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OKX

Legal name OKX Europe Limited · Crypto-asset service provider · Home Member State 🇲🇹 Malta

Authorised under MiCA

OKX is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) on 27 January 2025 and covers 9 of 10 MiCA services in 28 EEA countries.

What the authorisation covers

OKX is authorised for 9 of the ten crypto-asset services defined in Article 3(1)(16) of MiCA. It is not authorised for advice on crypto-assets — if it offers those, that activity is outside this licence.

  • a Custody and administration 28 countries Holding clients' crypto-assets or the private keys to them, and keeping them safe. This is what a wallet service or an exchange that keeps your coins does.
  • b Operating a trading platform 28 countries Running a marketplace where buyers and sellers of crypto-assets are matched — an order-book exchange in the strict sense.
  • c Exchange for funds 28 countries Buying crypto-assets from clients, or selling to them, against money (euro or another currency) using the provider's own capital.
  • d Exchange for other crypto-assets 28 countries Swapping one crypto-asset for another with the client, using the provider's own capital — for example bitcoin for a stablecoin.
  • e Execution of orders 28 countries Concluding purchases or sales of crypto-assets on the client's behalf, including on a third-party trading platform.
  • f Placing of crypto-assets 28 countries Marketing newly issued crypto-assets to buyers on behalf of the issuer — the crypto equivalent of underwriting or an IPO placement.
  • g Reception and transmission of orders 28 countries Taking a client's order to buy or sell and passing it on to another provider that executes it — a broker that does not execute itself.
  • h Advice on crypto-assets not authorised Giving personalised recommendations to a client about buying, selling or holding specific crypto-assets.
  • i Portfolio management 28 countries Managing a client's crypto-asset portfolio with discretion, under a mandate — deciding what to buy and sell on their behalf.
  • j Transfer services 28 countries Moving crypto-assets from one distributed-ledger address or account to another on the client's behalf.

Where it may operate

Through the MiCA passport, OKX has notified 28 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia. It has not notified the other 2 EEA states (Greece, Malta), so a client there is outside the scope of the notification.

Highlighted: countries notified for at least one service. Outlined: home Member State. Passporting is per service; see the list on the left for each service's count.

Identification

Legal name
OKX Europe Limited
Trading as
OKX
LEI
54930069NLWEIGLHXU42 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) (Malta)
Registered address
Piazzetta Business Plaza, Office Number 4, Floor 2,Triq Ghar il-Lembi,Sliema, SLM 1562,Malta
Declared website
okx.com
Trading platform
okx.com
Authorised on
27 January 2025
Register entry updated
28 November 2025
Only the declared domains are covered. Fraudsters routinely copy the name of an authorised provider and operate from a look-alike domain. If the website you are on is not one of the addresses above, the authorisation does not apply to it — check the exact domain.

Questions people ask

Is OKX regulated in the EU?

Yes. OKX (OKX Europe Limited) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) on 27 January 2025. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is OKX authorised for?

9 of the ten MiCA services: custody and administration, operating a trading platform, exchange for funds, exchange for other crypto-assets, execution of orders, placing of crypto-assets, reception and transmission of orders, portfolio management, transfer services.

In which countries can OKX offer crypto services?

28 EEA countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia.

Who supervises OKX?

Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), the competent authority in Malta, which is the provider's home Member State under MiCA.

Other providers authorised in Malta

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Source: ESMA interim MiCA register (CASPS.csv), as reported by Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). This page reflects the register as of our last sync; it is not a statement by the regulator. Methodology.