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A message from OKX Chief Commercial Officer Lennix Lai. Opinions are that of the author and do not reflect OKX's official view. Not financial advice. The halving is a significant event that underscores the technological strength and resiliency of Bitcoin. As a fundamental feature of Bitcoin's des

We are delighted to announce our strategic investment in Thruster, one of the fastest-growing DeFi protocols within the Blast ecosystem. By participating in the successful US$7.5 million seed round led by Pantera Capital, OKX Ventures reaffirms its pivotal role as a key supporter of groundbreaking p

We are excited to announce today a first-of-its-kind partnership with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) on a joint research project exploring the implementation of zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs and development of new cryptographic protocols. These advancements aim to enhance the sc

A message from OKX Chief Marketing Officer Haider Rafique Today we launched the public mainnet of our Layer-2 (L2), X LAYER, building with more than 200 dApps across the network. X LAYER is integrated with OKX Exchange (CEX) and the OKX Web3 Wallet. Users can seamlessly bridge assets from the two

Today, I'm excited to announce that we have rebranded Okcoin Europe Ltd. to OKX in Europe. In my role as the General Manager for the region, my responsibility is to establish local teams that propel our user-centric global strategy. Local efforts are crucial to our diverse crypto communities amongst

We're happy to announce that we will soon add support for Runes, a new fungible token standard by Casey Rodarmor, a former Bitcoin developer and artist, upon the upcoming Bitcoin halving. This addition will enable users to create, mint, manage and trade Runes on our Marketplace, and makes us the fir

We're happy to announce our investment in Tomo, a Web3 social finance (SocialFi) protocol. This investment underpins our commitment to supporting innovative blockchain technology and Web3 social platforms that redefine the way users connect and interact with each other online. Tomo's impactful

We're happy to announce that we've published our inaugural 'Institutional Basis Trading Report.' The report analyzes the institutional basis trading landscape and strategies, as well as drivers behind the nearly 30% Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC) annualized basis observed towards the end of March

We are pleased to announce that we have invested in Zeus Network, the first and only permissionless communication layer on Solana and Bitcoin. Zeus Network enables dynamic, secure composability, creating a decentralized ecosystem for seamless user engagement and liquidity interaction. This investmen

The report also discloses our recent investments in io.net, MyShell, 0G, FLock.io and 0xscope Today, we published a report titled 'Unlocking the Infinite Potential of Crypto and AI.' The report explores the convergence of AI and crypto, a major trend in the current market cycle that is giving rise t

Today, we're excited to announce the release of our latest Proof of Reserves (PoR) report, demonstrating a total of USD22.1 billion in primary assets backing user funds. This represents our 17th consecutive month of publishing Proof of Reserves (PoR) reports, which highlight the reserve ratios of th

Today, we're excited to announce that we've opened entries for our Bitcoin halving-themed 'The Ultimate Bitcoin Rush' and 'OKX Web3 Bitcoin Drop' trading campaigns, featuring a prize pool worth over 10 BTC. Registration for 'The Ultimate Bitcoin Rush' has begun, while registration for 'OKX Web3 Bitc

What are we made of? In the last two years, our industry has faced significant headwinds. Big players came and went, people declared bitcoin dead hundreds of times. We were forced to look inward and make tough decisions. Despite the challenges, our industry persevered together and weathered the stor

Today, we're proud to announce that our investment arm, OKX Ventures, has invested in DLC.Link, the first native Bitcoin cross-chain protocol. This groundbreaking project leverages Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs) to enable Bitcoin to be used in DeFi protocols while being held in self-custody wallets.

Today, we're proud to announce that our investment arm, OKX Ventures, is leading the latest investment round in UXLINK, a Web3 social platform. UXLINK combines a Web3 gateway, a social DEX and infrastructure with the goal of facilitating mass adoption. UXLINK is the first SocialFi application that e

As President of OKX, I'm excited to share that we've secured an in-principle approval for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) License from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). I'm proud to say that OKX is among the most trusted crypto platforms in the world. Millions of customers feel safe acc

Today, we're excited to announce that we have added support for the Atomicals (ARC-20) Bitcoin inscription standard on our Inscription Market, formerly known as Ordinals Market. This addition enhances the range of options available to our users to create, buy and sell inscriptions across an expandin

Today, we're excited to announce that our investment arm, OKX Ventures, has joined a US$50 million Series A funding round for Eclipse, a pioneering Ethereum Layer 2 solution utilizing the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM). Eclipse is committed to delivering a Layer 2 that excels in speed, security, and s

International Women's Day (IWD) is an occasion to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women, and also a call to action for the pursuit of a more equitable world. This year's theme, 'Inspire Inclusion,' reminds us of the importance of diversity in the workplace because of the tangible ben

Today, we're excited to announce our strategic investment, through our investment arm, OKX Ventures, in DeBox, a decentralized social networking platform for Web3 communities and Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs). Over the past two years, DeBox has committed itself to serving the Web3 co

Today, we announced that the OKX-sponsored Majesticks GC will play at its first ever LIV Golf Hong Kong tournament on 8-10 March, and will feature our branding on its team kits during the tournament. As part of its series of 14 events across eight markets and regions, the LIV Golf tournament will ta

Today, we're excited to announce that we are the first major industry player to fully integrate Uniswap Labs’ trading APIs into our offerings, providing OKX users with greater accessibility to DeFi. This integration includes the launch of the 'Snap' trading mode feature on our DEX aggregator to aggr

We recently conducted a survey of over 750 Brazilians to gain insights into how they view cryptocurrencies and crypto's potential to transform finance and other industries. The survey included both crypto users and non-users, and the results were eye-opening. An overwhelming 91% of crypto users sur

I'm thrilled to see the overwhelming optimism Brazilians have towards crypto's potential to transform finance and other industries. Our recent OKX Brazil Survey found that 91% of surveyed crypto users believe crypto can revolutionize these sectors. It's clear that crypto is gaining strong momentum.