📌 Basic Overview
OKX, whose full name is OKX.com, Chinese known as OKEx, formerly known as OKEx, was founded in 2017. The parent company started as Okcoin in 2013 by Xu Xingxing, which later evolved into OKEx, and then officially changed its name to OKX in 2022.
The company is privately owned and registered in Seychelles (Victoria), Malta, the United Kingdom (OKX UK Fintech Company Limited), Singapore, Dubai and other legal entities.
The registered capital is not listed in the public information because it is related to private placement/overseas establishment. OKX has a complex structure, and its sub-parent company system covers multiple locations around the world.
👥 Key executives and team structure
Founder & CEO: Star Xu, the founder of Okcoin, has a rich background in technology and entrepreneurship.
Other executives: including CMO Haider Rafique, CIO Jeff Ren, President Hong Fang, and others.
Consultant Team: The public channels are not fully listed, but there are several compliance and technical experts involved in regulatory licensing and product design.
Entrepreneur Communication: The OKX Ventures investment team has in-depth interaction with ecosystem partners and has invested in 60+ projects, including TON, Solana, and more.
💼 Shareholding structure and investors
OKX is privately held and has an undisclosed equity percentage, but its funding history shows that it has received investments from Private Markets Capital, AU21 Capital, Bitrise Capital, Blok Ventures, BR Capital, and others.
🏢 Subsidiaries & Legal Entities
OKX has established a number of legal entities around the world, including:
OKX UK Fintech Company Limited (UK, registration number 14670378);
Seychelles Head Office Entity (Victoria Registered);
In addition, there are local registered and operating entities in Singapore, France, Dubai, Australia and other places.
📆 Date of establishment and registered address
founding company: 2013 (Okcoin began operations);
OKEx rebranded to OKX: January 2022; The Chinese name "OKX" has been in use since 2021.
Countries of registration: Seychelles, Malta, United Kingdom, Singapore, Dubai, Australia, etc.
Headquarters Address: Headquartered in San Jose, California, USA.
✅ Operational status
OKX is in normal operation, provision of cryptocurrency trading and related services; At the same time, we continue to apply for and obtain regulatory licenses in multiple regions (see Regulatory Information).
📂 Enterprise Classification and Market Positioning
OKX is positioned as a global digital asset service provider, with businesses covering cryptocurrency exchanges, NFT marketplaces, DeFi, Web3 wallets, and institutional financial products. Ranked 2nd in terms of trading volume among global crypto exchanges.
🌐 List of service offerings
trading products: spot, leverage, perpetual contracts, options, futures, etc.;
Innovative services: NFT marketplace, lending, pledge mining;
Web3 wallet: OKX Wallet supports multi-chain asset management and DApp and NFT trading;
API & White Label: Provide institutional API interfaces, and "cloud platform" white label services for partners to use.
⚙️ Technical infrastructure
OKX has built a high-performance matching system, a hot/cold wallet, a clearing system, and a multilingual customer service system, and opened up this technology to partner platforms mirror.xyz. Its matching engine and risk control foundation are designed to support massive concurrent transactions.
🔍 Compliance & Governance
Dubai VARA MVP License: Granted on 2023-06-15;
Australia AFS License: Existing Authorization to Operate;
EU MiCA: MiCA licensed on 2025-01-27;
Singapore MAS Payment Institution License: Authorized on 2024-09-02;
U.S. Compliance: Returning to the U.S. Market as a Money Transmitter (Restart 2025-04-16);
UK entity: with a compliance executive (e.g. Risk Head, London branch) appointed on 2024-02-16.
📜 supervision
Dubai VARA MVP license (effective 2023-06-15);
Australian AFS Licence Number Public Information Not Disclosed in Detail (Licensed Status);
EU MiCA Approval 2025-01-27,
Singapore MAS Payment Institution License 2024-09-02,
US reg. to conduct business as a money transmitter (dated 2025-04).
💱 trading software and platform
OKX provides web, desktop, iOS, and Android trading software, and supports API access, DApp browsing, NFT marketplace, and DeFi operations. Support face recognition and real-name authentication (Level 3) system.
🏦 deposit and withdrawal methods
Support fiat currency deposits and withdrawals, including local currencies such as USD, SGD, AUD, EUR, etc., and support instant deposits and withdrawals through DBS (Singapore), local banks, wire transfers, and third-party payment channels. For users in Chinese mainland, although they are not promoted in China, they can still register and trade, and the access needs to cooperate with the external network environment.
🎧 Customer support and enablement
OKX provides 24/7 customer service and multi-Chinese support (Chinese, English, Korean, Vietnamese, etc.); At the same time, he is active on Telegram, Twitter, and community forums. Enterprise customers can enjoy white-label technology, API support, and risk control guidance. In addition, OKX Ventures accelerates ecosystem cooperation and provides financing and resource support for projects.
🎯 Core business and market competitive advantage
as the world's second largest exchange, it has strong liquidity and matching efficiency;
It is licensed and compliant in many places, and is one of the platforms with a high degree of compliance in the industry;
Web3 and institutional services are diversified, with product lines such as DeFi, marketplaces, and APIs;
The technical framework and white-label business constitute the ability to continue to monetize.
🛡️ Compliance and risk control system
OKX has established a three-level identity verification system (real-name, face, and video review) mirror.xyz; There are additional verification and AML/KYC requirements for corporate users, such as the company registration certificate, ultimate beneficiary information, articles of association and other documents okx.com+3okx.com+3okx.com+3, and there is a hot and cold wallet segregation, transaction insurance mechanism, and a community-based liquidation fund (such as 2,500 BTC capital injection risk funds in 2018, etc.).
🏆 Market positioning and competitive advantage
OKX is positioned as a global, compliance-oriented, and technology-driven diversified Web3 financial service provider, which competes with giants such as Binance and Coinbase by virtue of its high degree of compliance and infrastructure advantages. It has gained a firm foothold in Europe, the United States, Australia, and Southeast Asia.
🌱 Social Responsibility & ESG
OKX participates in the construction of compliance and transparency, and continuously publishes reserve reports with Proof-of-Reserves to enhance operational transparency (foreign media called "one of the most trustworthy in the world") en.wikipedia.org; Invest in a new ecosystem through OKX Ventures to promote the sustainable development of blockchain.
🤝 Strategic Ecology and Cooperation
Sports sponsorships: Manchester City Football Club, McLaren F1, LIV Golf, Dakar Rally, etc.;
Cultural Collaborations: Tribeca Film Festival NFT Lab & Sponsorship;
Technical collaboration: Partnering with Copper, CoinRoutes, Nomura/Komainu to build hosting, API technology.
📊 Financial health
As a private company, it has not released its full financial results. Its Proof-of-Reserves data shows "high asset cleanliness", keeping BTC stock ≥102% en.wikipedia.org. At the same time, the historical data on transaction volume peaked at $188 billion (2021-02).
🚀 future roadmap
deepening the compliance layout: continue to promote license applications in US, EU, UK, Singapore and other places;
Continue to expand global business and strengthen fiat currency routes and local payment access;
Expand the capabilities of DeFi/NFT/web3 tools to build a richer ecosystem;
Invest in innovative projects through OKX Ventures to expand industry influence and technology precipitation.
