HTX has launched HTX bStocks on its spot market — 20 tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs, including $NVDA, $TSLA, $SPCX, $CRCL and $MSTR, trading as USDT pairs. Deposits opened November 9 at 16:00 (UTC+8) with trading live from 17:00, rolling out progressively.
HTX has launched Unified Account Demo Trading, now live, allowing users to test trading strategies with virtual funds before risking real capital. The demo supports Spot Mode, Futures Mode and Multi-Assets Margin Mode, letting traders get familiar with how the Unified Account works ahead of live trading. Try it here.
HTX has rolled out app v11.42.0, a user-feedback-driven update headlined by HTX Live Copy Trading. Users can now watch live streams, review strategies and copy trades with one tap, while new Community Live-Trading Cards let traders flexibly switch between displaying PnL or PnL percentage.
The release also adds BETH as a new collateral option, broadening margin flexibility. It continues HTX's rapid app iteration, following v11.41.0's TradFi Trading Hours feature, v11.40.0's extended trading history and v11.39.0's assets and margin trading optimizations.
HTX has launched trading for two new perpetual futures pairs — $SOXX/USDT and $WUXIBIO/USDT — with up to 20x leverage. Trading is live now.
The batch extends HTX's ongoing push into TradFi and token perpetuals, following recent listings such as FTNT, JIO/PREDICT and PFE/VLO. View announcement
HTX has launched trading for a new stock-based perpetual futures pair — $FTNT/USDT — with up to 20x leverage. Trading is live now.
HTX Earn has launched AXIS on NewList, opening subscriptions for the Axis Robotics token with up to 150% APY. Subscriptions opened on November 4, capped at a maximum allocation of 70,000 AXIS.
Subscribers earn rewards simply by holding AXIS in the product during the subscription period. View announcement
HTX has upgraded its Rewards Center, replacing luck-based registration rewards with direct, guaranteed payouts. New users can now claim 5 USDT in Spot Strategy Trial Funds instead of relying on a lucky draw.
The change simplifies the onboarding reward path as HTX continues pushing its investment products, including the recent Spot DCA upgrade and SmartEarn launch.
HTX has launched a 7-Day Fixed Earn offer with 10% APY across seven major cryptocurrencies, including BTC, ETH, TRX, USDT, USDC and USDS. The fixed-term product is being promoted via social media with a prize draw framing an Audi A3 or iPhone 18 Pro Max around participating.
HTX has rolled out app v11.41.0, a user-feedback-driven update headlined by a TradFi Trading Hours feature. The release displays the four major trading sessions at a glance, showing Eastern Time and local time side by side, and adds reminders for public holidays and non-trading hours.
The release continues HTX's rapid app iteration, following v11.40.0's extended trading history, v11.39.0's assets and margin trading optimizations and v11.38.0's SmartEarn launch.
HTX has launched trading for two new perpetual futures pairs — $JIO/USDT and $PREDICT/USDT — with up to 20x leverage. Trading is live now.
The batch extends HTX's ongoing push into TradFi and token perpetuals, following recent listings such as PFE/VLO, MDT/JCT/IBKR and LULU/DNA/Q.
HTX resolved the UK Financial Conduct Authority's unlawful-marketing case, withdrawing from the UK market and pledging to halt crypto promotions until October 2031.
The UK government sanctioned Huobi Global S.A., the entity behind crypto exchange HTX, over alleged ties to Russian sanctions evasion networks and illicit financial activity.
HTX was exploited for roughly $30 million and its affiliated Heco Chain for more, with combined thefts reaching about $115 million; HTX suspended then resumed deposits/withdrawals and promised full compensation for hot-wallet losses.
Justin Sun confirmed HTX was hacked for roughly 5,000 ETH (~$8 million), said the company fully covered the losses, and offered the attacker a bounty and a job.
On its 10th anniversary Huobi rebranded to HTX, a name Sun said stands for Huobi + TRON + exchange, drawing comparisons to the failed FTX.
Huobi Global's founder and controlling shareholder Leon Li agreed to sell his entire stake to Hong Kong buyout firm About Capital Management, reportedly backed by Tron founder Justin Sun, and stepped away from operations.
Huobi shut down its operations in mainland China in November 2021 after the Chinese government deemed crypto trading illegal, causing the platform to lose momentum domestically.
Huobi became a publicly listed Hong Kong company in August 2018 by acquiring control of Pantronics Holdings and renaming it Huobi Technology Holdings.
Following the 2017 Chinese government ban on Bitcoin exchanges, Huobi stopped Bitcoin withdrawals.
In August 2014 Huobi acquired Quick Wallet, a Bitcoin wallet provider, one of its early acquisitions.
Huobi raised a $10 million venture capital investment from Sequoia Capital in 2014, among its more significant early equity funding rounds.
In November 2013 the young exchange took its first external funding from angel investors Dai Zhikang and Zhen Fund.
Founded in 2013 by engineer Leon Li in Beijing after acquiring the huobi.com domain on May 15, 2013, Huobi launched its Bitcoin trading platform on September 1, 2013, following a simulation platform launch on August 1.
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