Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Joins OKX Board of Directors | LeapRate
Crypto exchange OKX announced Monday that former New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has joined its Board of Directors, formalising a relationship that has shaped the company’s approach to the U.S. market since 2023.
Cuomo previously served as New York’s 56th Governor, as New York State Attorney General, and as U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He began advising OKX on its regulatory and institutional strategy in the U.S. in 2023.
Star Xu, Founder and CEO of OKX, said Cuomo “has been a thoughtful voice for OKX for years, and his move to the board formalizes a relationship that has already shaped how we approach the U.S. market.”
Xu added that as OKX builds toward becoming “the infrastructure layer for both traditional and digital finance,” the company needs people who understand how governments, institutions and markets operate.
The appointment comes amid a period of rapid expansion for OKX. In June, the company announced a joint venture with Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) aimed at bridging traditional and digital asset markets, with Cuomo serving as co-chair.
The venture combines ICE’s exchange and data infrastructure with OKX’s onchain and self-custody capabilities, giving institutional investors access to tokenised products. That followed a strategic investment from ICE in March that valued OKX at $25 billion.
More recently, OKX launched OKX AI, a marketplace enabling autonomous AI agents to discover work, collaborate, transact and build reputation onchain. The company said its global licensing footprint spans the U.S., UAE, EEA, Singapore and Australia, supported by monthly Proof of Reserves reporting.
