OKX Crypto: $200 Referral Bonus + 5% Deposit Bonus + 5% APY on USDG + AirDrops

Updated. Crypto exchange OKX is currently offering a few different bonuses which may be stackable. Details below.

New customers: $200 referral bonus Should auto-populate the promo code 79795662. Thanks mine, thanks if you use it! New and existing customers: 5% APY on USDG while you hold. New and existing customers: Free crypto via X Drops Club. Must maintain a $1,000+ portfolio of crypto (cash, USDC, USDT and USDG stablecoin does not count). BTC, ETH do count. You must also “join” each airdrop before the window closes. More details here and here.

1. $200 New customer bonus details. For new OKX customers:

Sign up via special referral link. I think they allow either smartphone or browser sign-up, but identity verification may be easier on a smartphone. That’s my referral link, which should auto-populate with the promo code 79795662. Thanks if you use it! Complete identity verification (driver’s license and smartphone selfie). $200 BTC Bonus if you deposit $200+ of either cash (link bank account via Plaid) or crypto within 30 days, trade that $200 or more of crypto (can purchase stablecoin like USDG), and hold the assets for at least 30 days within a 90-day period. After 90 days, the bonus will be tradable and withdrawable. Stablecoins such as USDG, USDT, and USDC qualify for deposit, trading volume, and AUM holding requirements.

You should get confirmation of the bonus shortly after linking a bank account and making the trade. Here’s some app screenshots regarding my bonus, which are pretty clear. I did mine on 10/21/25 and so mine unlocks on 1/19/26.

2. OKX is also paying 5% APY on USDG deposits currently. The deposit bonus works out to a payout of 5% over 90 days, or 20% annualized + 5% APY = 25% total annualized return over 90 days. In other words, if I put in $5,000, in 90 days I’ll expect to take out an extra $250 + ~$62 in interest = $312.

The app does a good job of showing you exactly how many days you have left in the hold period. If you see a date that is 180 days out, that refers to the 180-window. You have to meet the tier for 90 days within a 180-day window.

USDG stablecoin is not FDIC-insured. They claim to be fully backed by US Treasury Bills with monthly audits and regulated by Singapore, but I still plan to withdraw my USDG out into a real bank as soon as the holding period is over.

3. X Drops Club is a recurring rewards program with automatic daily drops that scale with a user’s eligible crypto balance. Must maintain $1,000+ in eligible crypto assets (excluding fiat, USDC, USDT, and USDG).

Please perform your own due diligence on crypto apps. They are not regulated on the same level as bank account or brokerage accounts. I usually don’t like to keep significant funds in there any longer than is required for the bonus to clear; in this case the reward/risk ratio is acceptable to me. Here is the OKX Wikipedia page and they are profiled in the Forbes article “The World’s Most Trustworthy Crypto Exchanges”. (Also see: Kraken and Gemini bonuses.)

Note: OKX does not allow customers to be individuals residing in New York, Texas, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands.