What is an OKX Referral Code?
An OKX referral code is an eight-digit number entered in the Referral code field on the sign-up form, or carried automatically when you register through an invitation link. It binds your new account to an inviter, and OKX confirms in its referral program FAQ that this relationship can only be created at registration.
Our code 36988369 activates a commission kickback, meaning we hand back 15% of the referral commission OKX pays us as a rebate on your trading fees. The registration page displays the kickback rate under the code field so you can confirm it before signing up.
The code also enrols you in the New User Bonus program. OKX no longer advertises one headline bonus figure. Rewards are personalised, shown in Campaign Center > Welcome Rewards after you sign up, and differ by user segment and jurisdiction.
How to Use an OKX Referral Code
We re-ran the signup to check the current sequence, and registration to first claimed reward took under 15 minutes with ID ready.
- Open the invitation link: Go to the OKX registration page and confirm that 36988369 sits in the referral field with the kickback rate displayed beneath it.
- Create the account: Register with an email address or phone number, set a password, and enter the verification code OKX sends you.
- Complete advanced verification: Submit a government-issued ID and pass the liveness check. OKX requires advanced identity verification before any referral or welcome reward can be released.
- Secure the account: Switch on two-factor authentication and set an anti-phishing code in the security settings before moving any money.
- Make a qualifying deposit: Fund the account with crypto or a fiat method available in your region. Internal transfers between OKX accounts do not count towards deposit tasks under the bonus terms.
- Place a qualifying trade: Complete a buy, sell, convert, or spot order that meets the minimum shown in the app. Trades on zero-commission stablecoin pairs such as USDC/EUR are excluded from task credit.
- Claim in the Campaign Center: Open Campaign Center > Welcome Rewards, check each task's deadline, and claim completed rewards. Crediting can take up to 48 hours after a task finishes.
Sub-accounts cannot participate at all, and rewards only appear if the account was created through a designated channel such as a referral link. A plain signup that completes the same tasks receives nothing, and OKX will not grant the bonus manually in that case.
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OKX Welcome Rewards for New Users
Third-party code listings quote figures anywhere from $50 to $10,000 for the OKX welcome package. OKX structures the New User Bonus as a set of reward tiers tied to verification, deposit, and trading-volume tasks, and the official terms state plainly that amounts vary by user, campaign period, and jurisdiction.
The terms carry rules that decide whether a reward is really yours.
- Rewards arrive locked: A New User Bonus can be traded immediately but cannot be withdrawn until a 30-day qualifying period ends. In the United States, the equivalent promotion requires you to hold the reward value in your account for 30 days within a 90-day window, and OKX reclaims the reward if you fall short.
- The hold tracks live prices: When OKX pays a reward in a volatile asset such as BTC, it places a hold on your balance equal to the live market value of that reward quantity. If the price rises after you sell the reward, the hold rises too, and part of your own balance can appear frozen until the qualifying period clears. OKX documents this as intended behaviour.
- Deadlines are real: Task windows are short, seven days for the US promotion and up to 30 days elsewhere, and unclaimed or incomplete tasks expire.
Treat the large numbers on code-listing sites as marketing ceilings. The dependable benefits of the code are the fee kickback, which applies to every trade, and whichever task rewards your Campaign Center displays.
OKX Mystery Boxes Explained
Mystery boxes are the part of the program that pays both sides of a referral, and OKX publishes exact trigger conditions in its referral rules. A box is released to you and your inviter when you log in to the OKX app within 30 days of registering, and a second pair is released when you deposit or buy at least $50 of crypto within the same 30 days. Transfers between OKX accounts, red packets, and reward credits do not count towards that deposit.
Each box contains crypto worth up to $10,000, drawn from assets such as BTC, ETH, OKB, DOGE, SHIB, and DOT, alongside rebate cards. A rebate card pays your trading fees until it runs out or expires, and once a fee is deducted from the card, OKX returns the covered amount to your funding account in USDT the following day.
The $10,000 figure is the theoretical maximum of a randomised draw, and typical box contents sit at the small end of the range. Boxes expire 30 days after they are issued, and an unopened box forfeits everything inside it.
OKX audits the program strictly. It covers primary accounts only, referral rewards carry a seven-day lock-up before they can be moved, each campaign cycle caps the total an inviter can earn, and accounts flagged for self-referral or fake signups lose their rewards and can be blocked.
Where Do I Find My OKX Referral Code?
Once your account is verified, OKX issues you a personal code so you can earn from invitations yourself.
On the Web
- Log in at okx.com and open the profile menu in the top right corner.
- Select Referral to open the invitation dashboard.
- Copy your eight-digit code or the full invitation link from the top of the page.
- Track successful invites and pending rewards under My referrals on the same dashboard.
On the App
- Open the OKX app on version 6.66.0 or above and tap the menu icon.
- Go to Gifts & Rewards, then Referral.
- Share your link, code, or the generated QR poster directly from the invitation screen.
- Claim inviter rewards from the same page once your invitee completes verification and the deposit task.
OKX Referral Program vs Affiliate Program
The referral program is the self-serve track for ordinary users, while the OKX Affiliate Program is an application-based partnership aimed at creators, communities, and businesses with reach.
For most readers the referral code is the sensible choice, since it needs no application and unlocks the new-user benefits immediately. The affiliate track only makes sense if you intend to promote OKX at scale and can meet the entry review.
OKX Regional Availability
The code itself works wherever OKX operates, but the offer it unlocks changes with your location, because each regional OKX entity runs its own promotion terms. OKX also states that the referral feature is not available in every region, and the app displays the exact offer that applies to you after signup.
- United States: OKX launched a dedicated US platform through OKX INC in April 2025, headquartered in San Jose, after its Seychelles operating entity pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed money transmitting business and paid over $504 million in penalties for historic US access. The US platform runs its own new-user promotion in place of the global welcome tasks, with a seven-day task window and the 30-day holding requirement described earlier.
- Europe: EEA residents are served by OKX Europe Limited, which holds a MiCA crypto-asset service provider licence from the Malta Financial Services Authority granted in January 2025 and passported across all 30 EEA states. USDT is delisted on the European platform, so bonuses and rewards there are paid in other assets, and the EEA welcome tasks exclude several USDC conversion pairs. Under the bonus terms, reward tiers and amounts can also differ from one EEA country to the next. Our guide to the best MiCA-licensed exchanges covers what that licence obliges OKX to do with client funds.
- Blocked jurisdictions: Mainland China has been off the platform since 2021, and sanctioned markets cannot register at all. Check our OKX restricted countries guide before signing up, because verification rejects documents from blocked regions and a VPN workaround puts any rewards and balances at risk.
About OKX
OKX traces back to 2013, when Star Xu founded OKCoin in Beijing. The derivatives-focused OKEx followed in 2017, and the group unified under the OKX brand in early 2022. Today the exchange reports more than 70 million users and ranks among the largest venues for both spot and derivatives volume.
The product range spans spot markets, perpetual and expiry futures, options, trading bots, copy trading, Earn products, payment products through OKX Pay and the OKX Card, and a self-custody Web3 wallet with a built-in DEX aggregator. We cover the exchange in our OKX review and the wallet in our OKX Wallet review.
OKX publishes monthly proof-of-reserves reports verified with zk-STARK cryptographic proofs, a schedule maintained since late 2022. Its regulatory footprint now includes the Malta MiCA and MiFID II licences in Europe, a Payment Institution licence added this February for OKX Pay and the Card, and US money transmitter registrations. How it stacks up against its largest rival is covered in our OKX vs Binance comparison.
Final Thoughts
The dependable value in registering with code 36988369 is the 15% fee kickback, which discounts every trade rather than depending on campaign luck, plus automatic entry to the Welcome Rewards tasks and the mystery box draws.
Go in with accurate expectations. Rewards are personalised and usually modest, they arrive locked for 30 days, and every task and box carries a deadline. Complete verification first, claim promptly, and read the hold rules before selling a crypto reward, and the program does what it says.
