Disclaimer & Disclosure

1. Nature of the content

Everything we publish — guides, explanations, parameter suggestions, the beginner route on the home page — is independent editorial content: explanations of how OKX works, based on OKX's own pages and other public sources, plus the editorial team's opinions. Our suggestions are general; 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 licences in any jurisdiction. We are not registered as investment advisers, broker-dealers or financial planners with any authority. All tutorials, parameter suggestions, DCA backtests, and grid-strategy comparisons are general educational material, 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 — large single-day swings happen, and even major assets have lost most of their value from peak in past downturns.
2. Exchange risk — centralised 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 (the EU's MiCA regulation, national regulators' enforcement actions, 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. OKX's Risk & Compliance Disclosure lists restricted jurisdictions including jurisdictions in the United States (and US territories such as Puerto Rico), Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, India and Malaysia, among others, and okx.com does not serve mainland China. In the US, OKX runs a separate platform, OKX US, which this site does not cover, and our referral code is not for it. If you are in a restricted region, please do not attempt to circumvent OKX's geo-controls — that responsibility is yours.

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. Keep your own records of every trade, deposit and withdrawal; your tax authority's own guidance on crypto assets is the place to start.

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

6. Accuracy of information

We make a real effort to publish accurate information. 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'll check it against OKX's current pages and correct the article.

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. Referral links to OKX carry rel="sponsored nofollow", following Google's guidance for paid links.

8. Full affiliate disclosure

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

When you sign up with our referral code and trade, OKX pays us a referral commission under its affiliate programme. How we handle that:

1. No extra cost to you. OKX pays the commission; the trading fees you pay do not go up because of it. With the code you can get up to 20% off trading fees, subject to OKX's current terms.
2. Referral links carry rel="sponsored nofollow" — Google's recommended attribute for paid links — written directly into the page's HTML.
3. The editorial team decides what to write. Topic selection, whether to mention OKX's referral code, and how to frame OKX in any given article are the editorial team's decision.
4. OKX does not review or edit our content. We don't show drafts to OKX before publication.
5. We write about OKX's problems too — for example the 2020 withdrawal suspension covered in Is OKX safe?
6. CryptoDesk is not OKX's official site. We are not owned or controlled by OKX. "OKX Affiliate" 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, without the discount.
8. We don't promise any specific bonus or discount amount. Up to 20% off trading fees is the most the code can give, and what applies to you is set by OKX's current terms, which can change.

About the referral code

The sign-up links on this site point directly to OKX's official invite page https://www.okx.com/join/OK18866, which carries our referral code. Links to OKX's official documentation and help pages carry no code. The code tells OKX that you came from CryptoDesk. OKX's Affiliate FAQ says affiliates get a detailed trade history for each invitee's transactions, searchable by UID; it doesn't say affiliates see your name or balances.

9. Conflicts of interest

Beyond the OKX referral relationship disclosed above:

• 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."

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. The "Last reviewed" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.