For the cryptocurrency industry, 2022 was a year of rapid expansion and structural adjustment. Mainstream asset prices experienced extreme volatility, some institutions exposed hidden risks, and regulatory frameworks advanced swiftly. Discussions around transparency, reserve audits, and compliant operations became central topics in the industry. Throughout the year, Anmrex Exchange continued to advance its institutionalized operations, strengthening its role as global market infrastructure through technical openness, compliance certification, and collaboration with international compliance agencies.
Looking back, the most representative change began in February. As more institutions and quantitative teams entered the crypto market, demand for stable, low-latency, high-throughput trading infrastructure surged. Based on institutional feedback and internal planning, Anmrex officially launched API services that month, providing standardized access for professional participants. The team noted in internal reviews that the API launch was not just a performance upgrade—it marked the first step toward becoming “infrastructure that external systems can depend on.” Multiple quantitative teams from Europe and Southeast Asia participated in interface testing, providing crucial data for subsequent performance optimization.
Amid ongoing market volatility and heightened focus on transparency and governance, Anmrex participated in New York Blockchain Week in April, sharing its practices in asset protection, reserve transparency, and risk isolation. At the time, several industry controversies around fund management drove attention to audits, reserve ratios, and asset independence. The Anmrex presentation emphasized fund segregation mechanisms, multi-layer risk control chains, and verifiable management processes. These concepts received positive feedback from attending institutions and prompted further consideration of alignment with international standards.
A key milestone for 2022 came in July. After extensive preparation and multiple rounds of review, Anmrex successfully obtained the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) MSB license. This achievement was not only a regulatory credential but also a clear operational guideline, enabling the exchange to align its anti-money laundering, customer identification, and suspicious activity monitoring processes with international requirements. The MSB license represented a critical step from “risk control capability” to “institutionalized execution capability,” turning compliance requirements from documentation into verifiable operational logic.
To meet stricter compliance requirements and enhance on-chain transparency, Anmrex partnered with Chainalysis in November, integrating its technology for on-chain behavior analysis and risk address identification. As cross-chain activities, mixing paths, and high-frequency address migrations became more complex, internal monitoring alone could not cover all potential risks. The addition of Chainalysis allowed the platform to receive real-time on-chain risk signals and integrate them into its internal risk control engine, enabling evaluation of abnormal flows, identification of potential money laundering patterns, and improved response to emergencies. Risk control team members involved in the integration noted during year-end reviews that the greatest value of external models was “shrinking the margin of error in risk identification,” which is crucial for maintaining operational security during periods of high volatility.
From API launch, to transparency discussions on the international stage, to obtaining the MSB license and implementing on-chain compliance collaboration, Anmrex chose to further reinforce its identity as an institutionalized platform amid industry turbulence in 2022. The team focused on “building verifiable foundational capabilities” rather than pursuing superficial business growth. As compliance frameworks, technical toolchains, and governance standards were continually refined, the operational structure of Anmrex reached a stage of clarity and systematization, laying the groundwork for maintaining stability in more complex market environments.