19/06/2023
About OKX
What Is OKX?
OKX is a Seychelles-based cryptocurrency centralized exchange (CEX) and wallet platform that serves millions of clients worldwide. The exchange offers basic trading including spot and simple options, and derivatives including margin, futures, perpetual swaps and options. Other products include: trading bots, block trading, OKX Earn (savings, stablecoins, DeFi, staking, ETH 2.0 and more), crypto loans and Jumpstart, the exchange’s launchpad.
OKX wallet claims to be the “portal to Web3,” offering a crypto hot wallet, decentralized exchange (DEX), a NFT marketplace and decentralized applications (DApps). The wallet supports over 30 networks, including major blockchains like Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain, Solana, Polygon, Avalanche, Fantom and more.
OKX also has its own native blockchain — OKX Chain and native token — OKB, which allows builders and projects to deploy DApps and developers to use infrastructure like OKX Oracle and more.
In January 2022, OKEx was rebranded as OKX, with a new branding and roadmap.
Who Are the OKX Founders?
OKX (formerly OKEx) is a subsidiary of OKCoin owned by OK Group.
The company was founded by Mingxing "Star" Xu back in 2013 in China. Xu is a Chinese entrepreneur. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Applied Physics from the University of Science and Technology Beijing. Star Xu is CEO of OK Group.
The present CEO of OKX is Jay Hao.
When Did OKX Launch?
The exchange, formerly known as OKEX, was launched in 2017.
Where Is OKX Located?
The company is headquartered in Seychelles.
OKX Restricted Countries
The project is supported in over 200 countries. However, residents of the United States don’t have access to the platform's services.
What Coins Are Supported on OKX?
The exchange lists over 350 cryptocurrencies and supports more than 500 trading pairs. The platform lists major tokens including BTC, ETH, OKB, AAVE, SOL, MATIC, XRP, DOGE, SHIB, and DOT.
