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Exchanges and Perpetual Futures: A Comprehensive Guide to Crypto Derivatives Trading
Derivatives
Futures
OKX

SPY and QQQ X-Perps on OKX: ETF Price Exposure From Your Crypto Account

OKX launched SPY X-Perp and QQQ X-Perps giving eligible EEA-based users access to expiry futures contracts that track the price of two of the world's most widely followed US-listed ETFs from within their OKX account. SPY tracks the S&P 500, which represents 500 of the largest US companies. QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100, which includes 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on Nasdaq.
Jun 9, 2026
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OKX

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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Stablecoins

How Europeans are actually spending crypto

There's a stubborn myth about crypto spending. The image that persists is a tech nerd or early adopter flaunting their wealth on a sports car or a private dinner, crypto as the currency of excess. The reality, at least for normal OKX Card users across Europe, looks a lot more like an average Tuesday. New data from OKX Card stablecoin transactions in Europe makes this clear: supermarkets, bakeries, takeaways, and the odd holiday booking. Forget the Lambo. People are buying lattes.
Jun 2, 2026
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Altcoin
Trending token

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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Altcoin
Trending token

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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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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Trading basics
Trading tools
Trading

USDG Rewards on OKX: Grow Your Stablecoin Balance the Simple Way

You now can earn up to 4.1% APY (rate and availability differ by market) on USDG balances, paid out weekly — no staking, no lockups, no hassle. Rewards are available on your USDG holdings on our app if you are in the United States, Australia, Latin America, CIS (excluding Russia and Ukraine) and Southeast Asia.
Jun 2, 2026
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Orbit test
OKX
Trading
Industry news

Introducing Orbit: Where Markets and Community Meet

Markets have always been social. Price discovery is collective. Sentiment spreads quickly. Capital follows conviction. But in digital asset markets, social trading has often operated without proof. Bold claims circulate widely. Track records are harder to verify. The gap between influence and performance has persisted.
Jun 2, 2026
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Bitcoin
Technical analysis
Strategies

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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Order Types

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
Strategies

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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