Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) announced a strategic investment in OKX, valuing the blockchain technology and trading company at $25 billion. The investment amount was not disclosed.
The partnership will establish several joint initiatives. ICE will license OKX’s spot crypto prices to launch U.S.-regulated futures contracts, providing institutions with compliant digital asset exposure. Subject to regulatory approval, OKX will offer its 120 million account holders access to ICE’s U.S. futures and NYSE tokenized equities markets.
ICE will receive a board seat on OKX’s Board of Directors as part of the arrangement. The companies plan to collaborate on market structure design, clearing and risk management, data services, and institutional digital asset access.
“Our strategic relationship with OKX will expand global retail access to ICE’s pre-eminent regulated markets and accelerate our plans to offer on-chain infrastructure and tokenized assets to U.S. investors,” said Jeffrey C. Sprecher, ICE Chair and Chief Executive Officer.
Star Xu, Founder and CEO of OKX, stated the relationship brings together “OKX’s digital-asset execution stack and ICE’s regulated-market technology” to build market structure bridging digital assets and equities.
OKX operates under licensing frameworks in multiple jurisdictions including the United States, Europe, UAE, Singapore, and Australia. The company has processed trillions of dollars in trading volume and operates institutional trading, custody, and global payments businesses.
ICE stated its minority position in OKX is not expected to materially impact the company’s 2026 financial results or capital return plans. The partnership represents part of ICE’s strategy to operate on-chain infrastructure for trading, settlement, custody, and capital formation.
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