what's x layer?
X Layer is a zkEVM Layer 2 blockchain network developed by OKX, designed to bridge the OKX centralized exchange ecosystem with Ethereum, enabling seamless on-chain experiences for users and builders. Its core value proposition lies in delivering high-speed transactions with near-instant finality, institutional-grade security through rigorous audits, and accessibility via gas-free interactions and deep integrations with OKX Wallet and Pay. Key technical innovations include support for up to 5000 TPS, EVM compatibility for easy dApp migration, and native support for real-world assets like USDT0 and xBTC. The network targets DeFi protocols, institutional finance, and retail trading, positioning itself as "The New Money Chain" with unified liquidity and cross-ecosystem connectivity. Notable partnerships include Aave for advanced lending, Curve Finance for stablecoin swaps, and ongoing builder support to foster a thriving on-chain economy.
X Layer integrated with Keystone 3 Pro for asset management/signing, and Defined for token tracking.
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x.com/xlayerofficialIntegrated with Keystone 3 Pro hardware wallet for asset management and transaction signing.
Integrated with Defined for token tracking and trading functionality.
Co-hosted DeFi Day Cannes conference on March 30, 2026, at Palais des Festivals et des Congrès with The Rollup and EthCC.
Partners with BitGo as the first qualified custodian, providing regulated enterprise-grade wallet infrastructure for institutions and RWA projects.
Partners with Virtuals Protocol to facilitate agent-to-agent transaction infrastructure on X Layer for developer agent services.
Integrated yoUSD deposits, enabling users to deposit the yield-bearing stablecoin on the network.
Closes submissions for AI hackathon with Human or AI Agent tracks on 2026-04-15, offering $60,000 USDT prize pool, building on Onchain OS, Uniswap Skills, or mainnet; winners determined by community vote. Also completed AI Hackathon with $50,000 USDT prizes, results March 26, 2026, and offers $200,000 USDT builder incentive program.
Integrated into OKX's Trenches feature for real-time memecoin launchpad scanning alongside Solana, BSC, and TRON, accessible through the okx-dex-market skill with 50+ filters and developer history checks.
Integrated with Elliptic for blockchain data tracking across the X Layer ecosystem to support compliance, risk management, and intelligence operations.
Flashblocks feature went live, providing 200ms pre-confirmations to reduce latency for dApps.
Integrated with Solv Protocol as a BTC liquidity provider, enabling XBTC holders to mint BTC+ and access programmable yield strategies with over 2% base yield.
Uniswap proposed activating protocol fees on all v3 pools on X Layer, along with seven other chains.
Integrated with MetaMask to view, manage, and interact with assets.
Partnered with Securitize, STBL, Hamilton Lane, and OKX Ventures to launch an RWA-backed stablecoin using a dual-token Ecosystem-Specific Stablecoin (ESS) model that tokenizes private credit assets.
Integrated with Zerion, enabling users to track, manage DeFi positions, and transact on X Layer through Zerion's platform.
Integrated with Dune Analytics to provide onchain data visibility and analytics.
Integrated with bloXroute for transaction propagation services.
X Layer burns 65.3M $OKB tokens in single event valued near $7.6B, cutting circulating supply and capping total supply at 21M.
X Layer integrates with Allium, providing builders access to real-time prices, balances, and transactions through Allium's Developer APIs.
Platform implements Polygon CDK OP-Geth, an OP Stack variant with zk proofs and Agglayer integration for enhanced security and cross-chain interoperability, with Katana also leveraging the technology.
OKX migrates X Layer to the OP Stack.
CeDeFi platform 'The New Money App' adds X Layer support, enabling cross-chain DEX trading alongside Solana and Base without gas or bridging requirements.
Goes live on X Layer, integrating with the OKX ecosystem to offer multi-asset lending powered by Chainlink oracles and risk frameworks from Chaos Labs.
Global Dollar Network's USDG stablecoin deploys on the platform, with USDG's outstanding supply surpassing $1 billion.
X Layer launches on Eco Hub platform, enabling users to explore dApps and track ecosystem announcements and campaigns.
x402 integration sample with Heurist Facilitator completes, allowing developers to accept agentic crypto payments with a few lines of code, currently live on Base with X Layer deployment next.
X Layer partners with TON Foundation at EFDevcon Argentina on Nov 19, joining 9+ Web3 partners including OKX, Starknet Foundation, and Protocol Labs.
OKX integrated in-app DEX trading with X Layer, offering zero gas and DEX fees for a limited time, enabling users to trade, farm, and access DEX functionality through OKX's CeDeFi platform.
X Layer integrates uniBTC to unlock Bitcoin Finance (BTCfi) functionality on the network.
Integrated AI agents with QuickNode's x402 service for ERC-8004 identity and ERC-8183 escrow. Partnered with Google and Ethereum Foundation, powering multi-chain agent commerce across X Layer, BNB Chain, Monad, Ripple XRP Ledger, and World Chain, enabling 80+ chain access and USDG payments via Flashblocks.
USDG stablecoin yields go live on X Layer at 3.85% APY with zero-fee swaps, no lockups, and weekly payouts. OKX Pay offers promotional rewards of up to $1k for $10k deposits.
Integrated Chainlink Data Feeds, Scale program, and CCIP for canonical cross-chain infrastructure, as one of 17 chains.
Joins Chainlink Scale program and adopts CCIP as canonical cross-chain infrastructure, expanding to testnet.
Launched OKX Agentic Wallet on X Layer, enabling gas-free stablecoin and AI agent transactions via MCP protocol and Onchain OS, including Aave interactions without manual approvals via Onchain OS DeFi Skill. Supports ~20 chains with real-time risk screening, transaction simulation, and instant onchain settlement.
ENA token and USDe stablecoin from Ethena Labs went live on X Layer.
BNB Chain support is being added alongside X Layer. A frontend terminal is in development, and a multi-token facilitator enables any token to be used for x402 payments as an agentic economy forms around x402.
Fast RPC support launches for X Layer network.
X Layer announced as Platinum sponsor of this year's SmartCon conference.
OKX president hints that Binance poaching is involved in Felix Fan's removal, with tensions between the two exchanges escalating.
X Layer removes spokesperson Felix Fan with immediate effect due to conflict of interest violations and breach of employment contract and professional code of ethics. All future statements or actions by Felix Fan do not represent X Layer.
xBTC goes live on X Layer as a 1:1 BTC-backed token minted by OKX, with deposit and withdrawal functionality through OKX exchange.
x402 goes live but faces temporary trading restrictions in OKX wallet.
Integrated Aave, enabling aTokens to be traded on OKX's DEX and managed directly through the OKX app without withdrawing from Aave, marking Aave's 21st blockchain integration.
Upgraded mainnet October 27, pausing block production and suspending transactions. Reduced gas fees 5x from 0.1 gwei to 0.02 gwei, supporting 500,000 transactions per OKB.
X Layer serves as Platinum sponsor at this year's SmartCon conference.
QuickNode brings enterprise-grade RPC infrastructure to X Layer, offering developers mainnet access with high reliability and archive data.
Blockdaemon goes live on the platform, providing high-performance RPC infrastructure services for uptime, low-latency, and scalability.
Integration with KuCoin Web3 Wallet is complete, expanding wallet accessibility for users.
Launched Aave V4 on X Layer, an Ethereum L2, on March 30, 2026, enabling lending, borrowing, and yield earning. OKX Wallet integrated Aave.
BIP-879 passes, approving Balancer V3 deployment with boosted pools and stable infrastructure to the platform.
Balancer launches v3 Boosted Pools, enabling assets to function in lending markets while remaining swappable, with stable pairs earning both lending yield and trading fees.
Okoswap integrates with OKX wallet for liquidity updates supporting customizable transaction fee infrastructure. Multiple digital asset treasury systems (Okay, Wanshiok, Star Life, Odog treasuries) launch on the platform with permissionless treasury creation feature coming soon.
Gasless refuel feature launches, enabling users to swap tokens for gas without paying gas fees.
Orbiter Finance integration goes live, enabling bridging of ETH, USDT, and USDC to the platform.
Curve Finance is now live on the platform, marking a completed major DeFi protocol integration.
$1.7 billion in capital flowed into the platform in the last 24 hours, indicating a significant volume spike.
STR treasurization event anticipated this month on the platform.
Build X - Genesis Night event completed with participation from major DeFi protocols, focusing on community and builder partnerships for the ecosystem.
Uniswap launched on X Layer; roadmap includes USDG stablecoin, integrations with Arbitrum, Balancer, Chainlink, and a $100M Vision Fund.
RedStone representative Marcin attends recent OKX x X Layer event with USD1 stablecoin mentioned, indicating possible collaboration on oracle infrastructure or stablecoin integration.
An Alpha gateway has just opened with participation from OKX Product Leads David-Shui, Shawn Ma and Felix.
Aave protocol integration goes live, establishing DeFi foundation on the platform.
A proposal from Token_Logic to deploy Aave protocol on the platform is confirmed, marking a major DeFi lending integration not previously announced in the roadmap.
The platform hints at developing its own on-chain perpetual futures trading solution.
The platform gains full support from OKX DEX aggregator with integrated services for scanning, trading, tracking and launchpad features.
The platform announces a launch event on October 2nd at Token 2049 conference in Singapore for builders, creators, and community members.
The platform becomes part of Agglayer's cross-chain ecosystem that unifies liquidity and users across multiple blockchain networks.
The platform reaches a record high of 71,400 active addresses on September 12th, bringing total addresses to over 4 million, while contributing nearly $1 million in fees to the OKX DEX and ranking second only to BNB Chain among EVM networks.
The platform announces upcoming integration with Reth to enhance performance and scalability.
USDT0 by Tether goes live on the platform and OKX Exchange, enabling cross-chain USDT liquidity access across 5+ chains including Arbitrum, Optimism, and Polygon.
LFGSwap joins the X Layer ecosystem, expanding the platform's DeFi partnerships and contributing to ecosystem growth.
Token burn event eliminates 520 million OKAYSHIT tokens, officially updating total supply to 480 million.
The platform now supports live dApps with near-zero gas fee functionality.
Mid-September simultaneous launch planned on both networks with implementation of fee buyback mechanism and 2-3 new projects adopting OKAY token hunting mode.
Developer testnet goes live with OKB test token faucet.
OKB implements fixed 21M supply with one-time burn while integrating gasless withdrawals across OKX ecosystem products.
Major assets including xBTC and Tether are being integrated into the protocol, expanding DeFi accessibility and yield opportunities for BTC holders.
New $100M development fund established to accelerate ecosystem expansion.
$100M ecosystem fund launches to support global onchain application developers.
Cross-chain swaps now live on OKX wallet, enabling direct conversion between multiple chains and tokens.
Ultiverse integration enables GameFi and MemeCoin project deployment on ecosystem.
Market making bot activates for hotfunsaga integration; okay.fun partnership launches with tax and flywheel mechanisms.
Third-party swap reaches $30M daily volume; native swap launches within 48 hours with tax and flywheel mechanisms targeting $1B volume.
New automated token buying mechanism launches in 3 days, currently in testing phase with $Okay, $XLab, and $Fun tokens.
90% of OKB tokens have migrated to X Layer, marking significant progress in protocol transition.
PP upgrade launches with Polygon and AggLayer partnerships, enhancing transaction speed and reliability.
Protocol rebrands as 'The New Money Chain' with 10-20%+ APY potential through integrated yield mechanisms.
OKTChain sunset announced with token absorption into OKB, while Ethereum support is being removed to make X Layer the exclusive protocol.
Protocol achieves 5,000 TPS with near-zero gas fees; OKB supply capped at 21M tokens.
Protocol integrates major portions of OKX Pay and Wallet operations into ecosystem.
Major protocol upgrade announced with pivot to public chain, including OKX ecosystem integration and $OKB gas token upgrade.
OKX confirms Q1 2026 IPO plans and ends OKB buybacks, transitioning token fully to XLayer ecosystem with new 10B market cap valuation.
Major protocol upgrade announced with PP technology implementation and $OKB economic model changes.
Layer 2 solution shows minimal traction with sub-$10M TVL, following trend of underperforming CEX-launched chains.
OKX launches integration providing 100M+ users access through platform infrastructure.