OKX vs On-Chain (DefiLlama) — Which Is Better? Fees, Staking & Winner
Our Verdict
OKX leads on 3 of 6 criteria against 0 for On-Chain (DefiLlama) — the rest are close enough to call a draw. Which of them matters depends on what you need the exchange for.
Scorecard
| Criteria | OKX | On-Chain (DefiLlama) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staking Coverage (coins) | 168 | 0 | OKX |
| Best Rates (top-10 coins) | 0 | 0 | Draw |
| Avg USDT Fee | 0.14 | — | No data |
| Funding Coverage (coins) | 374 | 0 | OKX |
| Network Availability | 83.4% | — | No data |
| Withdrawal Coins | 425 | 0 | OKX |
The average USDT fee is computed across all of the exchange's networks; the line under the page heading shows a different figure — the cheapest available network. Hence the two numbers differ: one answers "how much on average", the other "how much if you pick the best route".
Which one for which job
An overall score decides little: the two exchanges win on different axes. Here is which ones, with the number next to each.
Best For
Rates over 90 days
A headline APR is one point in time. This shows what it actually hovered around for three months and how often it moved.
| Coin | OKX | On-Chain (DefiLlama) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Average | Range | Changes | Now | Average | Range | Changes | |
| BTC | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.50–0.50 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| ETH | 1.00% | 1.35% | 1.00–1.50 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| USDT | 3.50% | 2.67% | 2.50–7.00 | 254 | — | — | — | — |
| USDC | 3.50% | 2.96% | 2.50–25.20 | 1005 | — | — | — | — |
| SOL | 4.00% | 4.78% | 4.00–365.00 | 786 | — | — | — | — |
| BNB | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00–1.00 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| XRP | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00–1.00 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| GRAM | 1.00% | 5.05% | 0.00–365.00 | 1434 | — | — | — | — |
| ADA | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00–1.00 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| DOGE | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00–1.00 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| HYPE | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00–7.50 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
A change means the value moved between samples, not the sample itself: polling records the rate regularly, and without that collapse "changes" would simply equal the number of readings.
Funding on average
Annualised percentages from the average rate over 7 and 30 days. The current rate moves every few hours; the average is a property of the venue.
| Coin | OKX | On-Chain (DefiLlama) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | 30 days | 7 days | 30 days | |
| ADA | +7.97% | +5.83% | — | — |
| BTC | +6.73% | +7.22% | — | — |
| DOGE | +5.20% | +7.90% | — | — |
| ETH | +7.43% | +6.64% | — | — |
| HYPE | +4.85% | +5.25% | — | — |
| SOL | -1.82% | +4.56% | — | — |
| XRP | +6.82% | +4.95% | — | — |
Staking Rate Comparison
Withdrawal Fee Comparison
Side-by-side withdrawal fees for popular coins on the best available network.
| Coin | Network | OKX | On-Chain (DefiLlama) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | APTOS | 0.00000005 | — |
| ETH | ARBITRUM ONE | 0.0000019 | — |
| USDT | APTOS | 0.00069 | — |
| SOL | SOLANA | 0.00024 | — |
| BNB | BSC | 0.000052 | — |
| XRP | OKTC | Free (Disabled) | — |
| GRAM | TON | 0.0015 (Disabled) | — |
| ADA | CARDANO | 1.2 | — |
| DOGE | DOGECOIN | 4 | — |
| HYPE | HYPEREVM | 0.000043 | — |
Funding Rate Comparison
Current perpetual futures funding rates for popular coins.
| Coin | OKX | On-Chain (DefiLlama) |
|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0097% | — |
| ETH | +0.0098% | — |
| USDC | +0.0000% | — |
| SOL | -0.0013% | — |
| BNB | +0.0099% | — |
| XRP | +0.0100% | — |
| GRAM | +0.0050% | — |
| ADA | -0.0027% | — |
| DOGE | +0.0036% | — |
| HYPE | +0.0017% | — |
Arbitrage Opportunities
Current price spreads between OKX and On-Chain (DefiLlama).
| Coin | Buy On | Sell On | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARB | On-Chain (DefiLlama) | OKX | 0.76% |
| ARB | OKX | On-Chain (DefiLlama) | 0.25% |
| UNI | On-Chain (DefiLlama) | OKX | 0.13% |
| LINK | OKX | On-Chain (DefiLlama) | 0.07% |
| LINK | On-Chain (DefiLlama) | OKX | 0.04% |
| UNI | OKX | On-Chain (DefiLlama) | 0.01% |