OKBOKB
OKX's exchange coin, now the gas coin of its X Layer network, with supply fixed at 21 million.
The short version
OKB was issued in 2019 by the OK Blockchain Foundation for the OKX exchange, founded in 2013 by Star Xu. In August 2025 OKX burned 278,999,999 OKB, fixed total supply at 21 million, removed the contract's mint and burn functions and made OKB the sole gas coin of its X Layer network. In Oct 2026 Circle, Ripple and SC Ventures invested in OKX at a US$25B valuation. On 31 Oct 2026 one OKB cost C$155.13. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +27.8% in Canadian dollars, and it was 51.4% below its all-time high of C$319.47 set on 4 Oct 2025.[1]
Facts checked 2 Nov 2026 · 14 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026
Price, past year
Past year: high C$200.28 (3 Nov 2025) · low C$93.07 (6 Feb 2026) · -22.6%[1]
Month-end prices (table)
| Date | C$ | US$ |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2026 | C$154.95 | US$111.00 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | C$172.93 | US$121.47 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | C$154.65 | US$111.53 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | C$121.26 | US$86.44 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | C$114.30 | US$80.43 |
| 31 May 2026 | C$125.05 | US$90.64 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | C$112.37 | US$82.48 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | C$116.90 | US$83.87 |
| 28 Feb 2026 | C$104.12 | US$76.32 |
| 31 Jan 2026 | C$137.80 | US$101.61 |
| 31 Dec 2025 | C$146.70 | US$107.03 |
| 30 Nov 2025 | C$147.53 | US$105.54 |
Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ converted at the Bank of Canada daily rate. The latest point is live when available. Past prices, not a forecast.
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Key facts
Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin
Facts, not a ratingEach answer is a fact with a source, not a score. What each check means.
Who controls it
- Issuer
- OKX, founded 2013 by Star Xu, headquartered in San Jose since Apr 2025; OKB was issued by the OK Blockchain Foundation[8, 9]
- Admin powers
- No mint, burn, pause or blacklist function since the Aug 2025 upgrade; one wallet can still upgrade the proxy[3]
- Insider holdings
- OKX burned treasury and buyback holdings in Aug 2025; its remaining OKB is not published[2]
Supply
Use and fees
Trading
History
Not a forecastCoins ranked 11-50 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 1,080 cases, 157 coins
46% were higher a year later[13]
- Typical result
- Median -6% after a year; 61% higher after two years
- Lost half or more
- 25% within a year
- Against Bitcoin
- 12% did better than Bitcoin over the year
History, not a forecast.
Red flags and things to watch
No red flags found- Circle, Ripple, SC Ventures and QRT invested in OKX in Oct 2026 at an unchanged US$25B valuation, after ICE's round in Mar 2026.[8]
- OKXICE, a joint venture of OKX and ICE, filed with the SEC on 4 Oct 2026 to trade tokenized US stocks on X Layer; 26 companies objected.[14]
- Aux Cayes FinTech, OKX's operator, pleaded guilty in New York in Feb 2025 and paid about US$504M; the case is closed.[7]
Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.
Sources and dates
- CoinGecko market data, 31 Oct 2026
- The Block (OKB tokenomics update), 13 Aug 2025
- Blockscout verified contract (OKBImplementationV2), 2 Nov 2026
- GoPlus token security, 1 Nov 2026
- DefiLlama fees and revenue, 2 Nov 2026
- DefiLlama hacks list, 2 Nov 2026
- Finance Magnates (OKX guilty plea), 25 Feb 2025
- Wikipedia: OKX
- PR Newswire (OKB issued by OK Blockchain Foundation), 2 Dec 2020
- The Block (279M OKB burned), 15 Aug 2025
- CoinMarketCap AI (what is OKB)
- Bank of Canada USD/CAD rate, 31 Oct 2025
- CoinIvy history data: CoinMarketCap weekly rankings 2013-2026, dead coins included
- CoinMarketCap AI updates (OKB), Nov 2026
Facts as of 31 Oct 2026. Prices from CoinGecko in Canadian and US dollars; US$ figures without a C$ price are converted at 1.3976 C$ per US$.