Exchanges / OKX

30-second risk check: OKX

Likely contracting entity: OKX SG Pte. Ltd.Major Payment Institution

Differences in licence scope · Moderate Risk

Cexvia rates OKX Moderate Risk at 74/100.

For Singapore users, the mapped entity is OKX SG Pte. Ltd. under Major Payment Institution. Its strongest area is Asset & solvency transparency; the main observed concern is Regulatory & legal standing.

Cexvia Exchange Risk Rating0 critical · 100 stronger evidence
OKX74Moderate Risk
Regulato62Corporat72Security72
Regulatory & legal standing62Corporate transparency72Asset & solvency transparency84Security & incident history72Operations & user protection80
Differences in licence scopeFor SG usersLast verified · 2026-07-27

Across five rated dimensions, Asset & solvency transparency scores highest at 84/100, while Regulatory & legal standing scores lowest at 62/100.

  1. 01

    OKX services in Singapore, Europe and the United States map to OKX SG, OKX Europe and OKX, Inc. Regulatory strength and product scope vary by region.

Selected: SG / OKX SG Pte. Ltd. · Verified 2026-07-27

Overall score74Moderate Risk
Dimensions covered5 / 5
Risk trendStable2026-07-27
Strongest areaAsset & solvency transparency84 / 100
Primary concernRegulatory & legal standing62 / 100
Exposure guidanceLimited long-term custodyData confidence: High · Data coverage: 85%

Regional Legal Entity Map

The brand does not define the regulatory perimeter.

The three regions use materially different regulatory records. A U.S. MSB registration or state licence is not equivalent to a Singapore MPI licence or European MiCA authorisation.

RegionContracting entityRegulatory recordScopeStatusChecked
Malta / European Economic AreaOKX Europe LimitedMiCA Crypto-Asset Service ProviderTrading platform operation · Exchange and execution · Custody and transfer · Order reception and portfolio managementActive

What these records can establish

  • Named legal entity and jurisdiction
  • Permitted or registered activities
  • Current public-record status at the verification date

What these records do not prove

  • Protection against all asset loss
  • Global coverage for every user or product
  • Complete solvency or future regulatory status
Regulatory & legal standingComplete
62score / 100Weight 25% · Confidence 93%

Service entities in three regions are verifiable. The 2025 U.S. anti-money-laundering enforcement and guilty plea increase regulatory risk.

  • 3 key legal entities
  • 2025 DOJ guilty plea
  • Penalties and forfeiture above $504m
Score contribution0.2 / 25
Why this score

Evidence highlights3 key legal entities · 2025 DOJ guilty plea · Penalties and forfeiture above $504m

Observed limitationService entities in three regions are verifiable. The 2025 U.S. anti-money-laundering enforcement and guilty plea increase regulatory risk.

Missing or limited evidenceNo material publication gap recorded for this dimension.

1 source records · Reviewed 2026-07-27
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Corporate transparencyPrimary evidence
72score / 100Weight 15% · Confidence 80%

Reserve and service-term disclosures are strong, while private-group structure and historical enforcement still reduce overall transparency.

  • Reserve disclosure: frequent
  • Legal terms: public
  • Consolidated financials: unavailable
Score contribution0.1 / 15
Why this score

Evidence highlightsReserve disclosure: frequent · Legal terms: public · Consolidated financials: unavailable

Observed limitationReserve and service-term disclosures are strong, while private-group structure and historical enforcement still reduce overall transparency.

Missing or limited evidencePrimary evidence

0 source records · Reviewed 2026-07-27
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Asset & solvency transparencyComplete
84score / 100Weight 20% · Confidence 93%

The July 2026 proof-of-reserves report disclosed $23.12 billion in major assets, with key-asset coverage ratios at or above 100%.

  • 45th disclosure
  • Major assets: $23.12B
  • BTC coverage: 105%
Score contribution0.2 / 20
Why this score

Evidence highlights45th disclosure · Major assets: $23.12B · BTC coverage: 105%

Observed limitationThe July 2026 proof-of-reserves report disclosed $23.12 billion in major assets, with key-asset coverage ratios at or above 100%.

Missing or limited evidenceNo material publication gap recorded for this dimension.

2 source records · Reviewed 2026-07-27
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Security & incident historyPrimary evidence
72score / 100Weight 15% · Confidence 68%

No recent major loss of centralised-exchange customer assets was found in the selected official sources. Independent Web3 products are outside this conclusion.

  • Fund controls: disclosed
  • Major CEX loss: not found
  • Web3 products: excluded
Score contribution0.1 / 15
Why this score

Evidence highlightsFund controls: disclosed · Major CEX loss: not found · Web3 products: excluded

Observed limitationNo recent major loss of centralised-exchange customer assets was found in the selected official sources. Independent Web3 products are outside this conclusion.

Missing or limited evidencePrimary evidence

1 source records · Reviewed 2026-07-27
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Operations & user protectionPrimary evidence
80score / 100Weight 25% · Confidence 69%

An official status page is connected and provides asset-level deposit and withdrawal checks. Recently listed maintenance had been completed. Complaint evidence remains limited and is not treated as proof of safety.

  • Asset-level status: available
  • Recent maintenance: completed
  • Anonymous reviews: not scored
  • Trust Score: 10 / 10
Score contribution0.2 / 25
Why this score

Evidence highlightsAsset-level status: available · Recent maintenance: completed · Anonymous reviews: not scored · Trust Score: 10 / 10

Observed limitationAn official status page is connected and provides asset-level deposit and withdrawal checks. Recently listed maintenance had been completed. Complaint evidence remains limited and is not treated as proof of safety.

Missing or limited evidencePrimary evidence

4 source records · Reviewed 2026-07-27
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Risk Drivers and Data Gaps

What moves the rating—and what remains uncertain.

Missing evidence is reported separately. It lowers coverage or confidence and is not automatically scored as a negative fact.

Key rating drivers

Strength
Asset & solvency transparency

The July 2026 proof-of-reserves report disclosed $23.12 billion in major assets, with key-asset coverage ratios at or above 100%.

840.2 weighted
Strength
Operations & user protection

An official status page is connected and provides asset-level deposit and withdrawal checks. Recently listed maintenance had been completed. Complaint evidence remains limited and is not treated as proof of safety.

800.2 weighted
Constraint
Corporate transparency

Reserve and service-term disclosures are strong, while private-group structure and historical enforcement still reduce overall transparency.

720.1 weighted
Constraint
Security & incident history

No recent major loss of centralised-exchange customer assets was found in the selected official sources. Independent Web3 products are outside this conclusion.

720.1 weighted
Constraint
Regulatory & legal standing

Service entities in three regions are verifiable. The 2025 U.S. anti-money-laundering enforcement and guilty plea increase regulatory risk.

620.2 weighted

Missing or limited evidence

01
Corporate transparency

Evidence status: Primary evidence. This limits confidence in the dimension conclusion.

02
Security & incident history

Evidence status: Primary evidence. This limits confidence in the dimension conclusion.

03
Operations & user protection

Evidence status: Primary evidence. This limits confidence in the dimension conclusion.

04
Scope limitation

FinCEN MSB registration is not a prudential licence or an endorsement of customer-asset safety.

05
Scope limitation

This page does not cover every OKX derivatives or offshore service entity.

Security Intelligence Coverage

9 signal families, with collection boundaries shown.

5 automated or configured · 4 require analyst review

01Live source

Official service status

The public endpoint exposes maintenance and system-disruption records.

Cadence
Every 5 minutes
Rating use
Eligible after validation
Sub-five-second maintenance may not be announced, according to the API documentation.OKX · OKX system status API
02Probe configured

Independent probes

Homepage, public API, DNS and TLS probes are configured.

Cadence
Every 5 minutes
Rating use
Context only
Reachability does not prove that login, trading or withdrawals work for every user or region.OKX · OKX public time API
03Live source

Security incidents

Trading issues, maintenance and deposit or withdrawal status are retained.

Cadence
Daily
Rating use
Eligible after validation
OKX Exchange and OKX Web3 incidents are separated during entity and product review.OKX · OKX Status
04Review workflow

Reserves and wallets

Proof-of-reserves reports and disclosed wallet labels are reviewed.

Cadence
On change + weekly review
Rating use
Eligible after validation
Public wallets or proof-of-reserves do not establish complete liabilities, encumbrances or solvency.OKX · OKX proof of reserves
05Review workflow

Account controls

MFA, anti-phishing, allowlisting and API-key controls are reviewed.

Cadence
On change + weekly review
Rating use
Eligible after validation
The presence of a control does not establish that it is enabled by default.OKX · OKX account security
06Review workflow

Legal and regulatory

Enforcement, licence and entity records are mapped to the specific OKX company involved.

Cadence
On change + weekly review
Rating use
Eligible after validation
The 2025 U.S. plea concerned Aux Cayes Fintech Co. Ltd.; it is not generalized to every regional entity.U.S. Department of Justice · OKX U.S. AML case
07Probe configured

Domain and phishing

Official-domain and certificate baselines are configured.

Cadence
Daily
Rating use
Context only
Regional official domains are allowlisted separately from lookalikes.Verisign RDAP · RDAP record for okx.com
08Discovery only

Vulnerability signals

Potential product and dependency matches are queued for exposure validation.

Cadence
Daily
Rating use
Never scored directly
Keyword matches are discovery signals only; they are never attributed to an exchange without product and exposure validation.NIST / CISA · NVD and CISA KEV
09Probe configured

Verified complaints

Official case references and structured complainant evidence can be attached to an entity and product.

Cadence
On change + weekly review
Rating use
Context only
Unverified posts, review-site ratings and anonymous screenshots are excluded from scoring.OKX · OKX support

Latest Risk Events

Verified changes connected to OKX.

Open Risk Radar

Asset, Security and Operations

The evidence behind the dimensions users care about most.

01

Asset and solvency transparency

84/100

The July 2026 proof-of-reserves report disclosed $23.12 billion in major assets, with key-asset coverage ratios at or above 100%.

  • 45th disclosure
  • Major assets: $23.12B
  • BTC coverage: 105%
Reserve disclosure alone does not establish complete solvency. Reliable liabilities and encumbrance information are also required.
02

Security and incident history

72/100

No recent major loss of centralised-exchange customer assets was found in the selected official sources. Independent Web3 products are outside this conclusion.

  • Fund controls: disclosed
  • Major CEX loss: not found
  • Web3 products: excluded
1 connected source records
03

Operations and user protection

80/100

An official status page is connected and provides asset-level deposit and withdrawal checks. Recently listed maintenance had been completed.

  • Asset-level status: available
  • Recent maintenance: completed
  • Continuous status page: available
  • Anonymous reviews: not scored
  • Comparable sample: insufficient
Insufficient verified complaint volume

Exposure guidance

Limited long-term custody

Use case
Suitable for normal trading with controlled exchange balances.
Avoid
Avoid using the exchange as a single long-term custody location.
Reason
Asset & solvency transparency is the strongest observed area, while Regulatory & legal standing limits a stronger conclusion.
Exposure guidance is a risk-use framework, not personalised investment, legal or custody advice.

Action checklist

Choose your next step based on your current situation.

  1. 01Verify the official domain and app publisher
  2. 02Confirm the legal entity named in the account agreement
  3. 03Check whether the selected product is covered in your region
  4. 04Start with the minimum deposit
  5. 05Test one withdrawal
  6. 06Enable strong account security
  7. 07Avoid keeping unnecessary long-term balances

Rating History

Current published snapshot and audit status.

Historical snapshots are shown only when a dated prior V1 calculation is available; Cexvia does not fabricate a trend series.

DateScoreRisk levelTrendMethodReason
74Moderate RiskStablev1.0.0

Current published evidence snapshot

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FAQ

Questions about OKX

Is OKX safe?

OKX is currently rated Moderate Risk at 74/100. This reflects observed public evidence and is not a guarantee of safety.

Is OKX regulated?

3 legal-entity records are mapped in this Passport. Each record has a jurisdiction-specific status and scope.

Which entity serves the selected region?

Singapore: OKX SG Pte. Ltd. — Major Payment Institution.

Does OKX publish reserve or solvency evidence?

The July 2026 proof-of-reserves report disclosed $23.12 billion in major assets, with key-asset coverage ratios at or above 100%.

Should funds be stored on OKX long term?

Limited long-term custody. Suitable for normal trading with controlled exchange balances. Avoid using the exchange as a single long-term custody location.

Verified sources

Every conclusion links back to primary evidence.

Each source shows its verification date and the specific statement it supports.

01
Regulator · Monetary Authority of Singapore

MAS Directory — OKX SG Pte. Ltd.

Legal entity, MPI status, permitted activities and registered address.

Tier A
02
Platform terms · OKX

OKX EEA Terms of Service

European entity, MiCA status and listed crypto-asset services.

Tier B
03
Platform terms · OKX

OKX U.S. Licenses

U.S. entity, NMLS identifier, FinCEN registration and state-level scope.

Tier B
04
Platform terms · OKX

OKX Singapore Terms of Service

Singapore contracting entity and the stated regulatory perimeter.

Tier B
05
Platform terms · OKX

OKX Singapore licence announcement

Publication date of the Singapore full licence.

Tier B
06
Enforcement record · U.S. Department of Justice

OKX pleads guilty to U.S. AML violations

Official enforcement record used in the regulatory assessment.

Tier A
07
Reserve disclosure · OKX

OKX Proof of Reserves

Published reserve or asset-disclosure evidence used in the solvency assessment.

Tier B
08
Reserve disclosure · OKX

OKX Proof of Reserves downloads

Published reserve or asset-disclosure evidence used in the solvency assessment.

Tier B
09
Security notice · OKX

OKX security of funds

Published security or incident evidence used in the security assessment.

Tier B
10
System status · OKX

OKX status

Official service-status evidence used in the operational assessment.

Tier B
11
Evidence coverage · Cexvia methodology

Cexvia complaint evidence standard

Complaint comparisons use verifiable primary evidence. The current cross-platform sample remains limited.

Method
12
Market data · CoinGecko

OKX market data

Third-party market-quality data used as a supporting signal.

Tier B
13
Market data · CoinGecko

Trust Score methodology

CoinGecko methodology covering liquidity, cybersecurity, API coverage, team and incident signals.

Tier B
Cexvia ratings reflect observed risk under available public evidence. A higher score means lower observed risk, not guaranteed safety. Coverage, confidence, redlines and score direction are published separately. This page is not investment, legal or custody advice. Commercial relationships do not change scores or suppress verified evidence.