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OKX

4 placements on ChainChoice under OKX, each scored against its own category's pool and criteria — none currently #1. The placements are not averaged and not ranked against each other: a #1 exchange and a #6 crypto card are two different products in two different markets.

NFT Marketplaces
OKX NFT Marketplace
Rank#5 OverallScore59

#1 in this category: OpenSea

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Retail Staking
OKX ETH Staking
Rank#5 OverallScore51

#1 in this category: Lido (stETH)

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Exchanges
OKX
Rank#7 OverallScore67

#1 in this category: Bybit

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P2P Exchanges
OKX P2P
Rank#8 OverallScore42

#1 in this category: Hodl Hodl

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NFT Marketplaces
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Custody failure (OKX NFT Marketplace 2/10): whoever holds the assets loses or withholds them.
    Scored by Custody & approval risk · 30%
  • Exit failure (OKX NFT Marketplace 7/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.
    Scored by Exit liquidity honesty · 24%
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Control failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: True cost of a round trip (24%), Royalty enforcement (22%).
Retail Staking
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Exit failure (OKX ETH Staking 7/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.
    Scored by Way back to ETH · 30%
  • Information failure (OKX ETH Staking 5/10): the number is wrong or bought, or your data leaks.
    Scored by Rate shown before sign-up · 20%
Not assessed by this ranking: Control failure, Liveness failure, Custody failure, Insolvency failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Share of the ETH reward you keep (50%).
Exchanges
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Custody failure (OKX 7/10): whoever holds the assets loses or withholds them.
    Scored by When this venue broke, did people get their money out — and how would I know? · 28%
  • Insolvency failure (OKX 6/10): the firm or issuer that owes you cannot pay.
    Scored by If this exchange fails — or freezes me — are the coins legally mine, and on whose terms? · 18%
  • Regulatory failure (OKX 7/10): no licence where you are, or a forced market exit.
    Scored by Whose licence actually covers me in my country — and can I find it on the register? · 24%
Not assessed by this ranking: Control failure, Liveness failure, Execution failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: What will I actually pay here at my volume — including the spread they don't print? (30%).
P2P Exchanges
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Custody failure (OKX P2P 3/10): whoever holds the assets loses or withholds them.
    Scored by Who can move the coins while the trade is open · 30%
  • Execution failure (OKX P2P 3/10): you get a worse price, later, or nothing.
    Scored by What the platform promises when the trade goes wrong · 20%
  • Information failure (OKX P2P 2/10): the number is wrong or bought, or your data leaks.
    Scored by What identity gate stands between you and a trade · 15%
Not assessed by this ranking: Control failure, Liveness failure, Insolvency failure, Regulatory failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: What you actually pay over the market price (35%).