Rating
9.9/10
Security
9.5/10
Interface languages
20
Bonus
up to €500 + 8%
About OKX
OKX is one of the largest global crypto exchanges, offering spot trading, futures, staking and a full-featured Web3 wallet. It is valued for deep liquidity, low fees and a very wide selection of trading pairs.
Key facts
- Ranked #1 among MiCA-licensed EU exchanges
- Security score 9.5/10
- Interface available in 20 languages
- Welcome bonus: up to €500 + 8%
- Standard terms, no code needed
- Centralised exchange (CEX)
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Jurisdiction and licence
- Jurisdiction
- Malta
- Licence type
- MiCA
- Supervisory authority
- MFSA
Licensed entity
OKX Europe Limited
Supervisory authority
MFSA · Malta
Authorisation date
27 January 2025
LEI identifier
54930069NLWEIGLHXU42
Registered address
Piazzetta Business Plaza, Office 4, Floor 2, Triq Ghar il-Lembi, Sliema SLM 1562, Malta
Malta Financial Services Authority
Malta
Malta's financial markets regulator. One of Europe's most experienced crypto-asset supervisors — it ran its own VFA Act licensing regime from 2018, before MiCA. Under MiCA it issued some of the EU's first full CASP licences.
Regulator websiteAuthorised CASP services (9)
- a. Custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients
- b. Operation of a trading platform for crypto-assets
- c. Exchange of crypto-assets for funds (fiat)
- d. Exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets
- e. Execution of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients
- f. Placing of crypto-assets
- g. Reception and transmission of client orders
- i. Portfolio management of crypto-assets
- j. Transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients
EU passporting (29 countries)
What is a MiCA licence?
MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets, EU Regulation 2023/1114) is a single rulebook for the crypto-asset market that applies directly across the European Union. For exchanges and other crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) it took effect on 30 December 2024.
A licensed CASP must meet strict requirements on own funds, governance, segregation of client assets, market abuse prevention and AML/KYC. One licence granted in the home member state allows services across the whole EEA (passporting).
ESMA · CASP registerSecurity metrics
- Proof of Reserves Yes
- Two-factor authentication (2FA) Yes
- Client insurance fund Yes
- Independent external audit Yes
- Funds in cold storage95%