OKX secures $25B extension funding from QRT, Circle, Ripple and SC Ventures

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Built from 12 sources 6 Oct 2026 · 13:04 UTC 1 min read Main editor: Earl Jacobson

Crypto exchange OKX closed a funding extension round at a $25 billion valuation. Participants include Qube Research & Technologies, Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered's SC Ventures. The round maintains the $25 billion valuation set in March when Intercontinental Exchange invested $200 million in the platform. OKX said the capital will support efforts to strengthen its market infrastructure. OKB, OKX's native token, rose roughly 6% to $138 on news of the round.

Key points

OKX secured a funding extension round at a $25 billion valuation
QRT, Circle, Ripple and SC Ventures participated in the latest OKX funding round
OKX will direct the new capital toward strengthening its market infrastructure
OKX and ICE operate a joint venture, OKXICE LLC, focused on tokenized stock trading

What's unclear

The exact amount of capital raised in OKX's latest funding extension round is not disclosed

The timeline for SEC approval of OKXICE's tokenized stock offering is not specified

Price context · OKB

At publication

$135.20

Now

$105.10

Change since

−22.26%

7 days

Sources · 12 publishers

Crypto Briefing Tier 2 First report 6 Oct, 12:39 UTC

Hedge fund QRT joins Ripple, Circle, and SC Ventures in OKX’s $25B extension round

Decrypt Tier 1 6 Oct, 12:53 UTC

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

CoinGape Tier 2 6 Oct, 13:06 UTC

OKX Raises Fresh Capital From Circle, Ripple, Standard Chartered at $25B Valuation

Unchained Tier 1 6 Oct, 13:15 UTC

Circle, Ripple and Hedge Fund QRT Back Crypto Exchange OKX at $25 Billion Valuation

Coinpedia Tier 3 6 Oct, 13:33 UTC

Ripple Backs OKX at $25B Valuation in New Funding Round – Bloomberg Reports

Bitcoin.com News Tier 2 6 Oct, 14:20 UTC

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

The Defiant Tier 1 6 Oct, 14:21 UTC

Circle and SC Ventures Back OKX at $25 Billion Valuation

Crypto.news Tier 2 6 Oct, 14:43 UTC

Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered invest in OKX at $25 billion valuation

CoinCentral Tier 3 6 Oct, 16:59 UTC

OKX Lands New Funding From Circle, Ripple, and Standard Chartered at $25 Billion Valuation

CryptoPotato Tier 2 6 Oct, 17:44 UTC

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

Bitcoin Magazine Tier 1 6 Oct, 19:01 UTC

OKX Gets New Funding From Circle, Standard Chartered at $25B Valuation

Blockonomi Tier 3 7 Oct, 09:41 UTC

OKX Raises Strategic Funding at $25 Billion Valuation From Circle and Ripple

Decrypt Tier 1 7 Oct, 12:18 UTC

Morning Minute: OKX Raises at $25B From Circle, Ripple, and StanChart

Coverage timeline

Oct 6, 12:39First reported by Crypto Briefing
Oct 6, 12:53Also reported by Decrypt
Oct 6, 13:04CryptoVideos brief published
Oct 6, 13:06–12:1811 more publishers added to sources

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