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What onboarding information is required for a Publicly Traded Company?
For a publicly traded company, this also includes persons having significant control over the company’s voting rights. Authorized users: Persons who have access to and can operate your institution’s OKX account.What'll a publicly traded company need to consider for the onboarding process? Identify all key parties Identify all parties involved in the publicly traded company, including corporate officers, directors, ultimate beneficial owners, and any authorized users.Published on Oct 13, 2023Updated on Feb 12, 202676What onboarding information is required for a privately owned company?
Directors (if any): Persons elected or appointed to serve on the board of directors of the privately owned company. These persons govern and oversee the privately owned company, and are responsible for its high-level strategy, operations, and accountability. UBOs (Ultimate beneficial owners): Persons who ultimately own and/or who exercise ultimate control over the privately owned company.Published on Oct 13, 2023Updated on Feb 12, 2026272Beneficial Ownership FAQ
For example, the owner of an institution’s parent company could be deemed the institution’s beneficial owner, depending on the organizational structure between the institution and its parent.Why does OKX need to know my institution’s ownership structure?Published on Oct 10, 2024Updated on Dec 1, 20256What onboarding information is required for the government-owned enterprise?
Based on regulatory investigation requirements, OKX needs your company’s key personnel and the authorized users of the institutional account (if different from the key personnel) to provide identity verification information during the institutional verification process.If your company is registered as a government-owned enterprise, you are required to provide information for the following personnel: Corporate officers: Persons with significant responsibility to control, manage, or direct the government-ownedPublished on Oct 13, 2023Updated on Feb 12, 202661What onboarding information is required for a fund?
Ultimate beneficial owners: Persons who ultimately own and/or who exercise ultimate control over the Privately Owned Company. “Ultimately owns” and “ultimate effective control” refer to situations in which ownership/control is exercised through a chain of ownership or by means of control other than direct control.Published on Oct 13, 2023Updated on Feb 12, 2026106How do I determine my company type and understand which documents I need to prepare?
Refer to your official legal documents On your certificate of incorporation and/or business registration, there should be indicators assigned by the government agency responsible for issuing such documents stating the nature of your institution. Memorandums and articles of association and similar formation documents can be helpful.Review your organizational structure Additionally, you can review...Published on Oct 13, 2023Updated on Feb 12, 2026129What onboarding information is required for a family office?
Family offices are entities set up to facilitate trading, investing, or other financial transactions using the personal wealth of the companies’ ultimate beneficial owners.Who are the key persons for a family office?Published on Oct 13, 2023Updated on Feb 12, 202666What's a dusting attack?
While attackers can see wallet addresses, but they can't directly identify the owner behind them.How do I spot a dusting attack? Transaction clustering: If multiple addresses are used as inputs in the same transaction, they are assumed to belong to one wallet. Change detection: Algorithms can spot which outputs are likely “change,” further grouping addresses. Taint/flow tracking: Dust is followed to see where it’s co-spent.Published on Oct 4, 2024Updated on Mar 3, 202613Common scam tactics
WhatsApp: fraudulent groups will contact potential victims via WhatsApp, send false information, or conduct scam activities. Note: we don't have any official WhatsApp groups. Be cautious of scams pretending to be our official channels. Telegram: scammers will establish private chat groups on Telegram to recruit victims or disseminate false information.Published on Sep 28, 2023Updated on Feb 6, 20262,575Which types of institutions are supported by OKX?
Privately owned financial Institution Privately owned company Fund Family office (private investment vehicle) Non-profit organization Trust Government-owned enterprise Publicly traded company If you're wondering about your type of institution, learn more about it here.Published on Jan 29, 2025Updated on Sep 27, 202537How do I start onboarding as an institutional user?
Learn more on how you can check the status of your Institutional account application here.FAQBased on my company or institution type, what verification steps do I need to complete? What onboarding information is required for a privately owned financial institution? What onboarding information is required for a privately owned company? What onboarding information is required for a Publicly Traded Company? What onboarding information is required for the government-owned enterprise?Published on Oct 10, 2024Updated on Feb 2, 202650What onboarding information is required for a privately owned financial institution?
Ultimate beneficial owners: Persons who ultimately own and/or who exercise ultimate control over the privately owned financial institution. “Ultimately owns” and “ultimate effective control” refer to situations in which ownership/control is exercised through a chain of ownership or by means of control other than direct control.Published on Oct 13, 2023Updated on Sep 27, 2025115What's Satoshi test and how do I complete it?
After the deposit is made, select the I've made the deposit option.Enter the address owner details for the Satoshi test After confirming the deposit, enter additional information about the address owner, for example, Country, First and Last name.Published on May 28, 2024Updated on Feb 17, 202657How do I submit my proof of address (POA)?
Insurance contract Government-issued letter Employer's certificate E-wallet statement Driver's license (optional - only if you select state ID as your ID type) Note: The POA must be your residential address Your full name on the POA must match your legal name If you live with parents or a spouse, you may include a supplementary document, such as a formal attestation from the property owner or leaseholder.Published on Sep 25, 2024Updated on Nov 17, 20253OKX Learn to Earn with OKX and NOT event rules
OKX users who hold valid verification documents from the following countries are not able to participate: Hong Kong, Belgium, Uzbekistan, Cuba, France, Iran, Japan, North Korea, Crimea, Malaysia, Singapore, Syria, United States of America including all U.S.A. territories like Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Island, and the US Virgin Islands (St. Croix, St. John and St.Published on May 14, 2024Updated on Aug 28, 20251,778