MEXC, a digital asset trading platform known for zero-fee trading, and Hacken, a blockchain security and assurance provider, have jointly released the MEXC × Hacken AI Trading Safety Handbook. The guide offers practical recommendations for using AI-assisted and automated trading tools safely, covering everything from research and decision support to trade execution.
The handbook arrives on the heels of MEXC's recent AI Trading Report, which revealed strong user interest in AI-driven trading alongside a clear demand for more control. According to MEXC's 2026 survey, willingness to use automated trading jumped from 55% to 71.8% when users were offered limits on funds, positions, leverage, and losses.
As AI takes on a more active role in trading, the handbook stresses that safety cannot rely on the AI model alone. Instead, AI-facilitated actions should be checked against separate permissions, financial limits, and risk controls before execution. The guide identifies key risks such as credential exposure, excessive permissions, manipulated data, and unintended execution, and outlines practical safeguards for both users and platforms.
For individual users, the handbook sets out five safety checks: Ask, Verify, Limit, Control, and Review. These steps are designed to help traders maintain oversight and ensure that AI tools operate within predefined boundaries. For platforms, the handbook proposes five principles: Guard, Limit, Approve, Controls, and Test. Together, these frameworks aim to support the expansion of AI use while keeping appropriate controls in place.
“AI can make trading more accessible and efficient, but greater capability should come with stronger safeguards,” said Vugar Usi Zade, CEO of MEXC. “At MEXC, we want users to benefit from innovation, while taking a measured approach to AI adoption. Our People First principle means giving users access to new capabilities without losing sight of control, transparency and risk.”
Dyma Budorin, CEO and co-founder of Hacken, added: “AI agents will soon place more orders than people do. Trust in them should be earned the way smart contracts earned it: through independent controls, continuous red-teaming and evidence anyone can verify.” Budorin emphasized that the handbook is intended to raise awareness of risks and provide practical support as adoption grows, with platforms needing to test and strengthen safeguards continuously.
The collaboration reflects a broader industry trend toward integrating AI into trading while addressing security and compliance concerns. MEXC, founded in 2018, serves users across more than 170 markets, offering access to crypto, stocks, tokenized assets, and derivatives. Hacken, established in 2017, provides security audits and red-teaming for AI systems, with clients including the European Commission, Ethereum Foundation, and Societe Generale-Forge.
MEXC and Hacken hope the handbook will serve as a practical reference for users and platforms as AI becomes more deeply integrated into trading, helping raise risk awareness and support safer, more responsible adoption across the industry.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.
