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Institution record

Pionex

Risk level not supplied1 of 3 licences marked regulated
Source score
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Warnings
0
Comments
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Licence records

Licences within our coverage (institutions licensed in offshore financial centres) are listed first. Check each one on the regulator's own register.

RegulatorLicence no.StatusLicensed entityDate
FinCENTier-1
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
31000166323126Exceeded scopePionex Limited2020-04-10
SECTier-1
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
2284360RegulatedPionex2021-07-12
AUSTRACTier-1
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
665 262 868RevokedPionex2024-12-10

Peer regulatory & risk comparison

Side-by-side supervisory and risk benchmark comparing Pionex against peer institutions in our institutions licensed in offshore financial centres dataset.

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Pionex (this record)
FinCENSECAUSTRAC
1 / 3Risk level not supplied—0
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2 / 4Risk level not supplied—0
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2 / 2Risk level not supplied—0

Pionex: institutional due diligence FAQ

Key supervisory, licensing, and counterparty verification questions generated from the dataset.

What is Pionex's regulatory licence status and supervisory authorisation?

In our imported dataset, Pionex (legal entity reference: Pionex) holds 3 recorded licence entries, of which 1 carries a "regulated" status and 1 are marked regulated or registered: FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)) — licence 31000166323126, status: exceeded scope, Tier-1; SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) — licence 2284360, status: regulated, Tier-1; AUSTRAC (Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre) — licence 665 262 868, status: revoked, Tier-1. Institutional due diligence requires verifying that the exact legal entity on your counterparty agreement matches the licensed entity name and registration number on the official FinCEN, SEC, AUSTRAC public register.

Which of Pionex's jurisdictions and licences fall within this site's regulatory coverage?

Pionex is registered at 9888 W Belleview Ave Ste 2142, Denver, COLORADO and tracked under our institutions licensed in offshore financial centres scope based on its institutional service profile (Crypto spot trading, Derivatives contracts, Investment products) rather than a domestic focus licence. Its 3 recorded licences (FinCEN, SEC, AUSTRAC) should be evaluated for cross-border passporting and local solicitation rules.

What is Pionex's institutional risk classification, enforcement exposure, and score profile?

Pionex carries a "risk level not supplied" classification in the source dataset (composite numeric scores are not supplied for this record). The record flags 0 regulatory warning or complaint counts and 2 licence records with elevated status flags (FinCEN: exceeded scope, AUSTRAC: revoked). Because these figures reflect imported source fields rather than primary audit findings, compliance teams should review primary enforcement bulletins directly.

What operational due diligence steps apply to Pionex's platforms, entity structure, and complaints?

Before allocating capital or executing trades with Pionex, institutional and retail allocators should: (1) confirm the domain (pionex.com) against regulator-approved domains to guard against clone firms; (2) verify whether any of the 0 recorded warning/complaint entries or 0 user comments involve withdrawal restrictions or scope violations; and (3) confirm the dispute-resolution ombudsman tied to FinCEN.

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