

OFFSHORE / TIER-3

0

International business company (IBC) or offshore registrations with flexible leverage schedules and no statutory investor compensation fund.

RESTRICTED / ALERT

1

Filings marked exceeded scope, revoked, unauthorised, or suspected clone in the imported supervisory dataset.

3-Step Official Register Verification Playbook

How to independently verify CEX.IO's supervisory standing before wiring funds.

STEP 01 • LICENCE STRING

Cross-Check Certificate Number

Take each licence number listed for CEX.IO and query it directly on the issuing authority's official public register (and via our /verify/license/ oracle) to confirm active standing.

STEP 02 • ENTITY CONTRACT

Audit Onboarding Subsidiary

Multi-entity brokerages often market a Tier-1 licence on their homepage while onboarding international clients under an offshore entity. Confirm your client agreement names CEX.IO.

STEP 03 • DOMAIN BINDING

Verify Approved Website Host

Confirm that the website domain you use to log in (cex.io) matches the approved domain recorded on the regulator's register entry.

CEX.IO — Regulation & Licences Architecture Exhibit

Deterministic vector diagram generated from supervisory filings and 6D telemetry.

CEX.IO — Regulation & Licences Architecture (Euro Firm Ledger)
Exhibit: CEX.IO regulation & licences verification workflow and quantitative KPI strip.

CEX.IO Regulation & Licences: Frequently Asked Questions

Four intent-specific due diligence questions answered from primary dataset records.

Which financial regulators authorise and supervise CEX.IO?

CEX.IO (CEX.IO) holds 4 recorded supervisory filing(s) in our dataset across Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Financial Conduct Authority, GFSC, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC). Of these, 2 carry an active "Regulated" status and 0 are classified under Tier-1 statutory supervisors.

What are CEX.IO's official regulatory licence numbers?

Recorded certificate numbers for CEX.IO include: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) #NMLS ID: 1804170 (Regulated); Financial Conduct Authority #Not supplied (Regulated); GFSC #FSC1345B (Exceeded scope); Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) #Not supplied (Registered). Click any certificate number in the table above to open its SHA-256 verification dossier.

Does CEX.IO hold Tier-1 onshore regulatory authorisation?

No active Tier-1 regulated filing is recorded for CEX.IO in our current snapshot (4 total filings across Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Financial Conduct Authority, GFSC, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)).

How do I verify CEX.IO's contracting legal entity before funding an account?

Follow our 3-step verification protocol: (1) locate the exact corporate name in your client agreement and compare it against "CEX.IO"; (2) click the certificate number link in our licence table to verify the registration string; and (3) confirm on the regulator's own domain that cex.io is the authorised web portal.

Structured against supervisory register snapshots and public regulatory filings. Verify your contracting legal entity and current authorisation status directly on the issuing regulator’s official register before transacting.

CEX.IO Regulation, Licence Numbers & Tier Breakdown (2026 Audit) | Euro Firm Ledger