Crypto-asset platform (not a forex/CFD broker) offering spot, futures, options and other products on crypto-assets. Local entities hold licences, including VARA in Dubai and a MiCA authorisation in Malta; users outside those regions contract with a Seychelles company, Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd., for which the terms state no licence.
Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd. · Seychelles · No regulator stated
Licensed entities
VARAMFSAMASFinCEN
Minimum deposit
Not published
Trading fees
Spot: 0.08% maker / 0.10% taker
Regulation
Each licence covers only the entity named. Check which entity will hold your account before you register.
VARAChecked on the register
OKX Middle East Fintech FZE (OKX Dubai)
Regulator
Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (Dubai)
Country
Dubai, UAE
Licence no.
VL/23/12/003
Authorisation
VASP licence: lending and borrowing, management and investment, exchange services (including VA derivatives trading) and broker-dealer services; issued 17 September 2024; status Active. CMA registration CMA-VASP-1001010-0008. OKX says some activities (e.g. margin, derivatives) rely on separate or limited licences and some products are for institutional or qualified investors only.
MiCA crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorisation, granted 27 January 2025 (LEI 54930069NLWEIGLHXU42), covering custody, operating a trading platform, exchange, order execution, portfolio management and transfer services. The AMF list shows the entry as "OKCoin Europe Limited".
Serves
Residents of OKX's approved EEA operating locations
Investment firm licence (offers crypto-asset-based expiry futures), as stated by OKX.
Serves
EEA residents (derivatives)
MASFrom the broker's site — register entry not opened
OKX SG Pte. Ltd.
Regulator
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Country
Singapore
Licence no.
Not available
Authorisation
Digital Payment Token services under the Payment Services Act 2019, as stated by OKX.
Serves
Singapore users registered with OKX SG on or after 13 October 2023
FinCENFrom the broker's site — register entry not opened
OKX INC.
Regulator
US state money-transmission regulators and FinCEN (MSB registration)
Country
United States
Licence no.
Not available
Authorisation
State money transmitter licences and FinCEN MSB registration, as stated on OKX's US licences page.
Serves
Residents of OKX US's approved US operating locations
Under the Terms of Service (last updated 17 September 2026) the contracting entity depends on residence: UAE residents contract with OKX Middle East Fintech FZE (VARA). Users not covered by a local entity contract with Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd., a Seychelles company for which the terms state no licence.
Markets & platforms
Markets
Crypto spot
Crypto derivatives
Crypto options
Platforms
OKX web
OKX app
API
Fees & costs
Values as the broker publishes them; "from" is the lowest advertised value, and actual costs vary by instrument, account and market conditions.
Trading fees
Spot (standard pairs): 0.08% maker / 0.10% taker; futures: 0.02% maker / 0.05% taker (Regular user, base tier, before discounts). Separate schedules for stablecoin, TRY and special-fee pairs; pricing may vary by region.
Deposits & withdrawals
Deposit & withdrawal methods
Crypto deposits and withdrawals, P2P, and credit/debit card purchases (Visa only when OKX is selected as the provider). Fiat methods vary by region and entity.
Account currencies
Not available
Withdrawal fees & terms
Crypto withdrawal fees are listed in a separate section of the fee page (amounts not reviewed here).
Country restrictions
Per the Risk & Compliance Disclosure (last updated 8 July 2026): fully restricted in Afghanistan, Canada, Cuba, Hong Kong, Iran, India, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, North Korea, Syria, Uzbekistan, Crimea, the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and certain US jurisdictions (including all US territories). Partial restrictions in Australia, the Bahamas, Brazil, Eritrea, Russia, South Korea and the UK (e.g. derivatives or P2P).
Strengths & limits
Strengths
OKX Middle East Fintech FZE holds an active VARA VASP licence that includes exchange services and VA derivatives trading.
On 24 February 2025 Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd. (d/b/a OKX), the Seychelles entity that serves "all other users", pleaded guilty in the US (SDNY) to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and agreed to pay more than USD 504 million.
Derivatives and some other services are restricted in the UK, Australia, Brazil and South Korea, and the service is fully restricted in locations such as Canada, Hong Kong, India and Japan.
Other local OKX entities (OKX Europe Markets in Malta, OKX SG, OKX INC. in the US, and the Australia, Brazil, Bahamas and El Salvador entities) are taken from OKX's own pages and were not checked on regulators' registers.
No separate licence number for OKX Europe Limited is shown on the ESMA or AMF registers.
Withdrawal fees, fiat methods and minimum deposit.
Sources
9 official sources · last reviewed 19 October 2026
