The move comes shortly after Intercontinental Exchange valued OKX at $25 billion and reflects a broader push to combine trading, community, and market data in one platform.

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Crypto exchange OKX, recently valued at about $25 billion after a strategic investment from Intercontinental Exchange, is launching a built-in social network called Orbit in its trading app.

The rollout, beginning Feb. 26 with a limited beta, comes as OKX expands its offerings through its ICE partnership, including plans for tokenized stocks and crypto futures that further link traditional markets with digital assets.

Crypto exchange OKX, which was just valued at $25 billion after a strategic investment from New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) parent Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is launching a social network built directly into its trading app, the latest example of social media and digital asset platforms converging as traders increasingly rely on online communities for market signals.

The feature, called Orbit, allows users to post market commentary, livestream discussions, and create trading groups while also displaying verified performance metrics such as portfolio returns, profit and loss, and win rates, OKX said Thursday. The company said the feature is designed to help users distinguish credible trading insights from hype or manipulated social media posts.

OKX said Orbit aims to add accountability to social trading by allowing users who choose to share metrics to verify them directly within the trading app. The platform also supports market-specific discussions using cashtags such as $BTC, $ETH and $SOL and allows traders to create both public and gated communities.

The move comes during a period of expansion for the company. OKX just received a strategic investment from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the global trading giant that owns the New York Stock Exchange. The deal valued the San Jose, California-based firm at about $25 billion.

As part of that partnership, OKX plans to introduce tokenized stocks and crypto futures products, signaling deeper integration between traditional financial markets and digital asset platforms.

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