Ouinex reaches $9M in community funding, launches token platform

Ouinex,
a Paris-based crypto asset exchange, has raised $3.5 million in a new equity
round, bringing its total funding to $9 million, all of it from retail and
professional traders using its own platform and with no venture capital
participation.

Alongside
the funding round, Ouinex introduced Ouinex Launchpad, a token sale platform
designed to give users access to early-stage token launches based on platform
engagement and loyalty metrics.

Ouinex
is a trading platform combining crypto and traditional financial markets within
a single environment. The platform offers access to spot crypto, crypto
perpetuals, forex, indices, stocks, and commodities derivatives through one
account, using crypto assets as collateral.

Founded
around a community-funded model, Ouinex positions its users as both traders and
shareholders. The company said more than 10,000 retail and professional traders
have participated in its funding rounds since launch.

Ouinex
operates on a proprietary No-CLOB (No Central Limit Order Book) execution
model, designed to prevent the platform from acting as a counterparty to user
trades. According to the company, the system aims to reduce practices such as
stop-hunting and front-running by limiting market maker visibility into retail
order flows.

Ilies Larbi, CEO of
Ouinex, said the company’s community-funded structure allows it to approach
regulation as part of the product rather than simply a compliance requirement.

Since our shareholders
are our users, we aren’t cutting any corners to satisfy distant investors.
We’re investing heavily in legal frameworks across five continents to ensure
that Ouinex remains a safe, sustainable, and fully licensed platform for the years
to come.

The
new funding will be used to support regulatory expansion, product development,
and the rollout of additional trading and risk management features.