OKX Reviews

In short: OKX is one of the large international crypto exchanges and serves investors in the EU through OKX Europe, licensed under MiCA in Malta. You can trade more than 280 crypto-assets, from 0.10% maker and 0.20% taker on a spot-only account, or from 0.08% and 0.10% with a spot and derivatives account. Add futures up to 10x, trading bots, tokenised stocks, a recurring-buy savings plan and the OKX Card. If you want a regulated exchange with a wide range of features and low fees, OKX is a strong choice.

Is OKX safe and licensed in the EU?

Yes, OKX may serve customers across the EU. OKX Europe Limited, based in Sliema, Malta, has been authorised as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA since 27 January 2025, granted by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). Through the EU passport the licence covers 29 EEA countries, including Germany, France and Spain (ESMA register, file of 30 October 2026). It covers, among other things, custody, operating a trading platform, exchanging crypto-assets for funds and for other crypto-assets, executing orders, portfolio management and transfers. According to OKX, it also holds MiFID II and payment institution authorisations.

Reserves: OKX regularly publishes a proof of reserves, most recently its 46th report as of 3 October 2026: coverage of 110% for Bitcoin, 100% for Ether, 105% for USDT and 101% for USDC (OKX proof of reserves).

What you can do yourself: the anti-phishing code you set in your account protects you against scams with fake emails, because it appears in every genuine email from OKX. Add two-factor authentication or a passkey, a withdrawal address whitelist and, for larger amounts, your own hardware wallet.

Who is OKX for?

OKX suits investors in the EU who want to trade actively on a licensed exchange: spot, futures, bots and tokenised stocks on one platform, with low order book fees. If you mainly want a savings plan in a lean app, take a look at Bitvavo or Bitpanda; Kraken is another large exchange with a MiCA licence. All licensed providers are listed in our comparison of regulated crypto exchanges.

OKX Europe charges spot fees by account type: the spot-only account costs 0.10% maker and 0.20% taker in the base tier, the spot and derivatives account 0.08% and 0.10%.

How to save: On a EUR 1,000 buy as a taker, the spot-only account costs EUR 2 and the spot and derivatives account EUR 1. Limit orders as a maker are cheaper in both account types. See how OKX compares in our crypto exchange comparison.

Fees as of 1 November 2026 according to the OKX Europe fee page.

OKX bonus and promotions (November 2026)

Welcome bonus of up to €400: if you sign up with the cryptoticker.io referral code and complete account verification, you receive a €100 X-Perps voucher from a deposit of €1. The reward rises with your trading volume: €125 from €25,000, €175 from €75,000, €250 from €150,000 and €400 from €300,000. Crypto rewards are locked for withdrawals for up to 45 days. The programme is open to new users in the EEA; the OKX bonus terms apply. Since November 7, 2026, OKX lists six tasks with €50 to €100 in X-Perps vouchers each, still up to €400 in total; the current steps are on our page about the OKX referral code, and every rate is in our overview of OKX fees.

Further promotions: on USDT you deposit and convert to USDC, OKX pays an 8% bonus, up to €3,500; the promotion ends on 13 November 2026. If you hold a VIP tier at another exchange, you can carry it over to OKX.

You can open an OKX account through our partner link to OKX; cryptoticker.io receives a commission when an account is opened. Offers as of 1 November 2026.