OKX and Consensys work together on decentralized trading

OKX and Consensys announced a partnership to extend the DEX-trading capabilities of the OKX Web3 wallet. The partnership will add OKX wallet features to MetaMask, while ensuring MEV protection for traders.

OKX, one of the leading trading platforms, and Consensys, the top provider of Ethereum-based services, will partner to expand the capabilities of wallet-based DEXs activity.

OKX DEX will share its trading API, making it available through the MetaMask wallet. At the same time, Consensys will provide its MEV protection technology to the users of the OKX wallet. The SERVO solution by Consensys assures even retail traders will not be targeted by MEV bots for front-running transactions.

“We’re glad to be working together on advancing practical user protections at scale. MEV remains a complex challenge for users and developers, and OKX’s integration of Consensys SERVO reflects a strong commitment to user safety and protocol-aligned innovation,” said Consensys chief strategy officer Jason Linehan.

The partnership arrives at a time when wallet-based DEXs activity is peaking, mostly based on the Binance ecosystem. Other exchanges, who do not have their own chain, aim to compete while aggregating DEX trades from multiple networks. Binance’s ecosystem not only dominates centralized trading, but also wallet-based swaps through decentralized pairs.

The OKX DEX wallet carries around $140M in daily decentralized trades, and is one of the major tools for token swaps. MetaMask swaps are more rare, with just around $7M in daily volumes. Nearly 75K daily traders use the OKX Web3 wallet. Currently, Binance Wallet remains the leading venue due to incentives and point farming, but OKX remains one of the most active hubs to mix centralized and decentralized trading.

OKX also joined the trend of boosting DEX availability to its user base, as traders rarely want to wait for a listing. While the OKX DEX has relatively small volumes, the aggregated swaps have been growing in 2025, as more traders seek direct actions through an intuitive wallet.

OKX and Consensys aim to improve Web3 infrastructure

OKX has been one of the main competitors with its native Web3 wallet. The partnership will extend the abilities of MetaMask to aggregate swaps and access the best liquidity pairs. Currently, MetaMask in-wallet swaps are still relatively expensive when using the wallet’s native routing.

OKX aggregates over 500 DEXs with response times under 100 ms, tapping all available sources of liquidity. For end users, the expanded access in the DEX will bring deeper liquidity and cross-chain capabilities.

“While MetaMask users will immediately benefit from faster and more cost-efficient trading, that’s just the beginning. I’m particularly excited about our work to further enhance and create new experiences across the Linea ecosystem. This is about two industry leaders joining forces to further optimize the Web3 experience and remove barriers for all users,” said OKX Ventures founder Jeff Ren.

OKX will also be one of the first major exchanges to adopt the SERVO technology for MEV protection. MEV bots remain a challenge on multiple networks and Consensys aims to improve the general Web3 infrastructure.

As the DEXs to CEXs ratio stand at 28.4%, OKX and Consensys will be among the first to secure a more intuitive and safe ecosystem. DEXs trading has taken over both spot demand and derivatives due to the permissionless access to exchanges and quick inflow of new trading pairs.