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OKX Raises $25B Valuation Capital, Partners with Intercontinental Exchange

1 report, 1 independent Updated Oct 6

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What happened

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OKX raised an undisclosed amount at a $25 billion valuation, an extension to a funding round previously led by Intercontinental Exchange. Participants in the round included Circle and Qube Research & Technologies. OKX also announced a joint venture with Intercontinental Exchange to launch a tokenized stock trading platform, which was filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

From cointelegraph.com

Why it matters

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The fresh capital is intended to help OKX transition into a broader global financial technology platform that combines crypto technology with traditional financial institution standards. The partnership with Intercontinental Exchange focuses on building infrastructure for tokenized financial products.

From cointelegraph.com

Who's involved

OKXCryptocurrency exchange and web3 platform that raised capital.
Intercontinental ExchangeFinancial company partnering with OKX on tokenized financial products.
CircleStablecoin issuer and investor in OKX.
Qube Research & TechnologiesQuantitative investment firm participating in OKX's funding round.
Hamilton LaneInvestment firm backing OKX Ventures' RWA stablecoin.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

These are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.

New York Stock ExchangeSpeculative
The New York Stock Exchange might see expanded revenue streams from the tokenized stock platform.
CircleSpeculative
Circle's stablecoin use case could be validated and expanded by the investment in OKX.

Possible ripples

Who this could reach next, traced step by step from the reporting. Possibilities worth considering, not forecasts.

Hamilton Lane backs OKX Ventures' RWA stablecoinHamilton Lane partners with OKX Ventures on RWA stablecoin initiativeReported

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The entities involved

OKX
cryptocurrency exchange and web3 platform
- Market activity is causing operational status issues across major crypto exchanges including Binance, Bybit, and OKX.Fri 05:20
- OKX and Intercontinental Exchange announced a joint venture for tokenized equities, following SEC approval.Thu 22:50
Intercontinental Exchange
financial company based in Atlanta, Georgia
- Talks involving Brent advanced toward a potential peace agreement, with the possibility of war in Iran affecting oil prices.Mon 09:43
- ICE plans to bring Hyperliquid (HYPE) contracts to U.S. traders, leveraging its market presence.Sun 19:26
Circle
peer-to-peer payments technology company
- Trump made transactions with the UAE, while Circle faced market competition and a shareholder was identified.Mon 17:59
- Quarterly results are scheduled for Apple, Circle, and AMD in late October and early November.Mon 03:07

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Coverage

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Oct 6cointelegraph.com