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OKX: Regulation, Licence Numbers & Tier Breakdown

Complete primary licence audit for OKX (OKX), including regulatory certificate numbers, tier classifications, contracting legal entities, and our 3-step official registry verification playbook.

Coverage: Futures, options and derivatives providers

6D Overall Score
7.2
Regulated Licences
9 / 9
Tier-1 Filings
0
Warning Exposure
1

OKX Regulatory Licence & Certificate Registry

Each certificate number links to our cryptographic verification dossier (/verify/license/[num]).

Supervising AuthorityTierCertificate NumberSupervisory StatusContracting Legal EntityEffective Date
MAS
Monetary Authority of Singapore
unknownNot suppliedRegulatedOKX SG PTE. LTD.—
VARA
Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
unknownVL/23/12/003RegulatedOKX Middle East Fintech FZE2024/09/17
AUSTRAC
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
unknown22636269040RegulatedOKX AUSTRALIA PTY LTD2019-11-04
MFSA
Malta Financial Services Authority
unknownC95813RegulatedOKX EUROPE MARKETS LIMITED2020-11-06
Financial Services Authority Seychelles
Financial Services Authority Seychelles
unknownNot suppliedRegulatedAux Cayes Fintech Co Ltd—
AMF
Autorité des marchés financiers
unknownE2023-106RegulatedOKX France Technology company Limited2023-12-12
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
unknown31000293015755RegulatedOKX Global Digital Exchange Ltd2025-02-17
SEC
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
unknown1767779RegulatedOKCoin USA Inc2018-12-05
Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
unknownNot suppliedRegulatedOkcoin Philippines Technology Co. Ltd.—

Supervisory Tier Distribution & Prudential Breakdown

Categorisation of recorded authorisations by statutory capital, segregation, and compensation rigor.

TIER-1 ONSHORE

0

Major statutory regimes (FCA, ASIC, MAS, SEC/NFA, BaFin, FINMA, JFSA, SFC) with strict daily trust reconciliation and statutory compensation.

TIER-2 SUPERVISORY

0

Recognised regional regulators (CySEC, FMA, FSCA, DFSA) enforcing MiFID II or equivalent prudential reporting and negative balance protection.

OFFSHORE / TIER-3

0

International business company (IBC) or offshore registrations with flexible leverage schedules and no statutory investor compensation fund.

RESTRICTED / ALERT

0

Filings marked exceeded scope, revoked, unauthorised, or suspected clone in the imported supervisory dataset.

3-Step Official Register Verification Playbook

How to independently verify OKX's supervisory standing before wiring funds.

STEP 01 • LICENCE STRING

Cross-Check Certificate Number

Take each licence number listed for OKX and query it directly on the issuing authority's official public register (and via our /verify/license/ oracle) to confirm active standing.

STEP 02 • ENTITY CONTRACT

Audit Onboarding Subsidiary

Multi-entity brokerages often market a Tier-1 licence on their homepage while onboarding international clients under an offshore entity. Confirm your client agreement names OKX.

STEP 03 • DOMAIN BINDING

Verify Approved Website Host

Confirm that the website domain you use to log in (okcoin.com) matches the approved domain recorded on the regulator's register entry.

OKX — Regulation & Licences Architecture Exhibit

Deterministic vector diagram generated from supervisory filings and 6D telemetry.

OKX — Regulation & Licences Architecture (VolSurface Desk)
Exhibit: OKX regulation & licences verification workflow and quantitative KPI strip.

OKX Regulation & Licences: Frequently Asked Questions

Four intent-specific due diligence questions answered from primary dataset records.

Which financial regulators authorise and supervise OKX?

OKX (OKX) holds 9 recorded supervisory filing(s) in our dataset across MAS, VARA, AUSTRAC, MFSA, Financial Services Authority Seychelles, AMF, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission. Of these, 9 carry an active "Regulated" status and 0 are classified under Tier-1 statutory supervisors.

What are OKX's official regulatory licence numbers?

Recorded certificate numbers for OKX include: MAS #Not supplied (Regulated); VARA #VL/23/12/003 (Regulated); AUSTRAC #22636269040 (Regulated); MFSA #C95813 (Regulated); Financial Services Authority Seychelles #Not supplied (Regulated); AMF #E2023-106 (Regulated); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) #31000293015755 (Regulated); SEC #1767779 (Regulated); Securities and Exchange Commission #Not supplied (Regulated). Click any certificate number in the table above to open its SHA-256 verification dossier.

Does OKX hold Tier-1 onshore regulatory authorisation?

No active Tier-1 regulated filing is recorded for OKX in our current snapshot (9 total filings across MAS, VARA, AUSTRAC, MFSA, Financial Services Authority Seychelles, AMF, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission).

How do I verify OKX's contracting legal entity before funding an account?

Follow our 3-step verification protocol: (1) locate the exact corporate name in your client agreement and compare it against "OKX"; (2) click the certificate number link in our licence table to verify the registration string; and (3) confirm on the regulator's own domain that okcoin.com is the authorised web portal.

Structured against supervisory register snapshots and public regulatory filings. Verify your contracting legal entity and current authorisation status directly on the issuing regulator’s official register before transacting.

OKX Regulation, Licence Numbers & Tier Breakdown (2026 Audit) | VolSurface Desk