OKX secured investment from Circle, Ripple, QRT, and SC Ventures at 200M at same valuation).
OKX and ICE planning 24/7 market for tokenized U.S. stocks using stablecoins for trading and settlement. Macquarie expects early demand to skew retail; regulatory uncertainty and integration costs pose institutional hurdles.
Circle issues USDC; Ripple provides payments infrastructure and RLUSD. Standard Chartered custodies BlackRock BUIDL under OKX-BlackRock collateral arrangement.