MEXC Weekly Report (March 18–24, 2026)

New Listings · Top Gainers · Spot & Futures Trading Overview

Data Period: March 18–24, 2026
Release Schedule: Weekly, every Thursday
Data Sources: MEXC Platform, CoinGecko

Last week, the crypto market moved lower amid heightened volatility. MEXC listed a total of 34 new tokens, with LKT posting a surge of over 2,568%. Spot and Futures trading volumes on the platform remained stable, while multiple trading campaigns continued to roll out in an orderly manner. Ongoing tensions between the US and Iran, together with rising risks around the Strait of Hormuz, triggered sharp swings in the global oil market, pushing prices higher and increasing concerns over supply disruptions across downstream industries. Meanwhile, stronger US Treasury yields and a firmer US dollar weighed on equities, with all three major US stock indexes ending the week lower. The crypto market also experienced significant volatility. After a choppy week, Bitcoin continued to hold above the $70,000 level, while most major altcoins remained in a weekly downtrend. Precious metals saw an unusually sharp sell-off, with GOLD recording its largest weekly decline in 43 years and SILVER plunging by half.

1. Market and Platform Overview

Last week, global financial markets experienced sharp volatility amid repeated shifts in geopolitical signals and an increasingly uncertain outlook. Price action across precious metals, crude oil, and crypto assets diverged significantly, reshaping traditional safe-haven logic. US equities also came under pressure, with all three major indexes closing lower for the week.

Driven by news that the United States and Iran had begun talks aimed at resolving the conflict, international crude oil prices saw dramatic intraday swings last week. Early in the week, persistent tensions in the Middle East pushed Brent crude briefly above $113 per barrel. Later, after US President Trump signaled that "dialogue had made progress" and that military action would be delayed, oil prices quickly reversed, falling more than 10% in a single day and dropping below the $100 per barrel mark for the first time in weeks before eventually closing near that level.

The precious metals market suffered a rare and severe sell-off. After recording the biggest weekly decline in 43 years last week, gold remained under pressure at the start of this week, briefly falling below both the $4,400 and $4,200 levels. From its yearly high of $5,600, gold has now lost more than $1,400, representing a decline of over 25%. Silver performed even worse, plunging from a peak of $120 to $61, down more than 50% and effectively halved. Traditional safe-haven assets failed to provide the expected hedge during this latest geopolitical shock, prompting the market to reassess GOLD's defensive appeal.

The crypto market also remained highly volatile, but price action became increasingly differentiated. Despite sharp fluctuations, Bitcoin continued to show resilience and held firmly above the $70,000 mark, with the current price around $71,000. This suggests that part of the market is increasingly treating BTC as a form of "digital gold." However, most major altcoins continued to trend lower on the weekly chart and failed to rebound alongside Bitcoin, indicating that capital is concentrating more heavily in top-tier assets.

Overall, the market last week was defined by geopolitical headlines, a breakdown in traditional safe-haven logic, and clear divergence in asset performance. Crude oil swung violently on diplomatic signals, precious metals lost their defensive edge, while Bitcoin stood out as one of the few relatively resilient assets during this latest geopolitical shock.

Against the backdrop of escalating geopolitical tensions and increasingly fragmented market performance, MEXC's precious metals Perpetual Futures, with up to 500x leverage, provide a flexible trading tool for users with a higher risk appetite and stronger demand for capital efficiency. The platform supports 24/7 trading, offers a streamlined onboarding process, and features 0-Fee Mega Cash Reward together with deep liquidity, enabling investors to respond quickly to geopolitical and macro-financial changes and capture market opportunities in a timely manner.

Tap the pairs below to trade directly:

At the same time, to further enhance the trading experience, OIL(WTI) and OIL(BRENT) Futures now support Copy Trading, Grid Trading, and both Cross and Isolated Margin modes. Leverage has also been increased to 100x. Users trading OIL(WTI) and OIL(BRENT) on MEXC can enjoy:

As market volatility continues to intensify, risk control has become increasingly essential for steady trading. To help users better navigate a high-volatility environment, MEXC has also launched a series of trading tutorials covering both risk management and order execution strategies:

2. New Listings Last Week

Last week, MEXC listed 34 new tokens, covering multiple popular sectors including AI, DeFi, Meme, and Layer 1.

Key New Token Highlights

• LKT: LinkNet Cloud (LKT) is a modular, chain-agnostic infrastructure protocol that integrates three core capabilities into a unified and developer-friendly network: on-chain data indexing and streaming, cross-chain messaging and execution, and AI-powered automation with intelligent agents. Developers can access all chains as if they were operating in a single coherent environment, without having to integrate dozens of incompatible systems. As Web3 evolves into a multi-chain ecosystem, fragmentation across chains, inconsistent data formats, lack of standardized cross-chain messaging, and difficulties in aggregating real-time data have become increasingly prominent. LinkNet Cloud addresses these issues by providing standardized APIs, sub-second real-time data streams, modular cross-chain execution, and an AI-driven automation layer, effectively solving key pain points such as multi-chain fragmentation, high development complexity, and the lack of intelligent execution.
• BLINKY: Blinky (BLINKY) is an AI-powered "living NFT" that goes beyond being a digital asset and becomes an interactive intelligent entity capable of learning, evolving, and expressing emotion. Unlike traditional static NFTs, Blinky combines AI models with blockchain identity to develop a unique personality and memory, growing over time through interaction with its holder. Each interaction helps shape both its appearance and personality, while also enabling it to respond to user emotions. Blinky exists within BlinkyVerse, an AI-driven social ecosystem where digital beings communicate and evolve. More than just an NFT, Blinky is designed to become a digital companion with personality and emotional depth.
• DIME: $DIME is the native token of the Paradex ecosystem. Paradex has evolved from a decentralized, high-performance derivatives exchange into a broader and highly composable technology stack that integrates market infrastructure modules such as Spot, Perpetual Futures, and options, together with risk management through unified margin, liquidity infrastructure including RPI and PRISM, and privacy modules. Together, these components form an on-chain financial operating system. Built on these core modules, Paradex aims to create a market structure centered on deep liquidity, zero-fee execution, instant trading, verifiability, and user protection, all without requiring users to give up self-custody or privacy.

3. Weekly Top 5 Gainers

Several tokens performed strongly last week. Below are the top five gainers by weekly peak increase:

Note: These gains were mainly driven by factors such as market sentiment, trending sectors, new listings, and campaign incentives.

4. Platform Trading Data

1️⃣ Spot Trading

• Total Spot trading volume last week: 23.1 billion USDT
• Top 3 Spot trading pairs
  • BTC/USDT
  • ETH/USDT
  • GOLD(XAUT)/USDT

Note: Spot trading activity remained stable, supported by new listings and market volatility.
*Data source: CoinGecko

2️⃣ Futures Trading

• Total Futures trading volume last week: 92.5 billion USDT
• Top 5 Futures trading pairs:
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  • BTCUSDT
  • ETHUSDT
  • SOLUSDT
  • GOLD(XAUT)USDT
  • TAOUSDT

Note: Heightened market volatility kept Futures participation at elevated levels.
*Data source: CoinGecko

5. Platform Event Recap

Last week, MEXC hosted 253 platform events, covering Spot, Futures, and new token trading.

Featured Events

• 🎯 Crypto Fever: $200,000 in Rewards Up for Grabs
  • Period: Mar 19–Apr 3, 2026
  • Highlights:
    • Eligible trading pairs: LRC, HOOK, RDNT, SXP, FORTH, NTRN, IDEX, A2Z
    • Deposit bonus: Deposit eligible tokens to receive a $15 bonus, available on a first-come, first-served basis
    • Trading Competition S4: Trade eligible tokens to share $50,000
    • Lucky Spin: Complete Spot or Futures tasks to win GOLD, OIL, BTC, and more while sharing a $200,000 prize pool
• 🎯 Gold & Oil Bonanza: Share 20,000 USDT
  • Period: Mar 18–31, 2026
  • Highlights:
    • Predict prices to earn rewards: Participate in daily GOLD (XAUT) price predictions for a chance to win rewards. The daily leaderboard offers up to 35 USDT, while the overall leaderboard offers up to 550 USDT per user.
    • Unlock more chances through tasks: Complete tasks such as deposits, trading, and inviting friends to unlock more prediction attempts and increase your chances of winning.
    • Trade Futures to climb the leaderboard: The higher your Futures trading volume, the more rewards you can earn, with top users eligible for up to 3,000 USDT in additional rewards.

6. What to Watch Next Week

• Upcoming listings: 12 new projects across AI, Meme, DeFi, and more. Follow New Listing for the latest updates.
• Ongoing trading campaigns and rewards: Trade SpotPay Zero Fees, Kickstarter, Launchpad, Launchpool
  • Share $500,000Oil Tycoon Battle: Share 500,000 USDT
  • Power Parade S4Total Prize Pool: Prize pools unlock in tiers from 5,000 USDT to 30,000 USDT
• For more market opportunities, follow MEXC's official channels. 

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8. Recommended Reading

• The Mystery of the Gold Crash: Why the Middle East Conflict Became the Catalyst for the 2026 Price Collapse
• Mastering the Gold Price Per Gram Calculation: A Precision Pricing Guide for Tokenized Precious Metals Traders
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