OKX has executed a broad improve to its X Layer community and overhauled the financial mannequin of its OKB token, implementing modifications that reshape its infrastructure and provide mechanics.
The replace, disclosed on August 13, features a one-time burn of 65,256,712.097 OKB, capping the overall provide at 21 million, and the completion of the “PP improve” that integrates the newest Polygon Chain Growth Package to boost efficiency.
The current improve, accomplished on August 5, will increase throughput to five,000 transactions per second and reduces fuel prices to close zero whereas aligning extra intently with Ethereum’s mainnet. These technical modifications are designed to help high-concurrency eventualities and enhance the developer expertise.
OKX is concentrating on DeFi, international funds, and real-world asset issuance as main use circumstances, supported by an ecosystem fund, liquidity incentives, and new infrastructure for cross-chain bridges, oracles, and compliance providers.
The financial mannequin modifications concentrate on consolidating the position of OKB as the only real fuel and native token on X Layer. From the date of the announcement, OKB withdrawals to Ethereum Layer 1 via the OKX alternate have been discontinued, with holders inspired emigrate to X Layer utilizing a one-click swap characteristic.
The one-time burn eliminated tokens from historic repurchases and treasury reserves, and OKX has dedicated to utilizing a sensible contract to robotically burn all future transfers to a delegated blackhole deal with. Following this burn, the OKB sensible contract might be upgraded to take away minting and burning capabilities.
The replace additionally initiates the gradual decommissioning of OKTChain. Buying and selling in OKT was halted on the OKX alternate on August 13, and starting August 15, the alternate will robotically convert OKT to OKB based mostly on a median closing value calculated from July 13 to August 12. OKTChain will stay operational till January 1, 2026, throughout which on-chain holders can proceed to deposit OKT for conversion.
The market’s response to the announcement was instant. At press time, OKB’s value surged by over 140%, rising from round $47 to over $140 earlier than stabilizing round $110.
The motion displays market consideration on the token’s lowered circulating provide and the efficiency enhancements to X Layer. The provision cap locations OKB’s tokenomics in a fixed-supply class similar to belongings like Bitcoin, which can alter investor perceptions of shortage.
The improve additionally consolidates OKX’s ecosystem throughout its core merchandise. OKX Pockets now totally helps X Layer with low-fee transactions, the alternate provides gasless withdrawals and transfers of main belongings like USDT, and OKX Pay adopts X Layer as its default public community to facilitate sooner and lower-cost settlements. These integrations are supposed to streamline person interplay with the community and focus exercise inside a single Layer 2 surroundings quite than throughout a number of chains.
Whereas the technical and tokenomic modifications are in depth, the rollout is staged with particular execution dates. August 15 marks the beginning of OKT-to-OKB conversions and the execution of the burn, adopted by the August 18 sensible contract improve.
The ultimate shutdown of OKTChain in the beginning of 2026 will full the consolidation course of, leaving X Layer as the only real public community inside OKX’s blockchain structure.
