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Get started with Orbit livestream
Start streaming from your external streaming service.End your livestream When you are done streaming, you can end your livestream on OKX or your external streaming service. Select the End stream button above the streaming window. The end stream button can be found above the streaming window. Note: If you end your livestream on your external streaming service, it will only pause your livestream on Orbit. At any time, if your livestream is paused for 10 minutes, it will automatically end.Published on Jan 5, 2026Updated on Jan 29, 2026Product documentationHow do I get started with On-chain Earn?
How can I start earning?On the app Open your OKX app, go to Earn Select Earn from the homepage Find the crypto you'd like to start earning, and check the available offers Select crypto on the Earn page Enter the amount and select Preview. If you've got an insufficient amount, you can Buy / Convert / Deposit crypto before continuing.Published on Jul 14, 2025Updated on Nov 19, 2025FAQ5How do I start onboarding as an institutional user?
To start using your institutional account, you have to verify your identity and complete the Know Your Business (KYB) requirements with us. This is required in order to keep your account and assets secure. The verification process ensures our exchange is safe and prevents fraud from taking place, alongside other illegal activities.Published on Oct 10, 2024Updated on Feb 2, 2026FAQ50How do I start trading cryptocurrency on OKX with Smart Trading?
Learn how to start trading crypto with ease thanks to Smart Trading today.Published on Apr 7, 2024Updated on Oct 15, 2025FAQ71Spot DCA (Martingale)
For example, with a safety order amount = 100 USDT, multiplier = 2. Safety orders will be placed: 100 = (2^0 × 100) 200 = (2^1 × 100) 400 = (2^2 × 100), et cetera Price steps multiplier: Applied to the price step for placing the next safety order. It increases or decreases the price gap between safety orders. For example, with a price step = 1%, multiplier = 2.Published on Apr 27, 2023Updated on Aug 5, 2025Product documentationCrypto Tax Reporting
These new regulations apply to all crypto exchanges and OKX is required to follow these new regulations starting calendar year 2025. Effective Date and Timeline Form 1099-DA (new form for digital assets) for transactions starting January 1, 2025 Digital asset brokers are required to report gross proceeds from digital asset disposition on Form 1099-DA for users who have reportable transaction starting January 1, 2025.Published on Sep 24, 2025Updated on Feb 13, 2026FAQTax Center General FAQ
Cost Basis: Starting with crypto acquired on OKX in Tax Year 2026 and sold on OKX in 2026 or later, the form will expand to include the cost basis for these "covered securities" (assets acquired on OKX after the regulation start date).When will I receive my tax forms? Form 1099-MISC: Available by February 2, 2026 (for those who earned $600+ in rewards/staking). Form 1099-DA: Available by February 17, 2026.Published on Nov 25, 2024Updated on Feb 13, 2026FAQ12Iceberg strategy FAQs
Set the Amount per order as 0.1 BTC Setting the Number of visible order as 5 Set the Order amount as 5 BTC In Advance settings, set the preference as Price-speed balance Setting the Limit price at 35,000 USDT Set the Start condition as InstantWhat happens after I configure and start the Iceberg bot?Published on Aug 4, 2023Updated on Dec 30, 2025FAQ15How do I set up a recurring buy plan?
You can set up a daily, weekly, every 2 weeks, or monthly plan to build your portfolio by purchasing crypto at consistent and fixed intervals. Example: if you set up a plan to buy $30 of BTC weekly starting on a Tuesday, you'll automatically buy $30 worth of BTC every Tuesday that follows. We only support plans fixed at the cash amount for recurring buy at this time.2. When will my recurring orders be executed?Published on Jan 23, 2025Updated on Dec 31, 2025FAQ49What's the Spot DCA bot and how do I use it?
Cycles: if the price reaches your take profit level, the bot sells your crypto holdings and then starts another cycle starting from the first buy order. However, if the price hits your stop loss level, the bot halts all activity and won't start a new cycle.Please note that DCA bots don't guarantee profits and may result in losses, especially in declining markets where the stop loss level could trigger.Published on Oct 3, 2025Updated on Nov 17, 2025FAQ3Futures DCA (Martingale)
For example, with a safety order amount = 100 USDT, multiplier = 2. Safety orders will be placed: 100 = (2^0 × 100) 200 = (2^1 × 100) 400 = (2^2 × 100), et cetera Price steps multiplier: Applied to the price step for placing the next safety order. It increases or decreases the price gap between safety orders. For example, with a price step = 1%, multiplier = 2.Published on Apr 27, 2023Updated on Oct 9, 2025Product documentationOKX will launch MET/USDT for spot trading and convert pre-market futures to standard perpetual futures
Please take note of the following details:Listing timeline MET call auction will take place from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm UTC on Oct 23, 2025. MET/USDT spot trading will open at 2:00 pm UTC on Oct 23, 2025. MET premarket futures will be converted to standard perpetual futures within 3 hours starting 2:00 pm UTC on Oct 23, 2025 . The conversion will be completed once the index remains stable during this period. MET withdrawals will open at 5:00 pm UTC on Oct 23, 2025.Published on Oct 23, 2025Updated on Feb 11, 2026AnnouncementsOKX to list YB (Yield Basis) for spot trading and convert pre-market futures to standard perpetual futures
YB premarket futures will be converted to standard perpetual futures within 3 hours starting from 11:00 am UTC on Oct 15, 2025. The conversion will be completed once the index remains stable during this period. YB withdrawals will open at 2:00 pm UTC on Oct 15, 2025.Project introduction Yield Basis is a DeFi protocol that aims to turn crypto into productive assets using an original Automatic Market Making mechanism without impermanent loss.Published on Oct 14, 2025Updated on Nov 17, 2025AnnouncementsHow do I buy crypto with my cash balance?
You can learn more about depositing and withdrawing cash.Getting started Login to your account.Published on Jan 21, 2025Updated on Dec 5, 2025FAQX Layer upgrade and OKT/OKB asset handling FAQ
Starting from August 13, 2025, 2:10 PM (UTC+8), OKT trading on the platform will stop. Any open but unfilled OKT orders will be automatically canceled.Where did my OKT assets go? OKT trading pairs have been delisted, so asset valuation is no longer displayed. If you hold OKT, you can still view it in your account by searching for OKT (make sure the option to hide small assets is disabled).Published on Aug 13, 2025Updated on Jan 29, 2026FAQ25