OKX protected $1.1 billion in customer assets and blocked $26 million in scams during the first half of 2026, the exchange said.
The figures cover the six months from January through June. The $1.1 billion in protected assets is the larger of the two numbers, and it reflects the value of customer funds that OKX says it kept safe over that stretch. The $26 million in blocked scams is smaller, but it shows how much fraudulent activity the platform says it intercepted.
The $1.1 billion in protected assets
The asset protection figure is the one that matters most to customers. It represents money that OKX says it shielded from loss or compromise during the first half of the year. For a platform that holds customer funds, that number is a measure of trust — and of the systems the exchange says it has in place to keep those funds secure.
The $1.1 billion figure doesn't come with a breakdown. The exchange didn't say how many accounts were affected, what types of threats were involved, or how the protection was carried out. What it did say is that the money stayed safe.
The $26 million in stopped scams
The scam figure is a different kind of number. It doesn't measure money that was protected — it measures fraud that was stopped. The $26 million represents scam attempts that OKX says it blocked before they reached customers.
That's a meaningful distinction. Protected assets are funds that were at risk and stayed safe. Blocked scams are attempts that never got through. Both numbers point to the same conclusion: the exchange says it is actively working to keep both customer money and customer accounts out of the wrong hands.
What the numbers don't say
The figures raise questions the exchange didn't answer. What kinds of scams were blocked? Were they phishing attempts, fake investment schemes, or something else? How many customers were targeted? The exchange didn't say.
What's clear is that the threat is real and ongoing. The $26 million in blocked scams is not a small number, and it suggests that fraudsters are actively targeting the platform's users. The $1.1 billion in protected assets suggests the exchange's defenses held — at least for now.
The next set of figures, covering the second half of 2026, will show whether that trend continues.
