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MEXC and Hacken released the MEXC × Hacken AI Trading Safety Handbook on October 28, 2026, in Mutsamudu, Comoros. The document provides practical guidance for users and platforms on deploying AI-assisted and automated trading tools safely, covering the process from research and decision support through trade execution.
Survey Data and Risk Framework
The handbook follows the recent MEXC AI Trading Report, which identified strong interest in AI alongside a demand for greater control. Data from MEXC’s 2026 survey indicates that willingness to use automated trading rose from 55% to 71.8% when limits on funds, positions, leverage, and losses were introduced.
The publication emphasizes that safety cannot rely solely on the AI model. It states that AI-facilitated actions must be checked against separate permissions, financial limits, and risk controls before execution. The handbook addresses specific risks, including credential exposure, excessive permissions, manipulated data, and unintended execution.
Guidelines for Users and Platforms
For users, the handbook sets out five safety checks: Ask, Verify, Limit, Control, and Review. For platforms, it outlines five principles: Guard, Limit, Approve, Controls, and Test. Together, these frameworks aim to expand the use of AI while maintaining appropriate controls.
Vugar Usi Zade, CEO of MEXC, stated that AI can make trading more accessible and efficient, but greater capability should come with stronger safeguards. He noted that MEXC’s “People First” principle involves giving users access to new capabilities without losing sight of control, transparency, and risk.
Dyma Budorin, CEO and co-founder of Hacken, said that AI agents will soon place more orders than people do. He argued that trust in these agents should be earned through independent controls, continuous red-teaming, and verifiable evidence. Budorin added that as adoption grows, platforms will need to test these safeguards continuously and strengthen them as new risks emerge.
MEXC, founded in 2018, serves users across more than 170 markets and provides access to crypto, stocks, tokenized assets, derivatives, and TradFi-linked opportunities. Hacken, founded in 2017, is a blockchain security and compliance partner with more than 60 engineers and over 1,500 clients, including the European Commission, ADGM, and the Ethereum Foundation. Hacken’s AI security work includes AI agent security audits and red-teaming of AI systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the five safety checks for users in the handbook?
The handbook sets out five safety checks for users: Ask, Verify, Limit, Control, and Review.
How did MEXC’s 2026 survey findings change with limits?
In MEXC’s 2026 survey, willingness to use automated trading rose from 55% to 71.8% when limits on funds, positions, leverage, and losses were introduced.
