Disclaimer & Disclosure

1. Nature of the content

Everything we publish — tutorials, reviews, parameter recommendations, the "5-step quick start" cards on the home page — is independent editorial content: a record of the editorial team's hands-on experience and opinions. Our "scores" and "recommendations" are editorial judgments based on a published methodology; they do not constitute a determination of what is optimal for you personally.

2. Not investment advice

CryptoDesk does not hold any securities, futures, or crypto licenses in any jurisdiction. We are not registered investment advisors, broker-dealers, or financial planners with the SEC, FCA, FINRA, ASIC, MAS, or any equivalent authority. All tutorials, parameter suggestions, DCA backtests, and grid-strategy comparisons are independent observer notes, fundamentally different in nature from the "investment advice" a licensed advisor provides. If you need professional guidance tailored to your situation, please consult a licensed investment advisor, tax professional, or attorney in your jurisdiction.

3. Crypto asset risks

1. Extreme price volatility — single-day swings of ±20% are not unusual; major assets have historically drawn down more than 80% from peak.
2. Exchange risk — centralized exchanges can lose user funds through operational failure, regulatory action, or security incidents (see FTX 2022, Mt. Gox 2014, Celsius 2022).
3. Stablecoin risk — reserve composition, banking partners, or redemption mechanisms can break, leading to de-pegs (see UST/Luna 2022, USDC March 2023 SVB exposure).
4. Legal and regulatory risk — frameworks vary dramatically across jurisdictions (US SEC actions, EU MiCA, UK FCA, etc.) and change quickly.
5. Scams and social engineering — phishing sites, fake support staff, fake Telegram/Discord groups, fake airdrops, and fake "official partner" pages are very common.
6. Irreversibility — once an on-chain transaction is confirmed, it cannot be reversed. Losing a private key means losing the asset.

Only use funds you can afford to lose entirely.

4. Regional applicability

This site is written in English and does not target the residents of any specific jurisdiction. Nothing here should be construed as an active solicitation of crypto-asset, derivative, or referral services in any particular country. You are responsible for understanding and following the laws of your own jurisdiction and for judging whether the content, tools, and platforms referenced here are legal and available where you live.

OKX itself has region restrictions that change over time. As of May 2026, OKX does not offer services to residents of the United States, mainland China, and several other jurisdictions. If you are in a restricted region, please do not attempt to circumvent OKX's geo-controls — that is your responsibility, not OKX's, and not ours.

If access to crypto-related content is restricted where you are, please stop reading this site now.

5. Tax and legal

Crypto tax treatment varies dramatically by jurisdiction. We do not provide tax or legal advice.

Buying, selling, holding, or receiving crypto assets (including airdrops, staking rewards, and referral commissions) can create tax obligations. Filing and payment are your responsibility, not ours and not OKX's. A few jurisdiction-specific reference points (not advice):

• United States — the IRS treats crypto as property. Every disposal (sell, swap, spend) is a taxable event. Report on Form 8949 and Schedule D; ordinary income (mining, staking, airdrops, referral commissions) goes on Schedule 1. Question on Form 1040 about digital assets must be answered.
• United Kingdom — HMRC treats crypto as a capital asset. Capital Gains Tax applies above the annual exempt amount; income from mining/staking/referrals is subject to Income Tax. See HMRC's Cryptoassets Manual.
• European Union — varies by member state, but MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) is fully in force as of 2025. Germany taxes crypto held over 1 year as tax-free; France and Spain treat disposals as capital gains.
• Canada / Australia / New Zealand — generally capital gains treatment; CARF (Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework) automatic information exchange is rolling out from 2026.

Consult a tax professional licensed in your jurisdiction. Anything we write about taxes is reference-level only and is not a substitute for personalized advice.

6. Accuracy of information

We make a real effort to publish accurate information. All data comes from public sources, and every number is fact-checked before publication. However, we are not liable for:

• OKX UI or flow changes that make our screenshots out of date.
• OKX fee schedule, product, or policy changes that make a number in our text no longer match the live platform.
• Errors or delays in third-party data sources (CoinGecko, Alternative.me, etc.).
• Any outcome from decisions a reader makes based on content here.

If you spot a factual error, please email us. We aim to correct within 7 days and log the change in the corrections record.

7. Third-party links

This site contains links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content, privacy policies, or terms of service of any third-party site. All external links carry rel="noopener noreferrer". Links involving a commercial relationship (OKX) additionally carry rel="sponsored" per Google's published guidance.

8. Full affiliate disclosure

There is a referral partnership (OKX Affiliate Partner) between CryptoDesk and OKX.

When you click an OKX link on this site and complete a sign-up or trade, OKX pays us an affiliate commission under their published partner agreement (industry-standard term: referral commission). Our 9 commitments around this:

1. No extra cost to you. The commission is paid by OKX from its marketing budget — not deducted from your trading fees. The fee rate you pay OKX is identical whether you arrive via our link or directly.
2. All OKX links carry rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" — Google's recommended attribute for "paid promotional link." On this site, the attribute is hardcoded in static HTML on every OKX outbound link, so Googlebot can identify the commercial relationship without executing JavaScript. This is intentionally different from the "inject rel at runtime" pattern that's common in affiliate sites and that Google has called out as misleading.
3. OKX has not given us any "must recommend" instruction. Topic selection, whether to mention OKX, and how to frame OKX in any given article are fully decided by the editorial team.
4. OKX does not review or edit our content. We don't preview drafts to OKX before publication.
5. The editorial team is free to criticize OKX. If OKX has a serious problem in the future, we will document it on this site.
6. CryptoDesk is not OKX's official site. We are not owned or controlled by OKX. "OKX Affiliate Partner" and "OKX official" are completely different legal relationships.
7. You can choose not to use the referral link. Typing okx.com directly into your browser works the same for you, and the small commission loss doesn't affect our coverage.
8. We do not promise any specific bonus or rebate amount. The terms of OKX's partner agreement are set by OKX and can change.
9. We will switch the affiliate relationship publicly if we conclude OKX is no longer suitable. We will not maintain a partnership we no longer trust just to preserve short-term commission income.

About the referral code

When you click any OKX link on this site, a small script appends the referral parameter invitecode=OK18866 to the URL before redirecting. This is OKX's standard tracking mechanism. The parameter only tells OKX that you came from CryptoDesk; it does not collect any personal information about you.

9. Conflicts of interest

Beyond the OKX referral relationship disclosed above:

• The editorial team's personal crypto holdings are concentrated in BTC, ETH, and stablecoins (USDT / USDC), plus a small amount of OKB (under 5% of personal crypto, held for research purposes).
• We do not hold pre-allocated tokens, advisor allocations, or airdrop kickbacks from any project.
• We do not participate in any project's private sale, IDO, IEO, or paid airdrop campaign.
• We do not accept any third-party paid promotion, sponsored content, or paid "review."
• No editor holds a position at any crypto-related company.

If any of the above changes, we will update this page and disclose it prominently in any affected article.

10. Changes to this disclosure

This Disclaimer & Disclosure document may be updated from time to time. Material changes are announced on the home page. The "Last reviewed" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. This disclosure is binding alongside our Terms and Privacy Policy.