HTX Exchange Has Been Sanctioned: Why We Are Suspending Deposits and How to Protect Your Assets

Global Compliance and New Sanctions Risks for HTX

The international digital asset market is undergoing a period of strict regulatory transformation. Compliance with AML (Anti-Money Laundering) standards and international sanctions packages has become a key condition for survival and stable operations for any licensed fintech service. The inclusion of the major cryptocurrency exchange HTX (formerly Huobi Global) in the official sanctions lists of Western regulators has created an unprecedented precedent, completely reshaping the risk landscape in the industry. Since our service operates strictly within the legal framework and uses liquidity from major compliance-oriented providers, we cannot ignore these changes. To ensure institutional security, we are fully discontinuing the acceptance of any digital assets originating from or passing through the infrastructure of the HTX exchange. All addresses associated with this trading platform are now classified by our monitoring system as High Risk.

Why did this happen and what does it mean for users?

The tightening of measures against HTX is related to increased control over cross-border capital flows and allegations of insufficiently strict user verification. For ordinary clients of cryptocurrency exchange services, this decision entails a number of critical changes:

• Automatic transaction freezing. Any incoming payment that our AML scanner identifies as being sent from the HTX exchange or transit wallets associated with it will be immediately blocked by the security department until the circumstances are clarified.
• Risk of permanent blocking by custodians. Transactions with a sanctions-related footprint are tracked not only by local services but also by international blockchain validators. An attempt to transfer such coins may result in their permanent seizure at the level of major liquidity pools.

The domino effect: restrictions for related platforms

Sanctions against a major player inevitably affect related infrastructure — payment gateways, P2P platforms, and local exchange points that used the liquidity or technical resources of the parent platform. To minimize risks for our clients, we have also blocked the acceptance of funds from related platforms whose addresses have been subject to cross-risk labeling. This list includes popular aggregators and fiat gateways FreeKassa.ru and Kassa.cc, which actively interacted with the infrastructure of the blocked exchange. Similar restrictions have affected transactions passing through specialized settlement services such as Heleket.com. Using these platforms to send funds directly to our service is now impossible.

How to adapt and preserve liquidity?

The new reality requires market participants to exercise maximum caution and follow basic Web3 hygiene practices. To ensure that your exchange operations are completed instantly and without delays, please follow these rules:

1. Avoid direct transfers from exchanges

Never send funds to an exchange service directly from an HTX balance or through the payment gateways mentioned above. The request will be rejected, and the funds will be frozen.

2. Use intermediary non-custodial wallets

Withdraw assets from trading platforms exclusively to your own private addresses, such as Trust Wallet, MetaMask, or Ledger hardware wallets. By transferring coins from your own “clean” wallet, you ensure transaction security and high processing speed. However, it is important to remember that the risk of blocking or additional verification still remains: the blockchain retains traces of all transactions — both incoming and outgoing. Therefore, even when using a private wallet, it is necessary to take into account the origin history of funds, links between addresses, and possible AML verification requirements imposed by platforms. We continue to monitor the situation continuously and promptly update our AML filtering algorithms. Our priority is to provide a legal, uninterrupted, and secure tool for converting your assets.