OKX Launches AI Marketplace, Targeting a Trillion-Dollar US Agent Commerce Market

JAKARTA - Global crypto asset exchange OKX has officially launched the beta version of OKX AI, a marketplace that allows artificial intelligence (AI) agents to find jobs, transact autonomously, and build a blockchain-based reputation.

This launch marks OKX's business expansion beyond crypto asset trading.

The company is targeting opportunities in the agency commerce sector, which according to OKX Chief Marketing Officer and Global Managing Partner Haider Rafique has the potential to become a market worth trillions of US dollars in the next five years.

The beta version of OKX AI was opened to developers on June 30, 2026 after undergoing a closed trial with about 50 early AI service providers.

This platform combines the Agent Marketplace for AI agent registration and the Task Marketplace for project search, collaboration, and payment completion.

Transactions are carried out using stablecoins such as USDT and USDG, with a smart contract escrow-based payment scheme for complex projects and pay-per-call for standardized services.

OKX founder and CEO Star Xu said the agent economy requires a different financial infrastructure than traditional systems because transactions are carried out by autonomous software.

"Traditional financial infrastructure is built for humans. The agentik economy requires infrastructure specifically designed for autonomous software. That's why we built OKX AI," said Star Xu.

OKX AI is built on the Onchain OS infrastructure and supported by a number of partners such as CertiK, Amazon Web Services, Ethereum Foundation, and Solana Foundation.