OKCoin is now OKX
The OKCoin brand is retired
OKCoin no longer exists as a standalone exchange: the brand was retired region by region and folded into OKX, with the last Okcoin trading services switched off in May 2026.
Founded in 2013 by Star Xu, OKCoin was one of the earliest large bitcoin exchanges and at times among the highest-volume venues in the world. Its derivatives spinoff OKEx eventually became OKX, and the group put its weight behind that brand, leaving OKCoin as the simpler, regulation-focused spot exchange, with its US arm based in San Francisco.
The wind-down ran region by region: Latin America, the Middle East, Hong Kong and South Asia first, then Singapore and the EU, with the US converting last. Accounts and balances were migrated to OKX, and remaining Okcoin trading stopped in May 2026.
If you had an OKCoin account, your path forward is OKX. If you would rather not follow the migration, Kraken and Binance are the obvious large-exchange alternatives.
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, US (US arm)
- Status
- rebranded
Frequently asked questions
What happened to OKCoin?
Its parent group consolidated everything under the OKX brand. OKCoin was retired region by region, and all remaining Okcoin trading services were switched off in May 2026.
Is my OKCoin account gone?
Accounts were migrated to OKX as each region converted. If you have not logged in since the migration, go through OKX and its support channels to locate your balance.
Are OKCoin and OKX the same company?
They share the same corporate lineage. OKCoin was the original 2013 exchange, OKX grew out of its OKEx spinoff, and the group ultimately consolidated under OKX.
Where those users went
- 4.7KrakenA 2011-vintage exchange with one of the cleanest security records in the business, heading toward a US stock listing.
- 4.2BinanceThe largest crypto exchange by volume: the deepest bitcoin liquidity anywhere, the lowest headline spot fee of any major platform, and quarterly proof of reserves, under a settled US case and an independent monitor.
