# CEX.IO

> Your all-in-one crypto platform to buy, sell, trade, hold and earn cryptocurrencies

CEX.IO is a cryptocurrency exchange platform. It lets users buy, sell, trade, store, and earn digital assets through web and mobile applications.

CEX.IO is a cryptocurrency exchange that provides trading, custody, and yield services for digital assets. It offers spot and margin trading, instant card purchases, a self-custody wallet, and staking rewards through web and mobile applications. The platform serves retail users, professional traders, and institutional clients across multiple jurisdictions.

The platform addresses the need for a single access point to digital assets by combining exchange infrastructure with custody and yield tools. Trading occurs through an order book model with market data and charting tools, while separate staking and savings products let holders generate rewards on supported assets without active trading. It operates as a licensed money transmitter and publishes information on its registrations and compliance policies.

Its core offerings span spot trading, margin trading with leverage, and an application programming interface for automated trading, alongside instant buy tools and a dedicated wallet application. A separate institutional offering provides liquidity and account services for businesses, while an educational resource supports newcomers learning about digital assets. The exchange is used by individual investors, active traders, and financial businesses seeking exposure to cryptocurrency markets.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Finance
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2013-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/cex_io

## Products

- [CEX.IO Trading](https://thegrid.id/profiles/cex_io): CEX.IO Spot Trading is a centralized exchange platform that provides order book trading for cryptocurrencies against fiat and stablecoin pairs. It offers market, limit, and stop orders with aggregated liquidity, advanced charting, and low-latency execution, and also supports leveraged margin positions using borrowed funds within the same account. Margin balances integrate directly with the platform's spot, wallet, and earn balances, letting eligible users open larger positions than their deposited capital would otherwise allow. The platform serves both retail and active traders seeking direct crypto-to-crypto and fiat-to-crypto conversion, with or without leverage. (Centralised Exchange, Live, Main Product)
- [CEX.IO Wallet](https://thegrid.id/profiles/cex_io): CEX.IO Wallet is a custodial multi-currency cryptocurrency wallet enabling users to buy, sell, store, and earn digital assets via web and mobile applications. It integrates CEX.IO Pay, a zero-fee instant peer-to-peer transfer feature allowing free crypto transfers between registered CEX.IO users using simple User IDs instead of wallet addresses. (Wallet, Live)
- [Instant Buy](https://thegrid.id/profiles/cex_io): Instant Buy enables immediate cryptocurrency purchases at fixed quoted prices using various payment methods including credit cards, debit cards, and e-wallets. (On/Off Ramp, Live)
- [CEX.IO Prime](https://thegrid.id/profiles/cex_io): CEX.IO Prime delivers aggregated liquidity through smart order routing across multiple regulated exchanges via web and API access, targeting institutional and enterprise clients. (Market Maker, Live)
- [CEX.IO Earn](https://thegrid.id/profiles/cex_io): CEX.IO Earn is a savings and yield product that allows users to earn passive income through two services: savings accounts for flexible or locked stablecoin deposits earning daily lending rewards, and staking for periodic proof-of-stake rewards earned by holding eligible assets in their account. (Savings & Yield, Live)
- [CEX.IO Card](https://thegrid.id/profiles/cex_io): CEX.IO Card implemented a crypto-to-fiat payment system through Mastercard infrastructure, enabling direct cryptocurrency spending at merchant locations. The system converted linked digital assets to fiat currency at point-of-sale while maintaining wallet integration through mobile applications and supporting contactless payments via Apple Pay and Google Pay. The product has been discontinued and is no longer accessible. (Card, Discontinued)

## Links

- [Main](https://cex.io)
- [Blog](https://blog.cex.io)
- [Privacy policy](https://cex.io/legal/privacy)
- [Terms of Service](https://cex.io/legal/terms)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/cex_io)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/CEXIO_Announcements)
- [Facebook](https://facebook.com/CEX.IO)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/cex-io)
- [Instagram](https://instagram.com/cexio_global)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/cexio)

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