# ChainEX

> The future of money and investing is here

ChainEX is a licensed South African centralized cryptocurrency exchange. It lets users buy, sell, and trade a range of cryptocurrencies against the rand and earn interest on deposited coins.

ChainEX is a licensed centralized cryptocurrency exchange in South Africa. It lets South African users buy, sell, and trade a range of cryptocurrencies against the rand. Purchases can start from small amounts.

Accounts are funded by EFT from a bank account, and trading runs on order books in rand and stablecoin markets with limit, market, stop, and scaled orders. A maker program pays rebates to traders who add liquidity. The Earn portal offers flexible and fixed-term products that pay daily rewards on supported coins.

ChainEX Exchange is the main product, available on the web, in mobile apps, and through an API, alongside the Earn portal and a referral program that pays rewards in crypto. Customers can also convert crypto into digital vouchers that are spent across a national merchant network. ChainEX is used by South African retail investors, active traders, and corporate account holders.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Finance
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2017-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/chainex_io

## Products

- [ChainEX Exchange](https://thegrid.id/profiles/chainex_io): ChainEX Exchange is a centralized trading platform where South African users buy and sell a range of cryptocurrencies in rand and stablecoin markets. Accounts are funded by bank EFT, orders include limit, market, stop, and scaled types, and makers earn rebates for adding liquidity. The exchange runs on the web, in iOS and Android apps, and through an API, and the same account gives access to the Earn portal. (Centralised Exchange, Live, Main Product)

## Assets

- [ChainEX ZAR (CZAR)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/chainex_io): CZAR is a ZAR-pegged stablecoin issued by ChainEX, a South African cryptocurrency exchange. It is used for trading ZAR pairs and settling transactions on the ChainEX platform. ChainEX and its associated products are no longer active, meaning CZAR is no longer in operation. (Stablecoin)

## Links

- [Main](https://chainex.io)
- [Blog](https://blog.chainex.io)
- [Documentation](https://support.chainex.io/kb/index.php)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/chainexio)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ChainEXIO)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/ChainEXIO)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/chainexio)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/chainexchat)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_3FaLikqQU46qLNr9HPoFw)

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