Star Xu
Star Xu | |
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| Born | 1985 (age 39–40) Shuangjiang, Tongdao, China |
| Other names | Star Xu |
| Alma mater | University of Science and Technology Beijing (BSc.) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Founder and CEO of OKX |
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| Traditional Chinese | 徐明星 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 徐明星 | ||||||
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Mingxing Xu (Chinese: 徐明星; pinyin: Xú Míngxīng; born 1985), commonly referred to as Star Xu, is a Chinese businessman best known as the founder and CEO of OKX.[1][2]
Education and early career
[edit]Xu was born in Shuangjiang, Tongdao, in Hunan, China[3][unreliable source?] and graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor's degree in Applied physics from the University of Science and Technology Beijing. Xu dropped out of his Master’s degree in Physics from the Renmin University of China[4] to found Wantuan.com, a group buying website. He later joined Yahoo China as an engineer.[5]
In 2007, Xu co-founded the document-sharing website Docin.com and served as its chief technology officer (CTO) until 2012.[5][6]
Career
[edit]In 2013, Xu co-founded cryptocurrency exchange Okcoin,[7] which was later rebranded to OKX, which Xu officially launched in 2017 in Hong Kong.[8]
By 2018, OKX became the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.[9]
In 2019, Xu acquired a controlling stake in Leap Holdings, a Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed firm, for US$60 million in a listing attempt for OKX.[10] Leap has been rebranded to OKG Technology Holdings Limited and moved its headquarters to Beijing.[5]
In 2021, an Entrepreneur article estimated his personal net worth at US$1.4 billion.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Birnbaum, Justin (July 10, 2022). "Crypto Exchange OKX Is Paying $20 Million-Plus To Sponsor Manchester City Training Kit This Season". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ Lau, Jeff John Roberts,Yvonne. "The making of Binance's CZ: An exclusive look at the forces that shaped crypto's most powerful founder". Fortune Crypto. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "1985年，OKX徐明星出生于江苏省洪泽县黄集镇双涧村". Zhihu.
- ^ "透视徐明星背后的欧科云链本质-北京科技大学新闻网". news.ustb.edu.cn. October 16, 2020. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ a b c Fang, Shihan (September 29, 2022). "Crypto exchange OKX looks to turn a new leaf". Tech in Asia. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
- ^ sina_mobile (2018-07-18). "对话徐明星：和OKEx没有关系 对人性的估计远远不够". finance.sina.cn. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
- ^ Ossinger, Joanna; Huang, Zheping (November 19, 2020). "Chinese Crypto Mogul Emerges After Probe That Forced OKEx Halt". Bloomberg.
- ^ Yang, Yueqi (June 22, 2025). "Crypto Is the Hottest Investment, in the Stock Market". The Information. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ Lam, Eric (May 14, 2018). "OKEx CEO Resigns Just as Crypto Exchange Becomes World's Biggest". Bloomberg. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "BRIEF-OK Group Founder Acquires Stake In Leap Holdings On Jan 10 - HKEx Filing". Reuters via Yahoo News. 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
- ^ Zafar, Tanveer; Bova, Dan (November 29, 2021). "The 50 Richest People in Crypto". Entrepreneur. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- 1985 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Chinese businesspeople
- 21st-century Chinese engineers
- Chinese businesspeople
- Chinese chairpersons of corporations
- Chinese businesspeople in the computer industry
- Chinese software engineers
- Chinese chief executives in technology
- Chinese technology company founders
- University of Science and Technology Beijing alumni