Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Joins the OKX Board of Directors
We're pleased to announce that Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has joined our Board of Directors.
The appointment brings decades of public sector and regulatory leadership to our board as we deepen our presence in the U.S. market. Governor Cuomo served as New York's 56th Governor, as New York State Attorney General, and as U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He began working with OKX in 2023, advising on our regulatory and institutional strategy in the U.S.
"Governor Cuomo has been a thoughtful voice for OKX for years, and his move to the board formalizes a relationship that has already shaped how we approach the U.S. market. As we build OKX into the infrastructure layer for both traditional and digital finance, we need people who understand how governments, institutions and markets actually think. That's exactly what he brings," said Star Xu, Founder and CEO, OKX.
Building on OKX Momentum in 2026
This appointment lands during a period of rapid expansion for OKX as we build toward becoming a broader financial infrastructure provider. In June, we announced a joint venture with Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), bridging traditional and digital asset markets, with Cuomo as co-chair. The venture pairs ICE's exchange and data infrastructure with our onchain and self-custody rails, giving institutional investors new access to tokenized products. That followed a strategic investment from ICE in March that valued OKX at $25 billion.
Most recently, we launched OKX AI, a marketplace where autonomous AI agents can discover work, collaborate, transact, and build reputation onchain. It gives developers the infrastructure to build and monetize AI-native businesses.
All of this builds on a foundation we have spent years establishing: a global licensing footprint spanning the U.S., UAE, EEA, Singapore, and Australia, paired with monthly Proof of Reserves reporting. Governor Cuomo's addition to the board reflects that same trajectory: deep regulatory experience joining a company increasingly operating at the center of traditional and digital finance.
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