https://bxjsjsbhdhwjb.xlog.app/OKX-suddenly-drastically-limits-withdrawals

-Recently, the famous cryptocurrency exchange OKX (formerly OKEx) suddenly changed its withdrawal rules several times to restrict users from withdrawing their assets.

The withdrawal limit for KYC 1 users was secretly modified at least 5 times within a month, from 200 BTC/day to 5000 USD/ Lifetime.

Several changes were made without any prior announcement or notice, without giving users any time to choose or opt out, and without any explanation afterwards.

OKX doesn't need KYC?

No, they lure you to fund your account and then use your assets to force you to do KYC

Why is this noteworthy?

In the recent past, OKX $SUI went down with new trades and the scam $xirtam, which was pushed by many KOLs, ran away... OKX's rule changes seem to be nothing compared to this.

Luring users in with tempting conditions and then secretly changing them is contract-breaking and fraudulent.

Holding users' assets hostage and forcing them to agree to a new agreement is blackmail.

How can users trust their assets to OKX, one of the top exchanges in the industry and a huge commercial company, with such contempt for the spirit of contract?

Notes: Terms of service (often abbreviated as TOS or ToS) is a contract between a service provider and a user .

The service provider is obliged to inform the user in advance of any changes to the TOS and to give the user time to choose between "agreeing to the new terms and conditions and continuing to use the service" or "not agreeing to the new terms and conditions and taking back their assets and not continuing to use the service".

Timeline

Initial version of withdrawal rules

Date：Before 2023.03.14 TOS：

We can see that the 24h withdrawal amount is：

• KYC Level 1, the limit is ≤ 200 BTC

• KYC Level 2, the limit is ≤ 500 BTC

• Source

First sneak revision

On 2023.03.14, OKX secretly changed the 24h withdrawal limit to:

• KYC Level 1, the limit is ≤ 50w USD.

• KYC Level 2, the limit is ≤ 100w USD.

Even now, OKX's TOS still shows this.

Source：

• SourceWebpage

• Archive1

• Archive2

Second, third and fourth secret revisions

Date： Unkown (2023.03.14 ~ 2023.04.21 ) TOS： Unkown（Restrictions can only be seen when withdrawals are made）

Between 2023.03.14 and 2023.04.21, OKX has changed the withdrawal limit at least three times:

• KYC Level 1, 50w / Day -> 20w /Day-> 10w /Day -> 10w / lifetime

Lone evidence does not stand, and twiiter user @gjs_waiting mentioned these changes when he defended his rights on 4.28. However, after he uploaded the information and withdrew the assets, the push was deleted and he did not have time to archive it.

Fifth sneak revision

Date： Unkown ( No later than 2023 .04 .26 , 5:28 AM) TOS： Unkown（Restrictions can only be seen when withdrawals are made）

The limit is amended to:

• KYC Level 1, 10w / lifetime -> 5k / lifetime

The first known users to notice the change are:

The earliest known victims of this change:

The earliest known victims of this change in English speakers :

Fraud

Please note that as of 2023.05.05, the limits stated in the TOS on the OKX website are still updated from the 1st change, and the next 4 changes cannot even be found in the TOS.

It is also worth mentioning that as of 2023.04.29, if you are a new user who has not yet authenticated, you will see an indication in both the TOS on the OKX website and in the App that

• KYC Level 1, 50w / Day

And once you have authenticated and charged the money in and want to withdraw it, only then do you find that the limit becomes:

• 5k / lifetime

(As of 2023.04.29, the 5k / lifetime limit reminder in the OKX app is only displayed for those old users who have registered and authenticated themselves ready to withdraw their property.)

This is undoubtedly fraud.

The following is some of the evidence left by the victims at the time:

Victims:

https://twitter.com/hammer04130175/status/1652266617152344064

https://twitter.com/lsslah_shell/status/1652202824976171013

https://twitter.com/satoshibtceth/status/1651815068663967744

OKX's Attitude

• Numerous victims went to the OKX founder @star_okx Twitter account to question them, but they were all hacked.

• The official okx customer service was also very arrogant and offered several options if they wanted to get their assets back:

  • hand over more private and biometric data and force verification (which may not be granted)

  • contact their "specialists", provide more private data through strange channels such as QQ, and record a highly humiliating video in which you assure them that you are a good person, and then they will consider allowing you to get your money back

In human terms their attitude is

I have your Coins, hand over your face data if you want it back or the money is mine"

what is this if not blackmail?

What do other Crypto Exchanges do?

• Binance used to change the kyc rules in 2021 with 2 months' notice, after the new rules were implemented, people with low kyc levels could not trade, but could withdraw cash

• Bybit will ban users with low kyc ratings on 8 May 2023, but will not affect withdrawals from existing users and will give at least two weeks' notice to the media

Progress

Users simply want OKX to:

• Provide an explanation and apology for the incident

• give affected users the opportunity and time to opt out

is already so difficult.

Some Reddit users have contacted some of the lawyers involved in suing FTX, as well as other victims preparing to sue OKX:

• link1 link1Archive

• link2 link2Archive

Related Media Coverage

• OKX suddenly drastically limits withdrawals for users who haven't completed KYC

Finally

Traditional stock exchanges do not have the severe centralization of centralized exchanges (CEX).

Because CEX can help you deposit money, match trades, decide what coins to list, and even have enough ability to manipulate the market, while lacking regulation.

This is equivalent to combining a traditional bank, stock exchange, securities regulator, and casino in one, which is the opposite of decentralized trust.

The most centralized exchanges should face the strictest regulation, which is beyond doubt.

OKX's recent brazen breach of promise and swallowing of user assets was not due to regulation,but precisely because of the lack of effective regulation that it dared to be so arrogant.

If you feel that OKX is violating the rights of its users, then please spread the word and let's all make a small noise about this trivial matter.

If you think it doesn't matter, then please also stop saying:

"If you haven't committed a crime, why are you afraid to upload your privacy"

This matter is like the Leviathan beast trampling on a nameless flower in the godforsaken land of the cryptocurrency world, no one knows and no one cares.

If I don't care myself, then when Leviathan really shows its fangs, maybe next silent spring, there will be no survivors.

将 KYC 1 用户的提现额度，在一个月内，偷偷修改至少 5 次，由200BTC / 天降低到 5000 USD/ Lifetime。

而几次修改，事前没有任何公告和通知，没有给用户任何选择和退出的时间，事后也没有任何说明。

这件事为什么值得注意？

在最近， OKX $SUI 上新交易故障 ， 众多 KOL 强推的诈骗项目 $xirtam 跑路 ... OKX 这几次修改规则，跟这些比起来好像只是个不值一提的小事罢了。

OKX 甚至还能提币呢！只不过让你补充资料简单 kyc 认证一下，简直仁慈得像活菩萨了。

这次的事件就好比，你去餐厅吃饭，等你吃完去结帐，老板跟你说，你点菜的时候看的价格是历史文件了，你正吃的时候我们已经涨价了，你得按我们涨了 1200 倍 (200BTC/5000 USD≈1200) 的这个新价格结帐，要不然别想走。

如果餐厅提前告诉你，我们要涨价了，你吃不吃随意，这样没有任何问题。

所以看出问题了吗？

用诱人的条件吸引用户，然后偷偷修改，这是毁约和欺诈。

挟持用户资产，强迫用户同意新协议，这是勒索。

OKX，作为业内数一数二的交易所，作为一个庞大的商业公司，如此藐视契约精神，用户如何将财产托付？

注：
服务条款（Terms of service，通常简称为 TOS 或 ToS）是服务提供者与用户之间的一种契约 。

服务提供者有义务在修改 TOS 之前提前告知用户，并给出时间让用户选择「同意新条款，继续使用」或者「不同意新条款，取回自己资产，不再继续使用」。

详细时间线

初版提现规则

时间：2023.03.14 之前
TOS：

我们可以看到，24h 提现额度为：

• KYC Level 1, the limit is ≤ 200 BTC

• KYC Level 2, the limit is ≤ 500 BTC

来源：

• 网页存档

第一次偷偷修改

时间：2023.03.14
TOS：

我们可以看到，2023.03.14 日，OKX 偷偷将24h 提现额度修改为：

• KYC Level 1, the limit is ≤ 50w USD.

• KYC Level 2, the limit is ≤ 100w USD.

甚至直到现在， OKX 的 TOS 仍然这么显示。

来源：

• 原网页

• 存档 1

• 存档 2

第二、第三、第四次偷偷修改

时间： 未知 ( 2023.03.14 ~ 2023.04.21 之间)
TOS： 无（只有提现时才能看到限制）

[
Nevermore on Twitter: "ok的产品经理脑子真是有大病，LV1认证的用户提现额度改来改去，从每天20万到每天10万，现…
archived 4 May 2023 14:59:06 UTC](http://archive.today/ixZyK)

在 2023.03.14 ~ 2023.04.21 之间，OKX 最少更改了三次提现的限额：

• KYC Level 1, 50w / Day -> 20w /Day-> 10w /Day -> 10w / lifetime

孤证不立，twiiter 用户@gjs_waiting 在 4.28 日维权时，也有提到这几次改动。
但他上传资料并提取资产后，该推已删除，没有来得及存档。

[
葛见圣🧙🏻‍♂️ on Twitter: "@OKXHelpDesk_cn @okxchinese @star_okx 能否回答我的问…
archived 5 May 2023 01:22:22 UTC](http://archive.today/TQ4kH)

第五次偷偷修改

时间： 未知 ( 不晚于2023 .04 .26 , 5:28 AM )
TOS： 无（只有提现时才能看到限制）

限额修改为：

• KYC Level 1, 10w / lifetime -> 5k / lifetime

目前已知最先发现这次修改的用户：

DEG on Twitter: "OKX で複数アカウント使ってる人は、注意してください レベル 1（氏名と本人確認資料の番号入力だけ）の…

アーカイブされた 2023 年 5 月 4 日 14:52:34 UTC

这次改动，目前已知最早的受害者：

learning 驪 on Twitter: "@hebi555 何总，能反馈一下 OKX 朝令夕改临时修改 L1 认证限额不认证 L2 就无法使…

archived 4 May 2023 14:37:34 UTC

目前已知最早的英文区受害者：

[
OKX reviewed by james on 4/27/2023
archived 5 May 2023 01:31:21 UTC](http://archive.today/xsrhX)

欺诈

请注意，OKX 到目前为止 (2023.05.05) ，官网的 TOS 中写明的限额，仍然是第 1 次改动时的更新，之后的 4 次改动，甚至在 TOS 中都无法找到。

另外值得一提的是， 截至 2023.04.29 日，如果你是一个还未认证的新用户，无论在 OKX 的官网 TOS 还是 APP 中，你看到的提示都是：

• KYC Level 1, 50w / Day

而一旦你进行认证，并将钱充进去，想要提现的时候，才会发现限额变成了：

• 5k / lifetime

（2023.04.29 日为止，OKX 的 APP 中， 5k / lifetime的限额提醒，只对那些已经注册和认证过准备提取财产的老用户显示。）

这无疑是欺诈了。

以下是一些受害者当时留下的证据：

当事人 1

[
hammer on Twitter: "@meta_mate8 @kola_hedvige 你好 我也遇到了同样的事情。我开户和充值的时候…
archived 4 May 2023 14:32:19 UTC](http://archive.today/ZrWmF)

当事人 2

[
LAMBDA_SHELL on Twitter: "要不app源码给我我帮你们改？点我的权限是24小时5000u，其他又是总共5000u …
archived 4 May 2023 14:29:36 UTC](http://archive.today/PCMor)

当事人 3

[
satoshi on Twitter: "OKX怎么回事，KYC界面显示KYC1用户24小时可以提币500000USD，但是提现界面有提示…
archived 5 May 2023 02:17:35 UTC](http://archive.today/Qas0o)

OKX 方面态度

• 众多受害者到 OKX 创始人@star_okx Twitter 下质疑询问， 均被拉黑。

• okx 官方客服的态度也非常傲慢，如果想要取回自己的资产，他们给出几种选择：

  • 交出更多的隐私数据和生物识别数据，强制验证（不一定给通过）

  • 联系他们的” 专员 “，通过 QQ 等奇怪的渠道提供更多的隐私数据，以及录一段极度屈辱的录像，在镜头中向它们保证自己是个好人，然后他们会考虑允许取回你自己的钱

• 有受害者表示：

  • 
    

• 客服的精彩发言：

  • 用户无法提取资产，“您的资产一直在您的账户中”

    

  • 用户想要提取自己资产，得有 “特殊原因” 才可以

    

说人话他们的态度就是 ” 你们的财产在我手里，想取回去就交你的人脸数据，不然钱就是我的了 “，这不是勒索是什么？

其他交易所是怎么做的？

• 币安在 2021 年修改 kyc 规则，提前 2 个月通告，新规则实施后，低 kyc 等级的人无法交易，但可以提现

• bybit 将在 2023 年 5 月 8 日禁止低 kyc 等级的用户使用，但不影响老用户的提现，且提前至少两周发布通告给媒体
  

进展

用户仅仅想让 OKX：

• 就此事进行说明和道歉

• 给受影响的用户选择退出的机会和时间
  就已经如此困难。

有 Reddit 用户已经联系一些参与起诉 FTX 的律师，以及其他受害者准备起诉 OKX:

• 链接 1 链接 1 存档

• 链接 2 链接 2 存档

相关媒体报道：

• https://web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=okx-suddenly-limits-withdrawals

最后

传统的股票交易所都没有中心化交易所（CeFi）这么严重的中心化。

因为 Cefi 可以帮你存钱，可以撮合交易，还可以决定上什么币、甚至有足够的能力去操纵市场，还缺乏监管。

这相当于集传统意义上的银行、股票交易所、证监会、赌场于一身了，是圣父、圣子、圣灵三位一体的狠角色，是去中心化信任的反面。

-- @Brave2049

最中心化的交易所，应该迎来最严格的监管，这是毋庸置疑的。

OKX 最近的公然毁约并吞没用户资产的举动，根本不是由于监管，恰恰是缺乏有效的监管才敢于如此嚣张。

如果你觉得 OKX 这件事侵犯了用户权益，那请传播出去，让我们一起为这件微不足道的小事喊出一点微小的声音。

如果你觉得无所谓，那也请你不要再说：

” 既然你没有犯罪，你为什么怕上传隐私 “

这件事在币圈这块神弃之地，就像利维坦巨兽随意践踏了一朵无名之花一般，无人知晓，也无人在意。

假如我自己也不在意，那么等利维坦真正露出獠牙 ，也许下一个寂静的春天，将无人生还。

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