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MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its March–April bimonthly security report, including the strategic deployment of 1,000 BTC to its treasury reserves to strengthen user protection. Alongside this massive capital injection, the exchange continues to scale its compliance architecture to neutralize evolving market threats.Intercepted 26,897 Accounts Linked to Organized Risk ActivitiesDuring this 60-day period, MEXC's security infrastructure intercepted and restricted 26,897 accounts tied to coordinated fraud—an 18.9% increase from the previous reporting cycle. Threat intelligence engines mapped 6,903 malicious syndicates (up 33.6%), with the heaviest concentrations emerging from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Indonesia, tracking 3,567 and 1,524 threat clusters, respectively. All identified entities were subjected to immediate platform-wide bans to secure ecosystem liquidity and protect user capital.Deploying On-Chain Intelligence to Immobilize Compromised FundsBy syndicating threat-linked wallet data with major industry partners, MEXC actively maps and disrupts illicit capital flows tied to theft and fraud, preemptively restricting assets before secondary transfers can happen. From March to April, the platform processed 254 cross-platform intelligence requests, including 50 law enforcement freeze mandates. Through this collaborative infrastructure, the exchange directly immobilized 17,084,031 USDT across 47 active threat cases—23 of which were executed via direct law enforcement intervention. All intelligence broadcasting and subsequent asset freezes were conducted in strict adherence to multi-jurisdictional laws, ensuring rapid response efficiency while maintaining absolute regulatory compliance.Restoring Misdirected Capital: 863,127 USDT Recovered Across 819 IncidentsBetween March and April, MEXC manually processed 819 erroneous deposit cases, recovering assets equivalent to 863,127 USDT. Each case underwent rigorous manual review, on-chain verification, and cross-chain tracking procedures to guarantee the precise and secure restitution of user capital.