OKBOKB

OKX's exchange coin, now the gas coin of its X Layer network, with supply fixed at 21 million.

Rank #44Since 2019
Price on 31 Oct 2026
C$155.13 +27.8% since 31 Jul 2026 · 51.4% below its all-time high

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)
DateC$US$
31 Oct 2026C$154.95US$111.00
30 Sep 2026C$172.93US$121.47
31 Aug 2026C$154.65US$111.53
31 Jul 2026C$121.26US$86.44
30 Jun 2026C$114.30US$80.43
31 May 2026C$125.05US$90.64
30 Apr 2026C$112.37US$82.48
31 Mar 2026C$116.90US$83.87
28 Feb 2026C$104.12US$76.32
31 Jan 2026C$137.80US$101.61
31 Dec 2025C$146.70US$107.03
30 Nov 2025C$147.53US$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

Price, 31 Oct 2026
C$155.13[1]
3-month change
+27.8% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)[1]
From its high
51.4% below its high of C$319.47 (4 Oct 2025)[1]
Market rank
#44, market value about C$3.3B[1]
Kind
Token · X Layer (gas coin); legacy ERC-20 on Ethereum
Started
2019

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating
Can an admin key create new coins?NoMint function removed in the Aug 2025 upgrade; supply fixed at 21 million[2, 3]
Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?NoNo blacklist or pause function in the current contract; the GoPlus flag reflects deprecated fields[3, 4]
Can the token's contract code be changed?YesUpgradeable proxy contract on Ethereum[4]
Is the supply capped?Yes21 million fixed; no mint function remains[2, 3]
Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?NoNo vesting or locked allocations[2]
Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?Not disclosedOKX's OKB holdings after the Aug 2025 burn are not published[2]
Do network fees reach coin holders?NoBurn function removed in Aug 2025; X Layer fees are chain revenue, not paid to holders[2, 5]
Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?NoNo exploit of X Layer or the OKB contract in the DefiLlama hacks list since Nov 2024[6]
Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoThe Feb 2025 US guilty plea by OKX's operator was resolved with about US$504M in penalties[7]

Each 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

In circulation
21.00M OKB of a 21.00M maximum (100.0%)[1]
Total
21,000,000 OKB, fixed since the Aug 2025 burn of 278,999,999 OKB from the original 300 million[2, 10]
New coins
None; mint and manual burn functions were removed from the contract[2, 3]
Legacy Ethereum
About 429,065 OKB remain on the legacy Ethereum contract (2 Nov 2026)[3]

Use and fees

Main use
Gas on X Layer, OKX's Ethereum layer 2; fee discounts and ecosystem access at OKX[8, 11]
Network fees
X Layer collected US$244,661 in fees in the past year[5]
Who gets fees
No burn or payout to holders since the Aug 2025 upgrade removed the burn function[2, 3]

Trading

Daily trading
About C$40.8M a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026[1]
Daily turnover
Typically 1.08% of its market value changes hands each day[1]
20-week average
11.1% above its 20-week average price[1]
1-year change
-21.6% in C$[1][12]

History

Not a forecast

Coins 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.

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