Expanding Digital Access to Energy Markets

OKX, a prominent blockchain technology company serving over 120 million customers globally, will launch perpetual futures based on ICE’s Brent Crude and WTI Crude benchmarks. Announced on 22nd May, this marks a significant collaboration between OKX and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), a leader in financial market technology and data.

These new futures products will be accessible on OKX’s platform in regions where the company holds a licence to offer perpetual futures. By doing so, OKX aims to broaden regulated access to global commodity markets through its digital asset infrastructure.

“Oil markets are critical to the world economy. ICE’s Brent and WTI futures markets provide the benchmark prices that energy traders everywhere rely on. Bringing them into regulated perpetual futures is exactly the kind of bridge between traditional and digital markets that market participants have been asking for,” said Haider Rafique, Global Managing Partner at OKX.

Strategic Partnership and Market Expansion

The strategic partnership between OKX and ICE was established in March 2026. ICE, renowned for operating some of the world’s leading exchanges and clearing houses, will supply the futures prices for Brent and WTI that underpin the new contracts on OKX’s platform.

Trabue Bland, Senior Vice President of Futures Exchanges at ICE, emphasised that these new contracts will enable OKX’s vast retail customer base to access products based on ICE’s comprehensive and transparent global oil markets.

This launch occurs amid a surge in interest in tokenized finance, regulated derivatives, and real-world asset products. It aligns with OKX’s broader strategy to expand its regulated infrastructure and develop products intended for long-term engagement in global financial markets.

By integrating globally recognised commodity benchmarks into regulated digital markets, OKX and ICE are creating new pathways for users to access some of the world’s most crucial energy markets. This effort underscores OKX’s commitment to investing in licenced market expansion and institutional infrastructure.

OKX, known for its global crypto trading platform and on-chain wallet, continues to innovate by modernizing money and markets, building bridges between digital assets and traditional financial systems.

Last updated: 29 June 2026, 12:00 pm