OKX

Exchange record

Global centralized cryptocurrency exchange launched as OKEx in 2017 and rebranded to OKX in January 2022, currently offering spot, derivatives, options, staking, institutional, and related digital-asset services.

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Key facts

Launch date

2017-01-01

Death date

—

Years

2017–—

Origin

Seychelles

Confidence

high

Last verified

2026-06-25

URL handling

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URL status

Live verified

Original URL

https://www.okx.com/

Archived URL

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Summary

Timeline

OKEx exchange launched in 2017

2017-01-01launchedmedium

OKX first-party materials identify the dedicated centralized exchange, originally branded OKEx, as founded in 2017.

OKEx rebranded to OKX

2022-01-18rebrandedhigh

OKEx announced a company-wide rebrand to OKX on January 18, 2022 as the platform expanded beyond its original centralized-exchange identity.

OKX paused its DEX aggregator after Lazarus misuse concerns

2025-03-17regulatory_actionhigh

OKX temporarily suspended its decentralized exchange aggregator after consulting regulators, citing efforts to prevent further misuse by Lazarus-linked activity and to apply security upgrades during heightened EU/MiCA scrutiny of its Web3 service.

OKX wallet service remained available while new wallet creation was limited in some markets

2025-03-17othermedium

Reporting stated that OKX Wallet remained available to customers while new wallet creation was paused in selected markets as part of the service-review and upgrade response.

Evidence

OKX official site snapshot

OKX2026-04-07official_statementmedium reliabilityentityarchive

OKX suspends DEX aggregator to stop further misuse by Lazarus

Cointelegraph2025-03-17news_articlehigh reliabilityeventarchive

Crypto Exchange OKX Suspends DeFi Service After EU Scrutiny

Bloomberg2025-03-17news_articlehigh reliabilityeventarchive

OKX Halts DEX Aggregator Services Amid Lazarus Group Misuse and EU Investigations

CoinMarketCap Academy—news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive

Guide to OKX Exchange

OKX—official_bloghigh reliabilitylaunch_datearchive

OKX announces company-wide rebrand

OKX / GlobeNewswire2022-01-18official_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive

We are changing our name and our brand identity

OKX—official_bloghigh reliabilityeventarchive

OKX official exchange platform

OKX—official_statementhigh reliabilitystatusarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note

The previous 2013 marker conflated the broader Okcoin lineage with the dedicated OKEx / OKX exchange. Current first-party OKX materials consistently identify the exchange as founded in 2017, so the canonical launch marker is corrected to 2017.

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