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OKX, one of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges, has partnered with Standard Chartered Bank in a major move to connect traditional banking with the crypto world.
The partnership will help OKX grow its institutional business in Europe while adding more safety and trust through Standard Chartered’s regulated custody services.
OKX Brings Secure Trading to Europe
Crypto exchange OKX is expanding its institutional digital asset services across the European Economic Area (EEA) through a new partnership with Standard Chartered Bank.
The partnership introduces safeguarded collateral mirroring, allowing institutions to hold assets with Standard Chartered while trading on OKX. This setup keeps custody and trading separate, ensuring stronger trust and security.
OKX Europe CEO Erald Ghoos said the move gives institutions safer, more regulated access to digital assets under Europe’s evolving crypto rules.
What Sets This Partnership Apart
OKX and Standard Chartered have become the first to launch a system that lets institutions safely store their crypto with a bank while trading directly on an exchange.
Key differentiators include:
Regulatory Frontline: Built within MiCA-compliant European regulatory frameworks, offering institutional investors confidence in future EU legislation.
Full Value Chain Coverage: Standard Chartered manages custody, while OKX provides liquidity, execution, and settlement, linking banking infrastructure with crypto in a unified, compliant network.
Bank-Grade Collateralization: Institutional clients can now post tokenized money market funds or crypto holdings held under Standard Chartered as verified collateral for trades on OKX, a first-of-its-kind practice globally.
Collaboration with Franklin Templeton: The initiative’s early phase integrates tokenized money market funds from Franklin Templeton’s Digital Assets Team, bringing real-world assets (RWAs) directly into active crypto trading channels.
Institutional Impact: Why It Matters
Industry insiders note this partnership could become a model for how institutions enter DeFi safely.
In the past, big funds and companies avoided central exchanges because of custody risks. But with OKX’s new system, assets stay securely in a regulated bank vault while trades happen in real time.
This setup could attract major players like Brevan Howard Digital, signaling the start of wider institutional adoption across Europe. Reports suggest that over $100 million has already passed through these custodial accounts since the pilot launch.