Ventures (38)

We're pleased to announce that we have invested in Bitlayer , the first Bitcoin security-equivalent Layer 2 based on BitVM. Bitlayer aims to scale the Bitcoin network’s transaction capability. Advocating for the Taproot and BitVM technologies, Bitlayer has adopted the Discreet Log Contract (DLC) framework to handle more conditional financial applications securely.

We're proud to announce our strategic investment in Monad Labs , which is developing a developer-forward smart contract platform that is poised to revolutionize the decentralized digital landscape. This investment underscores our commitment to supporting innovative projects at the forefront of blockchain technology and decentralized ecosystems.

We and Jambo , a leading Web3 mobile infrastructure builder, today announced a partnership aimed at enhancing the accessibility of the digital economy in emerging markets by combining advanced Web3 and mobile technologies.

Continued focus on infrastructure construction in Industries such as Bitcoin ecosystem Following the 2024 Bitcoin halving, macroeconomic conditions and central bank policies are poised to exert a heightened influence on Bitcoin due to its strong correlation with the stock market. The prevailing high interest rate environment, combined with potential future rate cuts, will play a pivotal role in shaping global liquidity and impacting the price of Bitcoin and other risk assets.

Today, we're happy to announce our strategic investment in GoPlus , a cutting-edge platform dedicated to enhancing security in the blockchain ecosystem. This investment aligns with our commitment to supporting innovative technologies that drive the crypto and blockchain industries forward.

Our investment arm, OKX Ventures , today announced that it has become a founding member of SOFA.org , an open-source and non-profit decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) focused on developing a DeFi ecosystem that facilitates atomic, blockchain-based settlements of financial assets.

We're happy to announce that we have invested in zkLink via our investment arm OKX Ventures . zkLink Labs develops zero-knowledge (ZK) infra solutions for the blockchain ecosystem with the goal of scaling and unifying assets across Ethereum and Ethereum Layer 2 Rollups (L2s). 

We're happy to announce our investment in Space and Time (SxT) . SxT is the verifiable compute layer for AI and blockchain that combines tamperproof onchain and offchain data to deliver enterprise use cases to smart contracts and large language models (LLMs).

Supporting projects that drive user onboarding, trading innovations and new mini-app experiences within the TON ecosystem. Our investment arm OKX Ventures , The Open Platform (TOP) and Folius Ventures today announced the launch of a $10 million Telegram Growth Hub. Designed to boost innovation in TON blockchain and expand Telegram's mini-app ecosystem, the Telegram Growth Hub will fund and support projects that enhance user engagement on TON.

Our investment arm OKX Ventures today made an investment in Corn , marking a significant step toward introducing Bitcoin utility in the Ethereum ecosystem. Powered by Arbitrum and integrated with Coinbase, Corn enables BTC holders to easily access the best of Ethereum DeFi. With a unique, secure and sustainable way to maximize Bitcoin’s potential, Corn has already reached significant milestones as it's the first Ethereum L2 network that uses a hybrid tokenized Bitcoin (BTCN) as its gas token, and the first Bitcoin-secured network by Babylon with liquidity support for BTC LSTs.

Investment expands our Ventures arm's commitment to TON ecosystem, following recent launch of $10M Telegram Growth Hub The $5M investment is aimed at establishing a network of experienced builders to develop best practices for TON applications

Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures and repurposed by Kelvin Lam, CFA This is the second part of the Ton Ecosystem and Industry Analysis Report . First part of the report: A Deep Dive into the TON (The Open Network) Ecosystem

Seven projects have been selected for the first cohort of our $10 million Telegram Growth Hub , jointly launched by our venture capital arm OKX Ventures, The Open Platform (TOP) and Folius Ventures.

Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures and repurposed by Kelvin Lam, CFA TON ecosystem and industry analysis report Introduction In 2018, Telegram introduced TON (The Open Network), emerging as one of the prominent Layer-1 solutions in the cryptocurrency space. With its native token $TON currently holding a significant position in market capitalization, driven by user engagement and a thriving ecosystem, TON has garnered substantial attention. OKX Ventures has conducted extensive research on the TON network, delving into its intricacies and identifying key areas for future growth within the ecosystem.