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.
- 🇦🇹 AT
- 🇧🇪 BE
- 🇧🇬 BG
- 🇭🇷 HR
- 🇨🇾 CY
- 🇨🇿 CZ
- 🇩🇰 DK
- 🇪🇪 EE
- 🇫🇮 FI
- 🇫🇷 FR
- 🇩🇪 DE
- 🇬🇷 GR
- 🇭🇺 HU
- 🇮🇸 IS
- 🇮🇪 IE
- 🇮🇹 IT
- 🇱🇻 LV
- 🇱🇮 LI
- 🇱🇹 LT
- 🇱🇺 LU
- 🇲🇹 MT
- 🇳🇱 NL
- 🇳🇴 NO
- 🇵🇱 PL
- 🇵🇹 PT
- 🇷🇴 RO
- 🇸🇰 SK
- 🇸🇮 SI
- 🇪🇸 ES
- 🇸🇪 SE
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
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.
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- EverestEverest Network LimitedAuthorised
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.