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OKX Launches Onchain Spot and Perps Beta With Simulated TradFi Trading

Edited by Steinar Vigdel Kolnes, Editor, Oslo

OKX has opened an onchain spot and perpetuals beta featuring simulated TradFi trading, with funded trading planned after a points contest ends.

OKX Launches Onchain Spot and Perps Beta With Simulated TradFi Trading

OKX has launched a beta for onchain spot and perpetual futures trading that includes simulated traditional finance (TradFi) trading, according to The Defiant.

The beta features a points competition linked to a 250,000 USDT reward pool shared with Outcomes.

Funded trading is scheduled to begin after the competition concludes. The available report does not specify a launch date for that phase.

Source: The Defiant

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