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What crypto traders really think about soccer

To coincide with the World Cup and our first Outcomes Market, The Beautiful Game , we commissioned OKX Insights #005: a survey of 2,000 soccer fans around the world who trade cryptocurrency. The results challenge assumptions about the crypto trader, the soccer fan, and the overlap between them.
Jun 9, 2026
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TradFi X-Perps
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Trade Stocks, SPY, QQQ, Gold and Oil X-Perps 24/7 on OKX

X-Perps for the Magnificent 7 (Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla), four major commodities (Gold, Silver, WTI Crude Oil, Brent Crude Oil), and SPY and QQQ, the two most-traded ETFs in the world by daily share volume, are now available to European customers on OKX, with SpaceX to follow on Friday, following the most anticipated IPO in the past two decades. All available 24/7, with up to 10x leverage. Now you can rotate between crypto and other assets the moment something moves using the same account and margin.
Jun 9, 2026
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Consensus Miami: Building the Infrastructure for Tokenized Finance

Consensus Miami 2026 was the clearest demonstration yet that traditional finance and crypto are building toward the same future. OKX was there in multiple capacities, and here is what stood out to us:
Jun 2, 2026
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Bridge Cross-Chain Assets: How to Safely Transfer Tokens Across Blockchains

What Are Blockchain Bridges and Why Are They Important? Blockchain bridges are vital components of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, enabling seamless interoperability between different blockchain network
Jun 2, 2026
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How Permissionless Lending and Tokenized Real-World Assets Are Revolutionizing DeFi

Introduction to Permissionless Lending in DeFi Decentralized finance (DeFi) has emerged as a groundbreaking innovation within the blockchain ecosystem, offering financial services without intermediari
Aug 1, 2025
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Altcoin
Trending token

Exploring Cross-Chain Yield Farming in Decentralized Finance

Introduction to Yield Farming Yield farming is a popular strategy in decentralized finance (DeFi) that allows users to earn rewards by providing liquidity to protocols. Traditionally, yield farming ha
Jul 25, 2025
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OKX X-Perps: How to Trade Gold, Silver, and Oil 24/7

OKX launched new X-Perp contracts on 9 June 2026: GoldUSD X-Perp, SilverUSD X-Perp, WTIOILUSD X-Perp (West Texas Intermediate crude), and BRENTOILUSD X-Perp , covering the two most actively traded precious metals and the two global crude oil reference prices.
Jun 10, 2026
Exchanges and Perpetual Futures: A Comprehensive Guide to Crypto Derivatives Trading
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Trade the seven largest US tech stocks with X-Perps on OKX: NVDA, TSLA, AAPL and More

OKX launched X-Perps on all seven largest US tech stocks (Magnificent 7) stocks, giving every user in the EEA that passed the mandatory appropriateness assessment access to USD-margined expiry futures that track the price of Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla from within their OKX account. The seven contracts: AAPLUSD X-Perp, AMZNUSD X-Perp, GOOGLUSD X-Perp, METAUSD X-Perp, MSFTUSD X-Perp, NVDAUSD X-Perp, and TSLAUSD X-Perp are available on web and app.
Jun 10, 2026
TradFi X-Perps
Derivatives
Futures
OKX

OKX X-Perps vs Real Stocks: What Do You Actually Own?

OKX launched 13 new X-Perp markets on 9 June 2026, covering the seven largest US tech stocks: Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla, alongside SPY, QQQ, Gold, Silver, WTI Crude Oil, and Brent Crude Oil. OKX X-Perps are USD-margined and can be settled in USD, USDC or USDG margined expiry futures contracts that track the price of an underlying equity or commodity without transferring ownership of that asset. At launch, eligible EEA users can trade with up to 10x leverage; the minimum lot size is 0.01 contracts.
Jun 9, 2026
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Technical analysis
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How to short Bitcoin: a step-by-step guide to short-selling BTC

With its limited supply, protocol-regulated rate of issuance, and generally rising popularity and demand, Bitcoin has — over the decade or so of its existence — managed to outperform typical assets by a large margin. However, this long-term price appreciation hasn't happened without sharp drops and several bearish phases along the way.
Jun 2, 2026
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What's a limit order?

A limit order instructs a broker to buy or sell an asset at a specific price. When you place a limit order, you essentially set a price limit for the transaction. The order will be executed if the asset’s price reaches or surpasses your limit price. However, the order will not be carried out if the market price exceeds your limit.
Jun 2, 2026
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Options
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Option expiration dates: what happens when options expire?

Have you seen 'DTE' while scrolling through social media and wondered what it means? DTE, or 'days to expiry,' indicates how long remains before an option contract expires. Curious how expiration dates affect option premiums and impact your trading strategy? Whether you're new to options trading or curious about the nuances of crypto markets, this guide will provide you with all the information you need to navigate expiration dates confidently. From explaining what options expiration dates are to understanding what happens when options expire, here's everything you need to know about crypto option expiration dates.
Jun 2, 2026
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