Founder Profile
Star Xu
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Star Xu?
Star Xu is a founder of OKX, which was founded in 2017.
- Company founded
- OKX
- Founded
- 2017
Background
Chinese tech entrepreneur.
Founding Story
Star Xu founded OKX (originally OKCoin) in 2013. Recognizing the massive, explosive potential of Bitcoin trading in China, he built one of the very first highly liquid Chinese exchanges. He successfully navigated the incredibly chaotic early days of crypto, surviving massive hacks and intense scrutiny from the Chinese government (including being temporarily detained by police in 2020) while pushing the exchange into the massive global offshore derivatives market.
Education: University of Science and Technology Beijing.
Star Xu, whose given name is Mingxing Xu, was born in 1985.