OKX CEO Star Xu said on September 2, 2026 that cryptocurrency deposits from high-risk addresses, including funds linked to sports betting platforms and Telegram escrow networks, may trigger anti-money laundering reviews lasting 15 days or longer depending on the circumstances. During reviews, OKX may restrict account functions and access to funds, and it may permanently terminate services for accounts confirmed to be involved in illicit activity. Xu was responding to a user whose transfer from a sports betting platform reportedly triggered a risk review; he did not identify the user, platform, asset or amount, did not set 15 days as a fixed minimum or maximum, and did not announce a new policy or blanket ban on betting-related deposits. He cited escrow arrangements in Telegram groups, Huiwang—commonly associated with Cambodia-based Huione Guarantee—and related networks as channels carrying elevated source-of-funds risk, while stressing that a transfer from a flagged address alone does not prove criminal conduct. Huione Guarantee processed more than $27 billion before regulators moved against it in 2025, with successor platforms including Tudou Guarantee absorbing much of the reported volume, and FinCEN in October 2025 cut Huione Group off from the U.S. financial system after finding it laundered at least $4 billion in illicit proceeds. Xu said OKX’s global compliance team exceeds 600 employees and acknowledged that false positives remain a challenge, apologizing after a user reported an account frozen since June 21 despite extensive identity and proof-of-funds submissions, against the backdrop of OKX’s February 2025 U.S. guilty plea and more than $500 million in penalties and forfeiture.