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<p>Seychelles-incorporated cryptocurrency exchange OKX has recently released its 12th asset reserve certificate, with its latest report revealing that the company maintains <a href="https://www.okx.com/proof-of-reserves/detail" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">reserves</a> of 103% for its top coins, which include Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP), Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC). The measure is meant to reassure users that their funds are well-backed and, in fact, more than covered by the exchange’s reserves.</p><h2 id="header-0">Bitcoin, Ether reserve surpluses</h2><p>OKX provided details on its latest asset reserve status via a <a href="https://www.okx.com/learn/one-year-of-proof-of-reserves" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">blog post</a> published to its website on Monday. Alongside providing the relevant asset reserve data, the exchange celebrated its first complete year of having utilized a proof-of-reserve-based system.</p><p>For BTC, OKX holds a substantial reserve of 140,484 BTC, effectively exceeding the 136,227 BTC held in user accounts. Similarly, ETH reserves stand at 1.46 million ETH, providing a surplus over the 1.42 million ETH owed to OKX users.</p><p>The exchange also demonstrated its considerable holdings in stablecoins, with over $5 billion in USDT reserves and over $327 million in USDC reserves. In an interview with CoinDesk recently, OKX Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Haider Rafique, referred to the need to provide a mechanism to reassure platform users. He<a href="https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/10/30/okx-latest-proof-of-reserves-shows-exchange-overcollateralized/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> stated</a>:</p><p>“Customers often express concerns in person about centralized exchanges, highlighting issues with security, solvency and downtimes, even if they don’t always voice these concerns digitally.”</p><h2 id="header-1">Use of zero-knowledge technology</h2><p>In April, OKX <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/okx-introduces-zk-stark-technology-to-proof-of-reserves-monthly-snapshot-shows-usd10-4-bln-in-btc-eth-and-usdt-301810586.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">upgraded</a> its proof of reserve system, opting for the use of zero-knowledge scalable transparent argument of knowledge (zk-STARK) technology. This approach allows OKX platform users to independently verify exchange solvency, confirming their assets are backed by OKX reserves. A zero-knowledge proof demonstrates the truth of a statement without sharing the statement’s contents. Therefore, no account balances are made public to other service users, maintaining user privacy.</p><p>Regular transparency is now crucial for exchanges like OKX, as it aims to provide users with the certainty that their funds are genuinely available for withdrawal at any given time. After the FTX insolvency incident, verifiable proof of reserves has become paramount in reassuring users about the safety of their investments.</p><h2 id="header-2">Trend towards improved standards</h2><p>In the wake of several high-profile crypto platform failures in 2022, many exchanges are making greater efforts towards reassuring users that their funds are safe and accounted for. This has given rise to the popularity of proof of reserve systems.</p><p>On that basis, OKX hasn’t been alone in implementing a proof of reserves-based system. In July another Seychelles-incorporated crypto platform, Bitget, <a href="https://medium.com/&#64;coinness.gl/bitget-claims-debt-free-status-via-proof-of-reserves-ea239b500afd" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">announced</a> that it could demonstrate the debt-free status of its business through its proof of reserves system.</p><p>Nic Carter, Partner at crypto venture capital and private equity firm Castle Island Ventures, has carried out <a href="https://medium.com/&#64;nic__carter/the-status-of-proof-of-reserve-as-of-year-end-2022-48120159377c" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">some research</a> into the various proof of reserve systems employed by a number of global crypto platforms. While accepting that the approach is not foolproof, Carter maintains that it’s still a move in the right direction. “The way PoR works is, if enough exchanges do it, the few exchanges that don’t do it end up sticking out like a sore thumb,” he states.</p>

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