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Hotcoin: review, MiCA, reserves and score (2026)

Seychelles#35Updated 7/3/2026
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Summary (TL;DR)

Hotcoin is a crypto exchange. It is based in Seychelles and was founded in 2017. We are verifying its MiCA status against the ESMA register. Its charliedesk score is 82 out of 100.

charliedesk score 82/100MiCA: Verifying24h volume $1.8B

Key facts

Founded
2017
HQ
Seychelles
MiCA / CASP
Verifying · 7/3/2026
Ranking (CoinGecko)
#35
24h volume
$1.8B
Reserves
–
Fees (spot maker/taker)
not stated
KYC
not stated
Fiat deposit
not stated
charliedesk scoreout of 100
82
Trust · weight 35%8/10 80/100
Liquidity (24h volume) · weight 25%$1.8B 88/100
MiCA / regulation · weight 25%Verifying –
Age · weight 15%2017 75/100

Objective composite: trust (35%), liquidity (25%), MiCA/regulation (25%) and age (15%). Unknown factors (e.g. unverified MiCA) are dropped and weights renormalised. No community votes, no paid placement.

MiCA / CASP
Verifying

We are still verifying the MiCA/CASP status against the ESMA register. Until we confirm it with a source, we do not state it, and we never guess.

Security & incidents

We have no significant security incidents on record for this exchange. This does not mean nothing ever happened, only that our curated record has nothing.

Curated by charliedesk from public sources. Amounts are the value at the time of the incident. Each entry links to its source.

About the exchange

Operating out of Australia, Hotcoin Global is a digital asset trading platform. The obtained two different licenses to conduct its operations from AUSTRAC: digital currency trading and foreign currencies exchange. As of 2022, the centralized cryptocurrency exchange (CEX) had an estimated 5 million active users, with its daily transaction volume reaching billions of dollars.

Description: CoinGecko

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FAQ

Is Hotcoin licensed in the EU (MiCA)?

We are still verifying Hotcoin's MiCA status against the ESMA register and do not state it until confirmed with a source.

Is Hotcoin safe and trustworthy?

Hotcoin's charliedesk score is 82/100 (trust, liquidity, MiCA and age). We show verifiable facts with sources and never advise what to buy, the decision is yours.

Has Hotcoin ever been hacked?

We have no significant security incident on record for Hotcoin.

Where is Hotcoin based and when was it founded?

Hotcoin is based in Seychelles and was founded in 2017.

Other exchanges

Data: CoinGecko (trust, volume, description, logo). MiCA/CASP: ESMA register (verifying). Derivatives and reserves: Coinglass via syndicate. Score: charliedesk methodology. We never shill or tell you what to buy.