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MEXC vs Relai

It is a trade-off. Relai has the higher Safety grade (5.1 against 4.5), while MEXC has the higher Privacy grade (1.3 against 0.7).

MEXC

Large offshore spot and futures exchange where ID is optional up to a withdrawal cap

Privacy

1.3/ 10

Poor

Safety

4.5/ 10

Caution

ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →

Relai

Bitcoin-only savings app with a self-custodial wallet; identity check at onboarding

Privacy

0.7/ 10

Poor

Safety

5.1/ 10

Caution

ID mandatory KYC 4 Docs reviewed Full review →

Side by side

MEXCRelai
Category No-KYC Exchanges No-KYC Exchanges
KYC policy ID on risk flag ID mandatory
Custody Custodial Non Custodial
Sign-up Email required Email required
Open source No No
Tor onion address No No
Coins BTC, ETH, USDT, SOL, XRP, LTC BTC
Pay with Crypto Bank transfer, Card
Fees Not published 1% per buy or sell (0.9% with an invite code); card, Apple Pay and Google Pay add 3%
Limits Unverified withdrawal cap reported as 10 BTC/day (exchange article, Dec 2025) or about 1,000 USDT/day (third-party guides, 2026); check in-account. No tier without identity verification stated; purchases from 50 CHF/EUR; a separate service handles trades above 100,000 CHF/EUR
Founded 2018 Not published
Jurisdiction Not published Switzerland
Not available in Not published Verification is open only to citizens of supported countries
Incidents on record 0 0
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only MEXC

CustodialClosed sourceAML screening5+ years operating

Both

May request IDRequires emailRuns an affiliate programme

Only Relai

Legal entity disclosed

Where they sit among no-kyc exchanges

2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 PRIVATE AND SAFE SAFE, ASKS MORE PRIVATE, LESS PROVEN PRIVACY GRADE → SAFETY GRADE → NightTrader Exchange Privacy 6.5 · Safety 6.4 Mt Pelerin Privacy 1.9 · Safety 6.1 SafeTrade Privacy 5.8 · Safety 5.7 Azteco Privacy 7.3 · Safety 5.5 CoinEx Privacy 1.3 · Safety 4.5 MEXC Privacy 1.3 · Safety 4.5 LMEX Privacy 2.4 · Safety 4.3 Crypton Exchange Privacy 7.4 · Safety 3.8 AltQuick Privacy 5.7 · Safety 3.8 NonKYC.io Privacy 5.3 · Safety 3.8 NestEx Privacy 3.0 · Safety 3.8 XT.com Privacy 2.4 · Safety 3.8 Bull Bitcoin Privacy 0.9 · Safety 6.7 DFX Privacy 0.3 · Safety 6.2 Bitcoin Well Privacy 0.0 · Safety 5.8 Relai Privacy 0.7 · Safety 5.1 Pocket Bitcoin Privacy 0.4 · Safety 4.3 KCEX Privacy 0.6 · Safety 3.8 Pionex Privacy 0.6 · Safety 3.8 BingX Privacy 0.0 · Safety 3.5 Bitunix Privacy 0.0 · Safety 3.5
Trade Spend Infrastructure Identity 21 services. Hover or tap a point.

Questions

Is MEXC or Relai safer?

Relai has the higher Safety grade: MEXC 4.5, Relai 5.1, out of 10.

Does MEXC or Relai require KYC?

MEXC is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag). Relai is KYC level 4 (ID mandatory).

Which has more incidents on record?

MEXC has 0 and Relai has 0 documented incidents in the registry.

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