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How OKX Protected $1.1 Billion in Customer Assets in the First Half of 2026

Scams and social engineering attempts exist across every exchange. The real question isn't whether a platform faces this threat, it's whether it can get ahead of it. From January through June 2026, OKX protected more than $1.1 billion in customer assets for more than half a million users. That milestone reflects a decision we made a while back: scam prevention isn't a background safeguard bolted onto the platform, it's a frontline product priority.
Aug 6, 2026
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Europes Crypto Reset is Working
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Europe's Crypto Reset Is Working

Authored by Erald Ghoos, CEO of OKX Europe Last week I wrote about the great crypto migration underway since MiCA's deadline, and about the difference between a licence and a proof. This week I want to build on that, because I think there's a genuinely good story here that gets buried whenever the industry has a rough news cycle: trust in this space isn't fragile, it's compounding. Every year there are more ways for users to check for themselves that a platform is what it says it is, and fewer places left for platforms to hide if it isn't.
Aug 4, 2026
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The Great Crypto Migration
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The Great Crypto Migration Has Begun

Authored by Erald Ghoos, CEO of OKX Europe For years, choosing a crypto exchange was mostly a matter of brand recognition and liquidity. In the space of a single month, that calculus has changed completely, and millions of users are looking for a new home right now.
Jul 28, 2026
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Bridge Cross-Chain Assets: How to Safely Transfer Tokens Across Blockchains

What Are Blockchain Bridges and Why Are They Important? Blockchain bridges are vital components of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, enabling seamless interoperability between different blockchain network
Jun 2, 2026
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Exploring Cross-Chain Yield Farming in Decentralized Finance

Introduction to Yield Farming Yield farming is a popular strategy in decentralized finance (DeFi) that allows users to earn rewards by providing liquidity to protocols. Traditionally, yield farming ha
Jul 25, 2025
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Bitcoin and Ethereum Crash: What Triggered the $560 Billion Market Meltdown?

Understanding the Bitcoin and Ethereum Crash: What Happened? The cryptocurrency market recently faced one of its most dramatic downturns, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major cryptocurrencies suffe
Oct 12, 2025
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Exchanges and Perpetual Futures: A Comprehensive Guide to Crypto Derivatives Trading
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OKX

Trade the seven largest US tech stocks with X-Perps on OKX: NVDA, TSLA, AAPL and More

OKX launched X-Perps on all seven largest US tech stocks (Magnificent 7) stocks, giving every user in the EEA that passed the mandatory appropriateness assessment access to USD-margined expiry futures that track the price of Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla from within their OKX account. The seven contracts: AAPLUSD X-Perp, AMZNUSD X-Perp, GOOGLUSD X-Perp, METAUSD X-Perp, MSFTUSD X-Perp, NVDAUSD X-Perp, and TSLAUSD X-Perp are available on web and app.
Aug 15, 2026
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OKX X-Perps vs Real Stocks: What Do You Actually Own?

OKX launched 13 new X-Perp markets on 9 June 2026, covering the seven largest US tech stocks: Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla, alongside SPY, QQQ, Gold, Silver, WTI Crude Oil, and Brent Crude Oil. OKX X-Perps are USD-margined and can be settled in USD, USDC or USDG margined expiry futures contracts that track the price of an underlying equity or commodity without transferring ownership of that asset. At launch, eligible EEA users can trade with up to 10x leverage; the minimum lot size is 0.01 contracts.
Aug 15, 2026
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Exchanges and Perpetual Futures: A Comprehensive Guide to Crypto Derivatives Trading
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Futures
OKX

SPY and QQQ X-Perps on OKX: ETF Price Exposure From Your Crypto Account

OKX launched SPY X-Perp and QQQ X-Perps giving eligible EEA-based users access to expiry futures contracts that track the price of two of the world's most widely followed US-listed ETFs from within their OKX account. SPY tracks the S&P 500, which represents 500 of the largest US companies. QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100, which includes 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on Nasdaq.
Aug 15, 2026
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How to Go Long on X-Perps

Going long on X-Perps (Expiry Perps) means opening a position that profits if the price of an asset rises. This guide provides information on how to open a long position on OKX. X-Perps are available to eligible traders in the EEA only.Before you start, make sure you have completed the appropriateness assessment and have funds in your trading account. If that is not the case yet, learn more here and find out how you can start trading X-Perps on OKX, step by step.
Aug 15, 2026
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How to trade X-Perps on mobile

The OKX mobile app gives you full access to X-Perps (Expiry Perps) trading, the same markets, order types, and risk controls available on desktop, all within reach 24/7. Whether you are opening your first position or managing an active position on the go, the OKX app is designed to give you a complete trading experience without compromise.
Aug 15, 2026
TradFi X-Perps
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Derivatives

Trade SpaceX on OKX: SpaceX X-Perp now available for European traders

SpaceX has gone public. Following its IPO on June 12, 2026, OKX is making a SpaceX X-Perp available to traders across Europe, giving you direct futures exposure to one of the most anticipated listings in history. SpaceX is not just another tech stock, it is the company redefining what is possible in space, from reusable rockets to global satellite internet.For European retail traders, gaining exposure to that story has never been straightforward, but that changes today. Trade 24/7, with up to 10x leverage, from a single OKX account, with no separate brokerage account required.
Aug 15, 2026
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