Huobi HTX released its Q3 2026 report: TradFi cumulative trading volume approaches 6 billion USD, resilient growth in its 13th anniversary

In the recently concluded third quarter, the cryptocurrency market experienced a significant surge. It was also in this quarter that Huobi HTX celebrated its 13th birthday. Over the past 13 years, the industry has gone through several cycles of bull and bear markets, and Huobi HTX has always stood with global users, demonstrating resilience through cycles, which has been the platform's most distinctive characteristic over the past 13 years.

Taking the anniversary as an opportunity, Huobi HTX launched the "Resilient Future" anniversary celebration month and the "Peak Competition III" series of celebration activities in the third quarter to celebrate together with global users. At the same time, the platform has continued to invest in TradFi, hot assets, yield products, and global compliance, delivering an outstanding performance.

The 13th Anniversary Celebration Concludes Successfully, Global Users Participate Enthusiastically

On August 13, the Huobi HTX 13th Anniversary Celebration kicked off with the "Resilient Future" anniversary celebration month, where spot, contract, earning coins, lending, and other business lines successively launched exclusive anniversary activities, marking the beginning of a celebration lasting more than a month.

The annual trading competition "Peak Competition III" was the highlight of the entire anniversary celebration. The event attracted a total of 45,000 registrations, driving a contract trading volume of 6.8 billion USDT, making it the user activity with the highest participation and largest trading scale in the third quarter. During the same period, the contract copy trading volume on Huobi increased by 21% compared to the second quarter.

In terms of spot trading, individual challenge competitions, hot coin trading parties, and point tasks became important drivers for spot growth in the third quarter. Throughout the quarter, Huobi HTX launched a total of 14 themed trading activities, attracting over 46,000 registrations, and the trading volume during the events exceeded 500 million USDT.

Over the past 13 years, Huobi HTX has traversed one cycle after another with global users. This anniversary celebration is a return to users for their long-term companionship and embodies Huobi HTX's determination to move towards the next 13 years with resilience.

TradFi Asset Landscape Continues to Expand, Quarterly Trading Volume Doubles

In the third quarter, Huobi Contracts launched a total of 183 new assets, of which 154 were popular stocks and index targets. As of now, the platform supports 278 types of stock trading assets, covering US stocks, global core indices and ETFs, unicorn Pre-IPOs, and leading companies in Japan and South Korea, maintaining a leading position in multi-market stock coverage.

The asset layout closely follows four major tracks: AI hardware and semiconductor computing power, global e-commerce and the internet, core leading companies in the Asia-Pacific region, and high-dividend value blue chips. Among them, AI and semiconductor computing power, core leading companies in the Asia-Pacific region, and unicorn Pre-IPOs became the strongest main lines throughout the quarter, with popular targets like POLYMARKET, OURA, and MOONSHOT being launched successively. Eligible users can seize global market opportunities in a one-stop manner on Huobi HTX without needing to cross platforms (not applicable to jurisdictions with regulatory restrictions).

The expansion of the asset matrix has driven rapid growth in trading volume. As of now, Huobi HTX's TradFi cumulative trading volume is close to 6 billion US dollars, with an incremental increase of 4.1 billion US dollars in the third quarter, achieving a doubling in scale.

The trading experience has also been upgraded. The stock perpetual contracts introduced a dividend settlement mechanism, making the changes in the value of positions more continuous when the underlying asset goes ex-dividend, reducing the impact of non-trading price adjustments on users. The TradFi currency detail pages added market data, news updates, and company information modules, allowing users to view all information about traditional financial assets on one page. The market rankings have added exclusive categories for stocks, commodities, and ETFs, making asset discovery more intuitive. The TradFi trading fee rates have also been upgraded, with net rates entering the industry's top tier.

Focusing on the integration of traditional finance and the cryptocurrency market, Huobi HTX is also looking at longer-term layouts. As RWA, especially stock tokenization, gradually becomes an important direction in the global digital asset industry, the platform continues to monitor relevant regulatory trends, study regulatory frameworks and compliance paths, and prepare for subsequent product innovations. The products and services provided by the platform operate within the compliance framework according to applicable laws and regulations, and appropriate access restrictions are implemented for users in specific jurisdictions.

Hot Assets Continue to Emerge, Earning Coins and Lending Allow Efficient Capital Movement

In the third quarter, Huobi HTX continued to launch new projects that attracted high market attention, several of which were platform debut assets. The newly launched "Bull Come" became the best-performing coin of the quarter, with a maximum increase of over 500%; DOS and STONK both reached a maximum increase of 240% after their launch.

After the new assets were launched, earning coins and lending followed suit. This quarter, the new coin earning product launch mechanism was adjusted from weekly updates to real-time synchronization with the platform's asset listings, allowing users to participate in corresponding earning coin products as soon as popular coins are launched. Huobi's earning coin products had nearly 500,000 participating users throughout the season, with subscription amounts nearing 1 billion USDT. The SVIP flexible savings introduced BTC and ETH products, providing more diverse allocation options for users with large holdings. Additionally, the idle coin treasure opened trading interest rates, offering a basic annualized rate of 4%, which can reach up to 9% annualized after meeting trading volume thresholds, further expanding the earning potential of idle funds.

The leverage and currency exchange business added 21 tradable assets, with XAUT becoming the first precious metal asset included in the currency exchange, further expanding the categories of tradable, lendable, and collateralizable assets. Lending rates are adjusted frequently according to market conditions, covering over 50 currencies, with large loan rates remaining at a relatively low level in the industry.

Risk management tools have also been upgraded. Mobile stop-loss and take-profit and MMR stop-loss and take-profit features were launched successively, allowing stop-loss points to automatically follow market trends, making risk control methods more flexible for users with heavy positions and high leverage.

New Progress in Global Compliance, TOKEN2049 Brand Makes a Strong Appearance

Compliance is the prerequisite for globalization. In the third quarter, Huobi HTX made new progress in compliance construction in several key markets. In Dubai, the establishment of relevant application entities has received preliminary approval from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), and subsequent regulatory applications and compliance reviews are progressing in an orderly manner; in Pakistan, with the local official release of regulatory provisions for virtual asset services and the initiation of a licensing application mechanism, Huobi HTX is continuously promoting the establishment of local companies, formal license applications, and the construction of related compliance systems based on the No Objection Certificate (NoC) obtained from the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA).

On the brand level, Huobi HTX continues to deepen its regional market presence. In August, HTX Ventures participated in the Conviction Vietnam conference, deeply connecting local Vietnamese users with Web3 ecosystem partners. Entering the fourth quarter, Huobi HTX immediately appeared at an important annual event in the global cryptocurrency industry. From October 7 to 8, TOKEN2049 was held in Singapore, gathering project parties, investment institutions, developers, and industry builders from around the world. HTX Ventures showcased at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, engaging with invited guests through brand displays and on-site interactions. Sun Yuchen, Huobi HTX's global advisor and core supporter of HTX DAO, attended the related events and delivered a speech, subsequently visiting the HTX Ventures booth to interact with the on-site team and industry participants.

At the private invited event "Future Night" held concurrently by HTX DAO, Sun Yuchen shared his insights on industry trends via video. He pointed out that the cryptocurrency industry is deepening its connection with traditional finance, AI is changing the way wealth is created, and Crypto and digital finance are changing the way wealth is held and moved. He believes that stablecoins are expected to play a more important role in global payments and settlements, and the on-chain applications of traditional assets such as bonds, funds, and gold will continue to develop, with the free flow of value in the digital world being an important trend worth continuous attention in the next decade.

During the event, HTX DAO also held a VIP private dinner. Sun Yuchen exchanged views face-to-face with industry representatives, ecological contributors, and partners on industry development, market changes, product experiences, and future cooperation.

HTX DAO Ecosystem Steadily Expands, Third Quarter $HTX Burn to Be Executed Soon

Focusing on the long-term value of $HTX, HTX DAO continued to make efforts in the third quarter, steadily implementing a deflationary mechanism, promoting token burns quarterly, while continuously expanding the application scenarios of $HTX, consolidating the consensus of developers and the community, and laying a solid foundation for the long-term development of the ecosystem.

On July 15, HTX DAO completed the $HTX burn for the second quarter of 2026, valued at over 13.6 million US dollars, with a cumulative total of 1.1779 trillion tokens burned and donated. Following the quarterly burn rhythm, the $HTX burn for the third quarter is set to be executed on October 15.

In terms of the ecosystem, HTX DAO is focusing on developers and the community. The Genesis Hackathon co-hosted by HTX DAO and B.AI attracted over 200 developer teams to participate, exploring directions such as $HTX application scenarios, AI Agent finance, on-chain asset management, and DAO tools. At the "Future Night" event, HTX DAO ambassador Molly introduced that several projects from global university developers attracted by the hackathon have entered further incubation stages and are exploring the integration with $HTX ecological application scenarios.

Molly also revealed that nearly 200 active volunteers have spontaneously participated in the construction of the HTX DAO community, and in the fourth quarter, HTX DAO will promote the construction of regional community nodes to support community members in organizing activities and exchanges. She also mentioned that as one of the ecological participants, Huobi HTX is continuously optimizing withdrawal fees, collecting user feedback, and improving the App user experience.

Resilient Through Cycles, Witnessing the Future Together with Global Users

Thirteen years ago, Huobi HTX started as a digital asset trading platform. Thirteen years later, Huobi HTX has grown into a comprehensive blockchain business ecosystem serving global users. Along the way, the market has experienced highs and lows, and the industry landscape has changed repeatedly, but Huobi HTX has always put users first. Regardless of market conditions, continuously refining products and safeguarding user assets remain the platform's top priorities.

Standing at the starting point of the 14th year, Huobi HTX will continue to traverse cycles with resilience and witness the future together with global users.

About Huobi HTX

Huobi HTX was established in 2013 and has developed over more than a decade from a cryptocurrency exchange into a comprehensive blockchain business ecosystem encompassing digital asset trading, derivatives, research, investment, incubation, and other businesses.

Huobi HTX is committed to lowering the entry barriers in the digital asset field, serving a broader user base, and continuously improving products and services based on user needs and industry changes, steadily advancing towards the vision of "enabling 8 billion people worldwide to achieve financial freedom."