- OKX has launched a new self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) platform designed to ease the investing process for Aussies looking to add crypto to their retirement nest egg.
- The platform features “institutional-grade” custody, multi-sig security and reporting tools to ease compliance, and Australian-based support.
- Crypto is still a very small part of the Australian superannuation system, currently making up a mere 0.3% of all assets held in Aussie SMSFs.
Cryptocurrency exchange, OKX, has expanded its presence in Australia, launching its new self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) platform on September 10. The platform promises to make it easier for both individual and corporate trustees in Australia to invest in digital assets through an SMSF.
As well as enabling Aussies to buy and manage their SMSF’s digital asset investments, OKX said its platform features sophisticated dashboards to track portfolio performance and exportable end-of-financial-year reports for accountants and auditors.
The platform also includes dedicated Australia-based support to ease the onboarding process and help trustees navigate the potentially tricky rules and regulations around SMSFs.
OKX said the new platform features “institutional-grade” crypto custody services, including multi-sig wallets for added security. The platform will also publish monthly proof-of-reserves of 22 “highly traded assets” for additional transparency.
“Trustees have been crying out for institutional-grade infrastructure that doesn’t compromise on compliance or security. That’s exactly what we’ve built,” Kate Cooper, the CEO of OKX Australia, said in a statement to Crypto News Australia.
This isn’t about chasing a trend, it’s about providing serious infrastructure for SMSF trustees choosing to include digital assets in their portfolios. Australian SMSF trustees manage more money than most sovereign wealth funds. They deserve enterprise-level solutions.
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Crypto Still Just a Small Fraction of Aussie SMSFs
A June report from consulting firm KPMG found that SMSFs now hold about 28% of the share of Australia’s total AU$4 trillion superannuation market. Government data shows that crypto held in SMSFs has grown by 758% in the 5 years to June 2025.
Based on these figures you might assume Aussies are holding many tens of billions in crypto in their SMSFs. In actuality, crypto in SMSFs was at an extremely low level five years ago, so despite its strong growth in recent years crypto still only makes up a tiny fraction of total assets sitting in SMSFs.
ATO figures published in June show just over AU$3 billion worth of digital assets are held in Aussie SMSFs, representing just 0.3% of total assets held in SMSFs. Listed shares remain by far the most popular asset class held in SMSFs, followed by cash/term deposits and real estate.
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This focus on more established asset classes reflects the reality that most investors currently prefer less volatile assets in their retirement funds, since they’re usually intended to be long-term investments offering predictable returns.
Despite these figures, OKX Australia is betting the growth trend will continue and more Aussies will continue to add more crypto to SMSFs moving forward, with Cooper telling Decrypt that she expects to see “thousands of SMSFs onboard [to the new platform] in the next 12 to 24 months.”
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