RADAR Update: OKX Delisting & What is next

DappRadar DAO Updates
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co-authored by @Alex-Mammoth and @dragos

RADAR OKX Delisting Update

On 16 June 2025, OKX officially announced that it will remove the RADAR/USDT and RADAR/USD pairs because the token no longer meets its listing criteria (mainly due to trading volume).
Timeline:
Deposits: halted 16 June 2025 08:30 UTC
Trading: pairs will be delisted 20 June 2025 08:00–10:00 UTC
Withdrawals: supported until 20 September 2025 08:00 UTC
(After that, RADAR will appear under “Un-tradable assets” in OKX accounts)
Where you can still trade RADAR
Centralized exchanges:
:blue_circle: MEXC
:blue_circle: Gate.io
:blue_circle: CoinW
:blue_circle: CoinEx
:blue_circle: Crypto.com (RADAR/USD only)
Decentralized exchanges:
:yellow_circle: ApeSwap (soon move to PancakeSwap)
:yellow_circle: SushiSwap (soon move to Uniswap V4)
:yellow_circle: QuickSwap
:yellow_circle: HoudiniSwap

CEX Strategy

The delisting from OKX is a setback, and we fully acknowledge the feedback. Our commitment to keeping RADAR liquid and accessible remains unchanged.

Our relationship with OKX remains active on the business side, they continue to use the DappRadar API to power their Web3 Exploration products, and the OKX Wallet is still deeply integrated within the DappRadar platform. We will maintain our collaboration for now and continue to evaluate how this partnership can evolve in a mutually beneficial way going forward.

At the same time, we’re focused on ensuring the remaining CEXes are properly curated and that RADAR stays accessible, with room to grow exposure through partnerships that align with this direction.

Important: DappRadar DAO has never paid for listings and will not do so. Every listing to date resulted from partnerships or organic demand.

The landscape has changed

Since RADAR launched in 2021, the exchange world has shifted decisively onchain.

- DEX share hits 25 percent of spot volume
Users are opting for selfcustody even with extra friction. This will continue to increase.
Source: theblock.co, Ansem
- CEXs are adding permissionless rails
Coinbase: Base DEX trading with verified pools
Binance: Binance Alpha sandbox for early onchain tokens
Bybit: Byreal, a Solana RFQ router with concentrated liquidity
Sources: ahboyash, SolanaFloor, Bybit
- Even CZ agrees: “DEX will get more volume”
- Uniswap has more trading volume than OKX spot
Uniswap 24h volume ($2.075B) has surpassed OKX spot volume ($1.484B)
Sources: DeFiLlama, Arkham CEX Transparency
- New trends are born onchain, CEXs follow
Hype cycles around AI agent tokens, RWAs, and memecoins are all starting and trading in high volumes on DEXs. Onchain platforms/tools are where discovery happens first. CEXs are now the reaction, not the source.

The takeaway:
Centralised exchanges are repositioning themselves as gateways to the onchain economy rather than gatekeepers of liquidity.
This shift is not just a trend, it’s a structural change in how discovery, liquidity, and trust are built in Web3. We must align RADAR with this shift.

What’s Next: RADAR Onchain Strategy

We’ll continue maintaining visibility on CEXs where it aligns with our goals, but our focus is on building where the momentum actually is: onchain.
Upcoming:

  • Launch of our Uniswap V4 pool (as outlined in our Feb proposal)
  • Migration of BNB Chain liquidity to new PancakeSwap pools
  • New DeFi aggregator partnerships to improve cross-chain liquidity
  • Deeper RADAR integration on dappradar.com, making it a core part of the user experience.

We believe tokens should be useful, not just listed.
That’s the future we’re building toward.
Let’s keep moving forward.

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Community Check-In: June 2025 Report
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I’m going to be totally honest. Every single project that stood on the moral high ground of were not paying for this or that. Has effectively failed at this point.

I have been in this space for almost 5 years now. Might be time to reconsider what it is you folks are trying to do.

The reality of life is and has always been you gotta pay to play.

I don’t feel very bullish about this. Lowkey feels like you guys are giving up on RADAR.

Your guys business is amazing but if no one knows about it you got nothing.

If I had a nickel for every amazing project that never made it off the ground due to similar bootstrap approach I’d have a bunch of nickels.

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Gm! Now that an official update has been shared, I want to drop my personal thoughts on the matter.

First off, the team is just as, if not more, invested in the long-term vision and mission than anyone else in the community. We’ve been building for over 7 years and we’re not stopping anytime soon.

On the OKX situation, it’s unfortunate to see paperhands selling off. Most were clearly in it just to speculate. That said, I know not everyone is like that. We do have genuine holders on CEX who believe in what we’re building.

Even so, I’m optimistic about what’s ahead. Wallet UX has improved massively. Many DEXs now offer full onboarding, offboarding, and even account abstraction to cover gas fees. This is the evolution.

Personally, I’ve always believed in a decentralized-first approach when it comes to Web3. That’s why I’ve always leaned toward focusing on onchain liquidity and trading.

As for the GSR and OKX discussions, I can’t get into details due to NDA agreements. Said this before, still applies.

Looking ahead, moving liquidity from SushiSwap to Uniswap v4, and from ApeSwap to PancakeSwap was always the right play. It’s about consolidating into DEXs that actually have traction. It aligns with the vision of a community-owned dapp store. Unlike CEXs, which are gated by KYC and regulations, DeFi remains open and trusted by Web3 natives, the kind of community we’ve always aimed to grow.

So yeah, it’s not ideal news, but it shouldn’t shake us. Tokens get relisted. That’s not the end of the story.

We’re still here, building and growing the ecosystem. It’s early. The masses haven’t arrived yet. But the vision of the “world’s dapp store used by billions and operated by millions” is just getting started. And RADAR is the fuel.

Let’s go.

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Thank you for your feedback, Mike.

We’re building in a tough market, and in a sea of Web3 projects, very few have survived as long as DappRadar. That alone says something.

But in my view, paying isn’t always an option. This space should be about real collaboration. Builders shouldn’t be judged by how much budget they’re throwing into the market. Most of the time, it plays out the same way: money gets deployed, people cash out, hype fades, and the project slips into a dormant phase.

So the real question is: does money make something last, or is it innovation, trust, and credibility?

If we wanted to play the short-term game, we’d throw in a big budget, get the numbers, watch people sell, and end up back at the same point.

We’re here to build. And we’ve got real momentum:
• AI Agent swarms
• A trust layer for agents
• A massive data stack we can leverage

Our real work is just getting started.

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cex has always been and will always be a place where people gather. the presence of the coin on cex is an indicator of the project. people scroll through the lists and see in which direction the project is moving, because the price is the main indicator! who is monitoring the token on dex? yes, there are tens of thousands of tokens and no one will ever find radar, so dex will only be used to get rid of the coins. okx partner? partners help each other, and today we saw that there is no partnership, which is a huge disadvantage. in the description of the dappradar - binance project, the partner is indicated - given the lack of information about the interaction and the benefits for the token, this is also not a partnership. The token failed in the crypto space because the founders say that the price is not important, the main thing is development and the presence of useless partners.

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The only thing I will say is that I’ve also seen the same projects that eventually failed blame external sources for their problems.

In this case you’re blaming the paper hands. But as a project isn’t it your folks job to make sure people understand why they shouldn’t sell?

To be honest I’ve not seen anything that’s like. Oh this is gonna moon soon. The token has been feeling pretty stagnant lately.

Hasn’t even moved with any of the pumps it’s at the bottom of my watchlist when everything else is pumping.

You guys realize that’s not the paper hands or the diamond hands fault right?

You do realize that’s the teams fault? Whether you’re building something crazy or not. It’s your folks responsibility to communicate that to the public and drive hype.

There’s clearly not enough hype around dappradar as it’s constantly the same five people communicating in the discord.

I’ve seen how similar situations play out. And it’s not great.

Also the whole decentralized thing is a pipe dream imho. You can’t have government support and widespread adoption in a decentralized wrapper.

I’ve accepted that the government knows and controls everything, I just want the technology to expand and my bags to pump.

No hate, no fud but I’m not feeling confident with your approach.

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Fair enough. Not everyone sees things the same way, and we respect that. No hate taken.

I get that sometimes things might slip through with everything going on, but we do make sure to announce the major stuff on Discord and X. Maybe it’s time we deploy an AI agent to help people keep up.

We’ll keep building and communicating. The rest will play out in time

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Appreciate the perspective.
We see CEXs as useful, but not the core of the mission.

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I think it’s important to understand that no matter what you are doing.

Whatever you are doing has to move the needle on the token.

The token moving is showing adoption, it shows growth, and it shows interest.

That’s why public companies care so much about their stock price and their holders. It should be no different with a token.

If the token is stagnating then likely you are missing opportunity somewhere. Some problem that you are failing to solve or whatever.

So building a bunch organic relationships with fly by night brands doesn’t look very interesting to people or the token price would move in a different direction.

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all projects are moving from dex to cex. The large volume of trading on dex is caused by the same promising coins that have a large volume on cex. It does not happen that a coin with good performance is traded only on dex. The prospect of losing all cex is death for the coin, there is no other outcome. it wouldn’t hurt if they kicked you out of mex or cryptocom, but removing you from okx is very bad. if gate does the same and deletes the project, then I will also delete the project from my list.

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Personal opinion(as always)- delisting hurts the prices, but it doesn’t kill the long run mission. The idea of RADAR is to have utility and I see it as a long term project. I get the frustration of some community members, but totally don’t agree with the idea we should pay to play - simply to get the token listed on 10 more CEXs, cash out our gains and keep only moonbags hoping something nice happens someday.

Reminding the ones in doubt what the vision is:
https://whitepaper.dappradar.com/vision/the-dappradar-flywheel

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nice to know we never payed for a listing, but still i think we should remove are selves from Cex’s and focus on dex’s. (said most of what i have to say in discord on this)

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Makes my point stronger we have no need to be on a cex. (they need us more than we need them tho they are needed not saying there is no need for them at all just saying for us as such are token no need for it to be on a cex i could be wrong but thats how i feel about it still have no problems with partnerships in other ways at all)

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life’s changing lol.

Hopefully for a more fairer world.

We shouldn’t be paying for Cex listings im glad we dont.

And lol at the nickles comment least u keeping it real to how you feel. (witty)

what you on about tho pay to play?

i want toto to keep a eye on these if possible (cuz he’s smart he was first to call out constant skims in a sensible manner )
He should be made something to do this keep a eye on the bot swarms to look out for any that need removing possibly? i dont know i think he should i trust dappradar i dont trust the 1000’s of other company’s we could be aligning with tho (contributor possibly? if were getting millions of people on board with us as well maybe a team for him to do this sorta work people who can do that sorta analyst)

not blaming paper hands but they left for a reason. (no body said faith was easy and wouldn’t be tested faith is faith you have it or you dont hard times and good times)

Dreams come true never let them tell you its not possible lol.

(i aient going no where the discord is quiet but thats cuz bots aient killing it which someone tried to do lol these 5 people clearly keeping it active and core community members) you other 4 peeps <3

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Thanks a lot for the honest feedback everyone. I’d like to say a few words myself as someone having multiple hats at DappRadar: a team member, a DAO member, and an everyday user.

I understand that the delisting from OKX is disappointing, and some of you feel frustrated or even worried. That’s fair. But I want to explain our side clearly, without hiding behind big words.

This is not about blaming the community or avoiding responsibility. We are not saying “paper hands” are the problem. The truth is, trading volume dropped, and that’s why the listing was removed. This is not unique to us. It’s happening to many tokens across the market.

We do not believe CEX listings are unimportant. Visibility and trust are real benefits of being listed on major exchanges. That’s why we will keep maintaining listings where it makes sense and explore new ones where possible. The OKX partnership on the tech side is still active, and we’re not walking away from that.

But at the same time, we are adapting. The trading world is moving onchain. Volume is growing on DEXs. Most new trends, tokens, and ideas begin onchain now. Users prefer self-custody. Even big CEXs are opening onchain products because they see where things are going.

So we are not giving up. We are just choosing to focus more on where we believe the future is being built. That means building deeper liquidity on DEXs, better user experiences, and stronger token utility inside our own platform. This is not a last minute strategy change or just an excuse for us. This is what the team has been discussing and working on for quite some time (see an example here). We are reminding it here, once again.

RADAR is not a token we only want to keep listed. We want it to be useful, discoverable, and meaningful to the people who use DappRadar every day. That is why we are pushing more toward the onchain direction now.

We always welcome real feedback. This is how we grow. But please know that our team is here, not hiding, and working hard to build something that can last.

Let’s keep going.

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Chiming in here as Head of DAO. DAOs often inherit a lot of technical and narrative debt from being early and creating the playbook as they come along. We’ve had some great wins on the legal and business side, and have spent some money on growing our ecosystem, but it’s true, we have not actively activated our eight-figure Community Pool in the way that some might have done more aggressively. You’re point has been heard. @WWWSpaceships

Before you strap in and I start, it’s been heartwarming to see some real feedback from both users and tokenholders — not just noise, but thoughtful reflections. A few things are clear:

  • We’ve still got hundreds of thousands of monthly users.
  • 12,260 tokenholders and close to 1,000 PRO members who still care.
  • We’ve built something people want to see succeed.

Sometimes, less is more. What we’ve developed is a core group that’s still here, still active, and now in a position to help shape what comes next. It’s time for us to consolidate. Consolidate our social and financial capital and drive it with our core community. Big thanks to Alex and the marketing team who’ve nurtured that over the past few years; and to the long-time community members I see in this thread, always great to see your faces.

Look, I get it. The team is in this with you. We haven’t been selling our RADAR either. We’ve stayed focused on building value, not just through the main company but through the DAO too. The last DAO report showed solid financial stability, with $928K in revenue, consistent token buybacks, and some major partners still holding RADAR. But it’s true — something needs to change.

It reminds me a bit of when the Ethereum Foundation realised it couldn’t stay in “pure research mode” forever. Other L1s and L2s started gaining ground because they were more business-minded. We’re seeing the same pressures, and we’ve started taking action.

The DAO team has been close to the ground when it comes to what’s next — AI agents and RWAs are both accelerating user onboarding and unlocking new liquidity flows. We’re not just speculating on that. We’ve got technical and strategic conviction, and we’re already building in both areas.

We’re training internal agents with our own data that projects will be able to leverage. We’re building out MCPs that others can tap into. And we’re already working with revenue-generating AI agent teams. This isn’t just noise. It’s happening.

And on the RWA side, our brand as a trusted curator means we’re in a strong position to aggregate upcoming IDOs and onchain opportunities, creating win-wins between projects, launchpads, users, and tokenholders. That’s how we keep growing: by doing what we’re best at and making it matter more.

The market’s shifted a lot since we first got started. Back then, everyone thought dapps would go mainstream faster. They haven’t — at least not in the way we all expected. And while the long-term potential of being the Dapp Store for Web3 still holds weight, the monetisation model for something like that is nuanced. The typical app store model doesn’t map 1:1 to crypto.

But we’ve got something that others don’t: trust. Distribution. A real brand. And that is valuable.

We’ll continue supporting dapps with marketing, exposure, and strategy; but we’re now also focusing more on AI agents, RWAs, and applications with clearer near-term upside. We’re evolving from a Dapp Store into the infrastructure layer for the Agentic Economy — where trust, risk, and opportunity are scored and surfaced for everyone.”

The brand’s evolving. The token’s role and strategy is evolving. And we’re patient, but we’re not standing still.

On tokenomics. Yeah, it’s been needing a revamp for a while. That’s happening now. We’re working on a new model that positions RADAR at the heart of this next phase: helping align users, agents, new launches, and capital flows across the ecosystem.

I bring this up often: DappRadar was the first company mentioned in the BIS (Bank of International Settlements) research paper on crypto data. This is the Bank of Central Banks. That’s the level of institutional branding that our co-founders and the core team has built quietly over the years. The next chapter is making that more visible, and making it count.

The future is the Agentic Economy. It’s one where:

  • One, agents enhance user experience and personalization
  • Risk is better scored and understood
  • RWAs (including DePIN) move faster with clearer trust rails
  • Crypto integrates with traditional markets in new ways

We’re building for that. We’re building with urgency and intention.

We know this delisting isn’t a good feeling, but don’t count us out. We’re rolling out our Agent strategy with a new scoring dashboard, RADAR token utility revamp, and a launchpad integration with IDO access — all before end of Q3. We’re excited for what’s next.

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price has already bounced back i was worried about free fall in all honesty but that was good tbf removed from a cex and a nice bounce back, (awsum)

Thank you team for your feedback and thoughts as well =D

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Update: RADAR Delisting on Crypto.com
Crypto.com will delist RADAR (Ethereum & Cronos) on June 20 at 03:00 UTC.

  • Ethereum deposits are already disabled
  • Cronos deposits close on June 24
  • Withdrawals remain open after delisting
    If you’re withdrawing, please use the Ethereum network, it’s the official RADAR network supported. RADAR on Cronos is not an official token.

The future is onchain, and we’re building RADAR to be a core layer of that new reality.

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