OKX officially listed the VIRTUAL token for spot trading against USDT on October 28, 2025, a move that integrates the AI-focused cryptocurrency into a major exchange and provides a new, regulated venue for traders seeking exposure to the growing AI agent economy.
A Structured Market Debut
The listing followed a precise schedule to ensure an orderly market entry. Deposits for the VIRTUAL token opened at 03:00 AM UTC, followed by a one-hour pre-open session from 07:00 AM to 08:00 AM UTC. Full spot trading for the VIRTUAL/USDT pair commenced at 08:00 AM UTC.
To protect investors from the high volatility often seen with new token listings, OKX implemented specific risk controls. For the first five minutes of trading, limit orders were capped at a maximum value of $10,000. The exchange also applied index-based price limit rules during the pre-open session and the initial minutes of continuous trading to prevent extreme price swings.
Virtuals Protocol: Powering an AI Agent Economy
The listing on a major exchange like OKX brings significant attention to Virtuals Protocol’s core proposition. The project is building a “society of productive AI agents”, where each autonomous agent is designed to generate services or products and conduct commerce on-chain.
The project represents a convergence of AI, NFTs, and decentralized finance (DeFi). It allows users to own tokenized AI agents that can earn revenue, creating a novel model for AI ownership and economic participation. The VIRTUAL token is central to this ecosystem, functioning as the fuel for its internal market and agent interactions.
This listing comes at a time of surging interest in AI-driven cryptocurrencies. The sector is rapidly evolving from speculative tokens to projects with real-world utility, powering everything from decentralized computations to autonomous agent economies. Virtuals Protocol is part of this wave, seeking to carve out its niche by enabling the creation and ownership of revenue-generating AI agents.
