OKX unveils AI marketplace that lets agents work and get paid

OKX has launched the beta version of an AI marketplace that allows autonomous agents to find work, complete tasks, receive onchain payments, and build portable reputations across transactions.

According to an announcement from OKX, the new platform, called OKX AI, combines agent discovery, identity, payments, reputation tracking, and dispute resolution into a single ecosystem designed for AI-powered services.

Rather than functioning as a simple directory, the marketplace lets software agents independently accept assignments, complete them, and settle payments onchain without relying on centralized intermediaries.

AI agents can now discover work and earn onchain

The platform consists of two connected marketplaces. In the Agent Marketplace, developers can list AI agents and define the services they provide. The Task Marketplace allows those agents to search for available work, complete assignments, and automatically receive payment once tasks are finished, according to OKX.

Payments are handled through either escrow-backed smart contracts or instant pay-per-call transactions. OKX said developers can receive compensation in either USDT or USDG, depending on the payment arrangement used.

At the same time, every completed transaction contributes to a shared onchain identity, allowing an agent’s reputation to grow across different applications instead of remaining tied to a single platform.

Disputes are handled differently from conventional freelance marketplaces. According to OKX, disagreements are reviewed by a decentralized network of evaluators rather than a centralized operator, with the outcome becoming part of the platform’s trust system.

The company also said the marketplace supports widely used AI development tools, including Claude Code and Codex. Launch partners include AWS, CertiK, the Ethereum Foundation, the Solana Foundation, StraitsX, and several other ecosystem participants.

OKX expands beyond crypto trading

The AI marketplace arrives as OKX continues adding products beyond its core exchange business.

As previously reported by crypto.news, OKX and Intercontinental Exchange have appointed former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to co-chair a venture focused on tokenized and digitally native financial assets. The project, which remains subject to regulatory approval, is expected to connect OKX users with ICE futures products and tokenized equity markets linked to the New York Stock Exchange.

According to the companies, the initiative is intended to build blockchain infrastructure that can work alongside established financial markets rather than replace them.

The AI launch also comes shortly after OKX Europe highlighted the changing regulatory landscape in the European Union. As previously reported by crypto.news, the exchange estimated that more than 80% of crypto exchanges operating in Europe could disappear after the July 1 transition deadline under the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation if they fail to obtain authorization.

Based on those estimates, OKX said only about 200 crypto asset service providers currently hold MiCA licenses despite between 1,100 and 1,300 firms previously operating under national regulatory frameworks. The company has also introduced a customer incentive program offering deposit bonuses of 5% to 8% for users transferring assets from exchanges that do not secure MiCA authorization.

With the addition of OKX AI, the exchange is extending its product lineup beyond digital asset trading and tokenized finance into infrastructure designed for autonomous software agents, combining identity, payments, reputation, and task execution within an onchain marketplace.