HTX DAO makes a significant appearance at the 2026 Blockchain Forum: Deepening the CIS emerging market and building a new financial system for Web3

On April 14-15, HTX DAO made a significant appearance at the 2026 Blockchain Forum and held an exclusive appreciation dinner for core partners and key clients in the CIS region, further deepening local partnerships, strengthening brand trust, and continuously consolidating its ecological influence in the regional market. The Blockchain Forum is the largest crypto summit in the CIS region, attracting over 20,000 participants from around the world to discuss topics such as Web3, cryptocurrency, mining, and AI.

During the forum, Wendy Wang, head of HTX in the CIS region, and Tigran Akhunts, head of P2P business in the CIS region, were invited to attend and shared forward-looking insights on global expansion strategies, regional market evolution, and new regulatory compliance rules.

The Center of Growth in the Crypto Market Shifts, HTX to Build a Comprehensive Financial Hub for Web3

At the roundtable forum themed "2026 Global Expansion Strategy: Comparative Analysis of Emerging Markets and Regulated Western Markets," Wendy Wang provided an in-depth analysis of the new landscape of the global crypto market.

She pointed out that the center of growth in the crypto market is evolving from "global unification" to "regional deep cultivation." In the next 2-3 years, emerging markets represented by the CIS will replace traditional Western markets and become the true growth engine globally. "In the CIS region, cryptocurrency is not only an investment asset but also a necessary tool that meets real-world needs such as cross-border payments and wealth preservation."

Wendy Wang further analyzed that under this backdrop, the competitive logic of exchanges is fundamentally changing. On one hand, platforms are breaking through the single role of "matching transactions" and evolving into Web3 financial hubs that integrate asset management, yield products, and community governance; on the other hand, the key to winning is no longer just liquidity and security, but "deep localization capability" and "user value co-creation mechanisms." Platforms that can truly understand regional user needs, open fiat currency access channels, and build community participation mechanisms will gain an advantage in the new round of competition.

Wendy Wang, head of HTX in the CIS region, provides an in-depth analysis of the new landscape of the global crypto market at the roundtable forum

The impressive performance of HTX and HTX DAO in the CIS region confirms Wendy Wang's viewpoint. Data shows that in 2025, HTX achieved a 20% increase in net revenue from spot trading fees in the CIS region, with deposits surging by 94% to 240 million, and new registered users reaching 670,000. Additionally, through HTX DAO, HTX encourages users to participate in platform governance and ecological construction, and this "user value co-creation" model has greatly enhanced community cohesion and loyalty.

Wendy Wang emphasized that in the future, HTX will focus on building a platform that meets users' needs for safe and efficient trading while allowing ordinary retail users to seamlessly enter Web3 and participate in ecological governance.

P2P Business Reaches a Turning Point, Embracing Compliance to Reshape the Safe Trading Environment

Regarding the upcoming new cryptocurrency regulatory rules in Russia (which require cryptocurrency exchanges to be conducted through central bank-registered licensed institutions), Tigran Akhunts, head of P2P business in the CIS region, provided a professional assessment at the "2026 Russian Cryptocurrency Trading Market" roundtable forum.

Tigran Akhunts, head of P2P business in the CIS region, provides an assessment of market development in the CIS region at the roundtable forum

Tigran clearly pointed out that the traditional P2P growth model is facing its end, and the market structure will undergo fundamental changes. "Although the classic P2P model will gradually exit the historical stage, the huge market demand will not disappear but will accelerate the shift towards a more compliant and regulated operational system."

Tigran revealed that HTX has always prioritized safety and compliance, and has now initiated a systematic legal assessment of relevant bills while actively exploring business response paths that align with the new regulations. Tigran stated that although the entry threshold for trading will significantly increase in the future, this will provide users with a safer overall trading environment, and core risks that have troubled users, such as "bank account freezes," are expected to be substantially alleviated. With the implementation of the regulatory framework, the cryptocurrency trading market in the CIS region is accelerating into a new stage of mature development.

It is worth mentioning that during the forum, HTX's OTC business won the annual P2P Platform of the Year award due to its industry-first C2C selection station model and rapidly expanding global layout.

HTX's OTC business wins the Blockchain Forum Awards for Annual P2P Platform

HTX DAO Ecosystem Blossoms, HTX Genesis Hackathon Set to Kick Off

During the forum, the appearance of HTX DAO also became a market focus.

Since entering 2026, $HTX has been continuously advancing in ecological construction and deflationary mechanisms: in March, it officially launched on the European compliant trading platform Bit2Me and simultaneously introduced staking features to expand asset usage scenarios and yield capabilities; on April 15, HTX DAO successfully completed the first quarter 2026 $HTX token burn. Since the launch of the burn mechanism in 2024, the total amount of $HTX burned and donated has exceeded 11% of the total issuance, with an average annual deflation rate of about 5.5%, continuously strengthening the deflation logic.

At the same time, starting from April 1, $HTX has become the only token for fee discounts on the HTX exchange, deeply embedded in the core trading scenarios. This mechanism not only enhances the intrinsic demand and usage frequency of the token but also provides a more solid support for the stable execution of subsequent burn rhythms and market expectation management.

On this basis, HTX DAO is accelerating its extension from "value capture" to "ecological expansion."

The HTX Genesis Hackathon, hosted by HTX DAO and B.AI, and co-hosted by TinTinLand and OpenCity, will kick off on April 21 in Hong Kong. The event will focus deeply on the "AI x Web3" track and is expected to attract over 100 participating teams and more than 400 core developers. At that time, global advisor Sun Yuchen, HTX DAO ambassador Molly, and HTX Ventures head Alec, among other heavyweight guests, will attend to discuss the trends of AI and Web3 integration and their industrialization directions. Additionally, during the event, the HTX Ecological Empowerment Plan will be launched, providing up to $10 million in grant funding for outstanding projects and offering comprehensive support including listing, traffic, technology, and incubation to help quality projects accelerate their landing and growth.

From the implementation of regional strategies and exploration of compliance paths to ecological funding investment and developer system construction, HTX and HTX DAO are gradually transitioning to a "comprehensive financial ecosystem for Web3." In the future, it will not only be a safe bridge connecting global users and the crypto world but also a steadfast leader defining the new order of Web3 and guiding the industry towards inclusiveness and co-creation.

About HTX DAO

HTX DAO is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) initiated by the HTX exchange and supported by the TRON public chain ecosystem, collaboratively established by community members, early contributors, and global advisors. HTX DAO is committed to building an open governance ecosystem that is user-led, transparent in rules, and efficient in collaboration, becoming a key engine for promoting the development of decentralized financial systems.

HTX DAO adheres to the principle of "holding tokens means governance," aiming to stimulate global user consensus and participation, connect community interests with platform value, and explore a new order in the crypto financial world.