Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo joins OKX's board after advising the exchange since 2023, as the crypto company expands its U.S. operations and pursues a joint venture with ICE parent of the NYSE.
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Former New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has joined the board of directors of cryptocurrency exchange OKX, formalizing an advisory role that began in 2023.
OKX announced the appointment July 20. Cuomo had already worked with the company since last year, advising on regulatory and institutional strategy in the U.S., the exchange said.
Cuomo previously served as New York's 56th governor, the state's attorney general and U.S. secretary of housing and urban development. His board appointment formalizes an existing relationship rather than starting a new advisory role.
OKX founder and CEO Star Xu said Cuomo had already shaped the exchange's approach to the U.S. market. The company did not provide details about specific board committees or additional responsibilities tied to the appointment.
"His move to the board formalizes a relationship that has already shaped how we approach the U.S. market," Xu said.
The appointment comes as OKX continues rebuilding its U.S. presence. The company relaunched its U.S. crypto exchange and self-custody wallet in April 2025 and established a regional headquarters in San Jose, California. That relaunch followed a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over past compliance failures.
Cuomo will also continue serving as co-chair of a joint venture between OKX and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange. The two companies announced the venture in June as part of a plan to connect traditional financial markets with blockchain-based products.
The proposed platform could give OKX users access to ICE futures products and tokenized equity markets linked to the NYSE, according to earlier reporting in June. The project remains subject to regulatory approval.
The companies plan to combine ICE's exchange and market-data infrastructure with OKX's onchain and self-custody technology. The partnership followed an investment by ICE in OKX in March. According to OKX, the transaction valued the crypto company at $25 billion. The investment amount was not publicly disclosed.
OKX has been adding products as it seeks a larger role in institutional and tokenized markets. The company said its licensing footprint now covers markets including the U.S., the European Economic Area, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore and Australia.
OKX has also launched an artificial intelligence marketplace where autonomous agents can find work, transact and build onchain reputations.
Cuomo's appointment gives OKX a board member who has worked at both the state and federal levels of U.S. government. He has spent about three years advising the exchange directly on regulatory and institutional matters.
The move connects two areas of OKX's current strategy: its continued U.S. expansion and its effort to attract more institutional financial activity. The exchange has already returned to the U.S. market, while its partnership with ICE is targeting a separate route into tokenized assets and traditional market infrastructure.
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