OKX draws investment from StanChart, Circle, Ripple as it pushes beyond crypto exchange roots

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What happened

The exchange is increasingly aiming to position itself as a global financial tech platform spanning crypto, payments and tokenized assets, following an investment and joint venture with NYSE parent ICE.

Key facts

  • Reported by CoinDesk and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:20:30 UTC.

Why it matters

Digital-asset markets react to catalysts within minutes, and liquidity, ETF flows and regulatory signals are usually what decide whether a move sticks.

What to watch next

  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Morning Minute: The CFTC Reveals Plan to Regulate Crypto Exchanges

  2. Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered Back OKX at Flat $25B Valuation

  3. OKX Adds Ripple, Circle and SC Ventures as Investors at $25B Valuation

  4. OKX draws investment from StanChart, Circle, Ripple as it pushes beyond crypto exchange roots

  5. Ripple and Circle backs OKX as it targets the next wave of stablecoin users

  6. Peter Thiel-backed Founders Fund leads a $5 million token buy in crypto collateral protocol Anvil

  7. Affluent investors seen boosting crypto exposure: Survey

Sources

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