After rewards arrive, they automatically go into your funding account. What you do next depends on your needs. You can sell them for cash, or put them into earning products to generate interest. Do not let your assets sit idle.
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Step 1: Confirm Where the Rewards Arrived
After OKX flash rewards are distributed, they go directly into your funding account.
How to check where your rewards arrived: Open the OKX App, tap Assets → Funding Account, and check whether the OKB balance has increased. Seeing a balance change confirms that the rewards have arrived.
Step 2: Two Paths, Depending on How You Want to Use Them
After rewards arrive in your funding account, you have two main options:
Option 1: Sell for USDT or Other Assets If you just want to lock in profits or convert to another coin, go directly to the spot market to trade.
How to do it: In Trade → Spot, search for "OKB/USDT" (or another trading pair), and sell using a market order or limit order. The USDT you receive after selling will stay in your funding account. You can withdraw it or continue trading. After rewards are distributed, you can freely trade or withdraw them on the OKX spot market.
Important warning: OKB does not reduce OKX trading fees. The official statement makes it clear that the amount of OKB you hold is not a condition for raising or lowering your fee tier. Do not assume that holding the coin will save you on fees.
Option 2: Let It Earn Interest — Use OKB to Earn More OKB If you are not in a hurry to sell, OKB itself can generate returns. Flash Earn is one channel for this. After subscribing, you can earn both base currency interest and airdrop rewards at the same time. During the activity period, you can subscribe or redeem at any time. Returns are calculated based on the actual holding period. Historical annualized returns for participating in Flash Earn activities have reached up to 180%. You can also use OKB to participate in Jumpstart new token launches by staking OKB to reserve a share of new projects. Or you can participate in collateralized lending to make your OKB work while still holding the original asset. Locked-term returns follow market conditions. Please refer to the product page for details.
Comparison of the Two Choices
| Choice | What to Do | Where to Go |
|---|---|---|
| Sell | OKB → USDT or other coins | Trade → Spot, select OKB/USDT |
| Earn interest | Subscribe to Flash Earn/Jumpstart | Earn → Flash Earn, or the activity page |
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Next Steps
Now open the OKX App, go to Assets → Funding Account, and check your OKB balance. If the amount is small, there is little point in moving it to the spot account. If you plan to hold OKB long-term, at least let it generate some yield through Flash Earn or Simple Earn. By default, after an activity ends, unredeemed assets are automatically transferred into the Simple Earn product. If you do not want this, you can manually confirm which account your OKB is currently in and plan how to use it going forward.
