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In early 2026 , driven by global macroeconomic factors, the precious metals sector ushered in a new round of strong market performance. MEXC, through its strategic positioning in gold (XAUT, PAXG) and silver (SILVER) contracts, accurately captured the trading demand generated by this market surge. Leveraging its zero-fee strategy and exceptional liquidity, it significantly expanded its market share, establishing its dominant position in the gold and silver contract markets.
MEXC gold contracts have captured nearly half of the market share, establishing an absolute leading advantage.
The market share of gold contracts on the MEXC platform rapidly climbed from 2.4% in early December to stabilize at 20% in early January, expanding nearly tenfold in just over a month. Starting from January 15th, MEXC exhibited a steep J-shaped curve, experiencing explosive growth in trading volume and market share after a brief pullback following the overall market.
January 23rd marked a crucial turning point in the market landscape. As MEXC's market share continued to rise, its leading advantage over competitors widened further, officially securing the top spot with a 35% market share. On January 24th and 25th, the platform's advantage was further consolidated, with market share exceeding 41% and 47% respectively, notably reaching nearly half the market share on January 25th alone. MEXC's market share grew nearly 20 times in just two months.
This leading advantage can be attributed to MEXC's unique closed-loop ecosystem of "zero fees + high leverage + top-tier depth," precisely addressing the core pain points of high-frequency and high-volume traders. MEXC's gold contracts support up to 100x leverage, directly meeting the extreme capital efficiency demands of aggressive investors. However, on traditional platforms, high leverage often comes with high transaction fees, thus limiting trading frequency. MEXC's zero-fee strategy completely eliminates this friction, allowing users to operate with high leverage without worrying about additional losses. More importantly, leverage and low fees alone are insufficient to support large-scale operations; without sufficient depth, large orders face severe slippage risks. MEXC's world-leading depth ensures smooth inflows and outflows of large funds, providing reliable security for large-capital, high-leverage trading. It is this deep synergy of these three elements that attracts and retains more trading funds, propelling MEXC to market dominance.
MEXC trading volume and gold price movements are highly correlated, accurately capturing market liquidity.
The trading activity of gold contracts on the MEXC platform shows a strong positive correlation with the price movement of spot gold, highlighting the platform's ability to capture macroeconomic trends and meet user demand. Data shows that the platform's average daily trading volume in January 2026 increased by 635% compared to December 2025.
From December 1, 2025 to January 15, 2026, the price of gold was in a fluctuating upward range, and the trading volume of MEXC's XAUTUSDT and PAXGUSDT contracts also showed a steady growth trend, consistent with the rhythm of gold price.
Following gold prices breaking historical highs after January 18th, MEXC launched a limited-time zero-commission promotion for related gold contracts. Driven by both market conditions and strategic moves, trading volume experienced exponential growth. The peak occurred on January 25th, with a single-day turnover of $555 million, ranking first among major platforms.
MEXC silver contracts saw a rapid expansion of liquidity in the short term.
In the silver futures market, MEXC also exhibited a significant liquidity surge in mid-to-late January 2026. Silver prices began a new upward trend on January 16th, during which time the trading volume of the MEXC platform's perpetual silver futures contract SILVER (XAG) USDT simultaneously experienced explosive growth. Starting from a low point around January 18th, it reached a peak of $147.8 million on January 24th, achieving a nearly 20-fold increase in just seven days. This vertical upward trajectory fully demonstrates that MEXC's silver futures contracts possess extremely strong capital absorption capacity and liquidity depth, capable of absorbing massive amounts of new funds instantly at key windows of market price movements.
Conclusion
MEXC's explosive growth in early 2026 was not solely due to short-term market volatility and traffic gains, but rather stemmed from the deep synergy between its long-term zero-fee strategy and liquidity infrastructure. From accurately catching sudden market fluctuations to independently recovering in volatile environments, MEXC has successfully built a long-term competitive advantage. Going forward, MEXC will continue to leverage its extreme cost advantages and market depth to help users efficiently capture every market opportunity.
