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Nomination-based community debuts with Bitcoin innovators; set to expand across broader onchain ecosystem Today, we've announced the launch of 'Creators Collective,' an exclusive community uniting builders, curators and artists shaping the onchain economy. Following hundreds of , we have selected nine members for our inaugural cohort of respected community leaders, including Runetoshi and ThatWagmiGirl, who have been instrumental in advancing Bitcoin innovation through education, development and artistic expression.

We're happy to announce the launch of ' OKX House ,' an onchain retail platform offering an immersive virtual shopping experience where customers can use crypto to purchase exclusive OKX and partner-branded items - from apparel to hardware wallets - each backed by a tradable NFT.

Since launching crypto exchange services in Australia on May 2024, we have emerged as a key player in the local market, tripling our customer base We're happy to announce that we will serve as Gold Sponsor of Australia Crypto Convention 2024 and host the Australia edition of our . These events, scheduled for 23-24 November, underscore our continued commitment to strengthening Australia's digital asset ecosystem.

A message from OKX Singapore CEO Gracie Lin Today, I'm proud to announce a significant milestone for our customers here in Singapore: we have launched instant, free-of-charge SGD deposits and withdrawals, facilitated by DBS. As one of the largest global exchanges to build this local infrastructure, this is a big step towards making digital assets more accessible for everyone in the country.

Our investment arm OKX Ventures today made an investment in Corn , marking a significant step toward introducing Bitcoin utility in the Ethereum ecosystem. Powered by Arbitrum and integrated with Coinbase, Corn enables BTC holders to easily access the best of Ethereum DeFi. With a unique, secure and sustainable way to maximize Bitcoin’s potential, Corn has already reached significant milestones as it's the first Ethereum L2 network that uses a hybrid tokenized Bitcoin (BTCN) as its gas token, and the first Bitcoin-secured network by Babylon with liquidity support for BTC LSTs.

This latest report marks the two-year anniversary of our PoR program, setting us apart as one of the few exchanges that consistently publishes PoR reports on a monthly basis To commemorate the two-year anniversary of our PoR program, we have launched an educational video on " "

Supporting projects that drive user onboarding, trading innovations and new mini-app experiences within the TON ecosystem. Our investment arm OKX Ventures , The Open Platform (TOP) and Folius Ventures today announced the launch of a $10 million Telegram Growth Hub. Designed to boost innovation in TON blockchain and expand Telegram's mini-app ecosystem, the Telegram Growth Hub will fund and support projects that enhance user engagement on TON.

This campaign, presented in both Arabic and English, celebrates "A New Alternative for the UAE," marking our recent milestone of becoming operationally live and licensed in the region Today, we're happy to announce the launch of our ' ' brand campaign. The campaign celebrates "A New Alternative for the UAE," marking our recent of becoming operationally live and licensed in the region as of October 10, 2024.

Written by Lennix Lai, Chief Commercial Officer at OKX Today we were pleased to announce that we've officially partnered with Standard Chartered, a leading international cross-border bank, as our third-party crypto custodian for institutional clients. This milestone reflects our commitment to security, innovation, and the future of digital assets.

By Hong Fang, OKX President We’re witnessing a cryptocurrency evolution, offering an alternative to traditional systems with a more decentralized governance structure, enhanced transparency, and greater integrity. The Web3 transformation, powered by onchain technology, fosters increased inclusion by enabling ordinary people to participate more fully and directly in the financial system. In this evolution, one shared theme stands out in this new alternative path forward: giving power back to people.

Today, we're pleased to introduce a new 'Smart Sync' feature to our Spot Copy Trading tool. This addition enables eligible customers to effortlessly mirror a lead trader's entire spot portfolio with just one click, ensuring a seamless and precise replication of their trading strategies.

Our MENA General Manager Rifad Mahasneh will participate in a panel discussion titled "Web3 Emirates Today: Startup Hub and High-Competitive Reality" on October 22 Today, we're pleased to announce that we are a Special Sponsor of Blockchain Life 2024, a crypto- and Web3-focused forum to be held in Dubai's Festival Arena from October 22-23.

Today, we're happy to announce the appointment of Yuri Mushkin as our Global Chief Risk Officer, based in Singapore. Yuri joins us from McKinsey Investment Office ("MIO") Partners, a global investment advisory institution which manages over USD20B across public and private markets. He brings over two decades of capital markets and risk management experience across traditional and digital assets, serving in executive roles at multinational companies such as Goldman Sachs and McKinsey & Co. In his current role, Mushkin leads our firm's global risk strategy and a business-independent enterprise risk function, reporting directly to the CEO and Board of Directors.

Dubai's visionary Museum of the Future provided a fitting backdrop as we announced the official launch of our VARA (Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority)-licensed crypto exchange in Dubai , United Arab Emirates (UAE), on October 10, 2024. Not just another pin in our map of licensed locations globally, this milestone marks something much bigger — a new alternative to traditional finance for Dubai.

By OKX Middle East GM Rifad Mahasneh Tonight, on stage at our gala event at the Museum of the Future, I had the honor of announcing that we've officially launched our VARA-licensed crypto exchange in Dubai.

The grant will support 2140 Foundation's multi-year effort to foster long-term security, resilience and maintainability of the Bitcoin network The grant was unveiled by 2140 Foundation Co-Founder Josie Baker today at Bitcoin Amsterdam 2024

Our OKX OS provides a full set of tools, SDKs and APIs for developers to build and scale applications across 100+ chains without limits Tech is used by hundreds of projects, processing more than 400 million daily API calls

Our 23rd consecutive Proof of Reserves (PoR) report is now live, confirming USD19.4 billion in primary assets backing customer funds. Key highlights of our PoR: This month, we optimized our PoR process, reducing the proof file size from 2.55GB to 598KB for faster, more efficient verification

We've just launched Elite Circle , a first-of-its-kind, tier-based rewards and community program tailored for lead copy and bot traders. This program sets a new benchmark in the crypto trading industry, offering performance-based rewards while fostering a collaborative global community of traders.

This week at TOKEN2049 Singapore, we reimagined the onchain experience by unveiling our revamped Wallet, launching a new Legend Reborn racecar livery with McLaren Racing, and engaging with thousands of industry attendees at side events and through product showcases.

Today, we joined with McLaren Racing to reinvent the MCL38 F1 car with a limited-edition Legend Reborn livery design to be carried on the McLaren MCL38 F1 race cars at the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix.

A message from OKX Chief Marketing Officer Haider Rafique Today, we joined with McLaren Racing to reinvent the MCL38 F1 car with the limited-edition Legend Reborn livery design. Legend Reborn will hit the track at this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix.

We're happy to announce that we are the Title Sponsor of TOKEN2049 Singapore, Asia's premier Web3 and crypto conference, for the third consecutive year. The event will take place from September 18-19 at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre.

With this latest update, we're simplifying crypto arbitrage by automating spot and perpetual futures position placements for eligible users of our 'Smart Arbitrage' bot We're pleased to announce a major update to our trading bot, making the tool more user-friendly and accessible for traders of all experience levels. This automated trading tool helps eligible users to optimize potential returns while mitigating market risks through the strategic maintenance of balanced positions across spot and perpetual futures markets.