Star Xu

Chinese business executive (born 1985)

Mingxing Xu (Chinese: 徐明星; pinyin: Xú Míngxīng; born 1985), commonly referred to as Star Xu, is a Chinese businessman best known as the founder and CEO of OKX.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Star Xu (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Science and Technology Beijing3

Xu was born in Shuangjiang, Tongdao, in Hunan, China and graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor's degree in Applied physics from the University of Science and Technology Beijing. Xu dropped out of his Master’s program in Physics at the Renmin University of China to found Wantuan.com, a Groupon-inspired group buying website. He later joined Yahoo China as an engineer.

In 2007, Xu co-founded the document-sharing website Docin.com and served as its chief technology officer (CTO) until 2012.

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Career

  • 2013 to 2018Worked at Okcoin4
  • Date not recordedFounded Okcoin5
  • Date not recordedFounded OKX6

In 2013, Xu co-founded cryptocurrency exchange Okcoin, which was later rebranded to OKX, which Xu officially launched in 2017 in Hong Kong.

In 2019, Xu acquired a controlling stake in Leap Holdings, a Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed firm, for US$60 million. Leap has been rebranded to OKG Technology Holdings Limited, a financial technology and construction company.

In 2021, an Entrepreneur article estimated his personal net worth at US$1.4 billion.

From Wikipedia’s article on Star Xu (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

  • BornBeijing7
  • CitizenshipPeople's Republic of China8

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    WikidataOKX, Founder