GCEX
EU · MiCA Authorised UAE · Licensed
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Licensing: Genuine licence held (the EU/EEA (MiCA) and UAE)
Audit & reserves: Not yet researched
GCEX holds a genuine crypto-specific licence covering the EU/EEA (MiCA) and UAE. It first appears in our register on 2023-11-17 and is currently tracked across 3 jurisdictions through 2 legal entities.
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GC Exchange FZE (GCEX)
- Jurisdiction
- UAE
- Regime
- Dubai VARA VASP licence
- Status
- Licensed
- Reference
- VL/23/09/002
- Since
- 2023-11-17
- Activities
- Broker-Dealer Services
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Is GCEX the best crypto exchange for you?
There's no such thing as the best crypto exchange in absolute terms — only the best fit for a given person's situation. The right choice for a business that needs a clean, auditable compliance trail is rarely the right choice for an individual just holding a small amount long-term, and both are different again from someone trading derivatives professionally. We don't recommend GCEX, or anyone else — we give you what's independently verifiable so you can make that call yourself.
Here's what we've actually verified about GCEX, specifically:
- Holds a genuine crypto-specific licence in the EU/EEA (MiCA) and UAE.
- Tracked across 3 jurisdictions through 2 legal entities, appearing in our register since 2023-11-17.
- We haven't yet researched GCEX's audit or proof-of-reserves history — that's an unresearched gap, not a red flag.
None of this tells you whether GCEX is right for you — that depends on what you're trying to do, which jurisdiction you're in, your own risk tolerance, and practical details this register doesn't track (fees, product range, day-to-day UX). What it does give you is what's actually checkable, so you're deciding from facts rather than the exchange's own marketing.
Sources: ESMA interim MiCA register (CASPS.csv), retrieved 2026-08-31 — original file · Dubai VARA Public Register, retrieved 2026-09-03 — original file .