Centralized exchange · since 2017 Global centralized exchange and Web3 wallet provider, launched internationally in 2017 as OKEx and rebranded OKX in 2022.
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Centralized exchange · since 2013 Centralized exchange founded in 2013 as Huobi and renamed HTX in 2023, offering spot, futures, earn and copy-trading products.
New users: Task-based new-user campaigns (June 2026 campaign: 100,000 USDT prize pool plus device prizes)
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OKXHTX
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.08%0.2%
Spot taker0.1%0.2%
Futures maker0.02%0.02%
Futures taker0.05%0.06%
Markets (live)
Coins listed669889
Coins with perpetuals485391
Coins with spot pairs404584
24h volume$23.48B$2.13B
Coins only here455 coins trade on both214434
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days02
Last 90 days02
Perpetuals listed on both
Cheaper on more coinsof 244 shared perps, by mid price162 coins79 coins
Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts+0.025%+0.018%
Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.117%0.117%
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthlyYes · monthly
Licenses3EU: MiCA CASP authorisation for OKX Europe Limited from Malta's MFSA (27 January 2025), US: OKX INC., NMLS #1767779, Dubai: provisional virtual asset licence (July 2022)None listed
Restricted regions15 regionsCanada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia…12 regionsUnited States, Canada, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore…
HeadquartersGlobal platform operated by Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd. (Seychelles); regional entities incl. Malta (EEA), UAE, Singapore and the US (San Jose, California)No official HQ disclosed; described in press coverage as Seychelles-based
Exchange tokenOKBHTX
Incidents on record35
OKX or HTX?
OKX and HTX are compared here on what matters when you choose where to trade: base trading fees, how many coins each lists, how quickly they add new ones, perpetual prices and funding on the coins both list, and safety signals such as proof of reserves and restricted regions. Live numbers update from the exchanges' public market data; fees and policies were checked against each exchange's own pages.
OKX lists 669 coins and HTX 889. 455 coins trade on both, 214 only on OKX and 434 only on HTX. In the last 30 days OKX added 0 new coins and HTX 2.
On the 244 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, OKX was cheaper on 162 and HTX on 79, with a typical gap of 0.117%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was +0.025% on OKX and +0.018% on HTX.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; OKX offers 1 discount option and HTX offers 2 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.