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OKX's OKB Token Nears $110 as Its 2025 Supply Burn Keeps Paying Off
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Fusion42 · 16 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
OKX significantly reduced the OKB token supply in 2025 by burning over 65 million tokens, capping supply at 21 million and enhancing its role as the native gas token for the X Layer blockchain. This supply shock combined with the X Layer upgrades and new protocol launches is repositioning OKB from just a burned token to an infrastructure demand driver with real transaction utility.
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OKX’s fixed supply burn removes future buybacks as a lever, forcing you to pivot from speculation to utility-driven token demand in OKB. If your crypto project depends on exchange tokens, expect your token’s survival to hinge on genuine onchain use and integration.
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