Original source: OKX

On June 17, 2025, OKX officially launched operations in Germany and Poland with its fully regulated centralized trading platform. Local users can now trade over 270 crypto assets, access more than 60 euro trading pairs, and enjoy localized deposit and withdrawal options, as well as customer support and learning center services in German and Polish. This significant step marks a solid move forward in the company's European expansion strategy. OKX stated that this initiative represents not only geographic growth but also its commitment to "building the future of crypto the right way," providing secure, transparent, and customized services tailored to local needs.

Germany and Poland are promising growth markets in Europe. To build a platform that is both compliant and localized, OKX focuses on meeting regulatory requirements while addressing the three key demands of users: exceptional performance, simplicity, and trusted reliability. As part of executing this strategy, OKX has appointed Moritz Putzhammer as General Manager for Central and Northern Europe and Gabriel Manduca as General Manager for Eastern Europe. Both executives bring extensive experience in CeFi and DeFi, and they have quickly begun building partnership networks, engaging with regulatory bodies, and responding to user needs.

Erald Ghoos, OKX's CEO for Europe, pointed out: "The launch of fully regulated platforms in Germany and Poland is a milestone in OKX's European expansion strategy. Our licensing enables us to tailor products and services to the specific needs of users in each country, delivering greater value to customers, enhanced security, and more efficient access." This initiative aims to capitalize on the increasing adoption of cryptocurrencies and the market potential within these two economies.

Prior to officially operating in Germany and Poland, OKX had already achieved registration and localized operations in key European markets like the Netherlands and Belgium. It has also launched services in other global key markets, including Argentina, the United States, and Brazil. Earlier this year, OKX obtained preliminary authorization under the EU's MiCA regulations and secured a MiFID II license in March, making it one of the few platforms to hold both top-level EU regulatory credentials. Leveraging its Malta hub, OKX is able to offer regulated services to over 400 million users across 28 European Economic Area (EEA) member nations.

In the past two years, OKX’s Middle East affiliate secured a VASP license from Dubai's VARA; meanwhile, its Singapore subsidiary received in-principle approval for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the MAS and has consecutively passed ISO 27001 certification, along with SOC 2 Type II audits for 2023 and 2024. These developments continue to elevate its security and compliance capabilities to international standards.

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