OKX DEX user guide (app)
OKX DEX is a one-stop, multi-chain, and cross-chain trading aggregator. OKX DEX helps you to find the best route to place an order across different DEXs via X Routing. By comparing prices across liquidity pools and splitting orders, you can get the best trading prices with minimal slippage, and lower network gas fees in multi-chain and cross-chain scenarios. There are 2 main features that you can use:
Note: currently, OKX DEX supports 20+ chains, 400+ DEXs, and offers 3,000,000+ crypto assets in one place, including mainstream cross-chain bridge like cBridge, MultiChain, and SWIFT
Market
OKX DEX has launched the Token market feature, aiming to help you discover hot tokens anytime, anywhere.
- Open your OKX app, select Wallet > Trade > Market
- Search for your preferred token at Search. Alternatively, you can find your preferred token from the token list
- Select your preferred token and read its overview. You can select the star icon to add it as your favorite
Add crypto to your favorites for quicker access - Select Go swap or Limit order to proceed
Trade
With Trade, you can easily swap your crypto with 2 available features. You must connect your wallet before getting started.
- Once connected to your wallet, select Wallet > Trade
- Here, you will find Swap & Bridge or Limit order options
Swap & Bridge (Go swap) and limit order in Trade
How do I use Swap & Bridge?
Currently, OKX DEX supports trading crypto on 26 chains and cross-chain swaps on 17 chains.
Swap
- In From, select the amount of tokens you wish to swap from; In To, select the amount the tokens you wish to swap into
- You can customize the slippage tolerance percentage, then select Swap
- If you have sufficient gas fees, you will be redirected to the order summary page and select Confirm swap after confirming the details
- If you have insufficient gas fees, select Approve [crypto] > Fill up [crypto] > Swap for gas, a recommended feature for you to quickly convert mainstream assets into gas fees
Fill up quick with Swap for gas function - Check the token and amount then select Fill up [crypto] to confirm
- Enter your password to complete the gas swap
- You will be redirected to the order summary page and select Confirm swap after confirming the details
Bridge
- Select the amount of Pay and Receive token you want (on a different network)
- You can customize the slippage tolerance percentage, then select Swap cross-chain
- Select Confirm after confirming the details
Swap & Bridge (Go swap) and limit order in Trade
Note:
- You can select your preferred route on different cross-chain bridge
- Some tokens require certain levels of slippage. For example, some tokens have low liquidity, and the transaction may fail if you set the slippage tolerance to less than 5%