Answer from public records
Is HTX regulated?
HTX does not have one universal regulatory status. VenueVeritas reviews regulatory records by legal entity, jurisdiction, and authorization scope.
VenueVeritas does not currently publish a verified regulatory record for this venue in the current evidence snapshot. Researched — no verified public record located.
Absence of a published record is not a finding of non-authorization. Unknown remains unknown.
Last checked: No dated public record
What this evidence does NOT mean
- A regulatory record attached to a named legal entity is not a global licence for the brand.
- Absence of a published record is not a finding that a venue is unregulated. Unknown remains unknown.
- Proof of Reserves is not a full financial audit and is not proof of solvency.
- Custody claims and evidence coverage are not a safety score or investment recommendation.
- VenueVeritas publishes verified public records only. Missing fields stay missing.
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Simple summary
What does VenueVeritas currently publish about this venue?
- VenueVeritas publishes a public evidence record for HTX. Missing facts stay unknown; this page is not a ranking or recommendation.
- No verified venue–legal-entity mapping is currently on file for HTX.
- No published regulatory instrument is currently on file for a named legal entity mapped to HTX. Absence of a published instrument is not itself a determination that the venue is “unregulated”.
- 4 confirmed product offering records are on file.
- Structured custody claims are on file (1). Claims are published as stated under their documented scope and are not converted into a safety rating.
- Proof-of-reserves snapshot records are on file (latest snapshot on file: 2026-06-11). Proof of reserves is not, by itself, equivalent to a full financial audit or proof of solvency.
Key public record
- Publication status
- Limited publication
- Research cycle
- Investigated — not a claim that every fact is on file
- How much info is available
- 5 / 7 coveredi
- Operating company
- Checked — nothing confirmed
- Registration / licence record
- Checked — nothing confirmed
- Products confirmed
- 4 on file
- How assets are held
- 1 holding notes
- Latest reserve information
- Published (2026-06-11)
- Fee snapshot
- 2 dated snapshots
- Last checked
- Sep 13, 2026
Which operating company is mapped to HTX?
Which legal entities are mapped to this venue in the public record?
Who operates HTX?
VenueVeritas does not currently publish a verified legal-entity mapping for HTX in this snapshot.
Absence of a published mapping is not proof that no operating entity exists. Unknown remains unknown.
Checked — nothing confirmed
What registration or licence records are on file for HTX?
Which regulatory instruments are on file for named legal entities — and at what scope?
Regulatory instruments attach to named legal entities and jurisdictions — not automatically to the global brand.
Crypto exchange regulation evidence directory
Regulator-attributed statement
HTX (official support announcement) (2026-05-27): HTX announcement clarifying UK sanctions designations states that Huobi Global S.A. is distinct from the online HTX exchange and that the designation should not impact the online HTX exchange.
Do not treat Huobi Global S.A. as the HTX venue operator. Source: https://www.htx.com/support/65034152911363/. Terms: https://www.htx.com/support/360000298561
Products
Which product offerings are confirmed in the public record?
- SpotOffered
View official recordhttps://www.htx.com/support/360000298561
- PerpetualsOffered
View official recordhttps://www.htx.com/en-in/support/84892510862515/
- Dated FuturesOffered
View official recordhttps://www.htx.com/en-in/support/84892510862515/
- OptionsOffered
View official recordhttps://www.htx.com/support/360000298561
How does HTX say customer assets are held?
What does VenueVeritas confirm about custody? Claims are stated facts under documented scope — not a safety conclusion.
Notes on how assets are held are shown as stated by the source. Not a safety rating. Detail pages may also say Custody.
What does HTX disclose about custody?
VenueVeritas has structured custody claims on file for HTX. As stated in the reviewed sources:
Custody model: Digital Assets held on a custodial basis; segregated by ledger entries
These claims are published under their documented scope and are not converted into a safety rating.
Who holds customer assets at HTX?
A published custody claim on file states: Custody model — Digital Assets held on a custodial basis; segregated by ledger entries.
This is a source-stated claim under documented scope, not a VenueVeritas safety conclusion.
Custody model
Digital Assets held on a custodial basis; segregated by ledger entries
- Operating company
- Venue-level record
- Scope
- custody_model_claim
- As of
- Aug 27, 2026
- Source
- HTX
View official recordhttps://www.htx.com/support/360000298561
Does HTX publish reserve data? (Also called Proof of Reserves / PoR in detail.)
Does this venue have a proof-of-reserves snapshot on file?
Reserve information (Proof of Reserves / PoR) is not, by itself, a full financial audit or proof of solvency.
Proof of Reserves evidence directory · What Proof of Reserves is not
Does HTX publish proof of reserves?
VenueVeritas has a proof-of-reserves snapshot on file dated 2026-06-11. The snapshot records methodology “Merkle” and assets covered as “Coverage not stated”.
Proof of reserves is not equivalent to a full financial audit or proof of solvency.
Proof-of-reserves page (as reviewed)
https://square.htx.com/htx-releases-june-2026-merkle-tree-proof-of-reserves-2/
Verified on public record: 2026-09-13
Latest snapshot on file: 2026-06-11
- Methodology
- Merkle
- Assets covered
- Coverage not stated
- Liabilities scope
- unknown
- Reserve ratio
- Not found
- Attester
- Not found
- Third-party verification
- Not checked
Open official source ↗https://square.htx.com/htx-releases-june-2026-merkle-tree-proof-of-reserves-2/
Fee records
What dated fee snapshots are on file?
What fee records are on file for HTX?
VenueVeritas publishes dated fee snapshots for HTX (latest as of 2026-09-13). These are snapshot records, not timeless “current fees”.
spot maker: 0.2000 percent (Prime0) — fee snapshot verified on 2026-09-13.
spot taker: 0.2000 percent (Prime0) — fee snapshot verified on 2026-09-13.
spot / maker: 0.2000 percent
As of 2026-09-13 · Tier: Prime0 · official_htx_fee_page_Spot_Prime0_base_without_HTX_token_discount
- Operating company
- Venue-level record
- As of
- 2026-09-13
Open official source ↗https://www.htx.com/fee/
spot / taker: 0.2000 percent
As of 2026-09-13 · Tier: Prime0 · official_htx_fee_page_Spot_Prime0_base_without_HTX_token_discount
- Operating company
- Venue-level record
- As of
- 2026-09-13
Open official source ↗https://www.htx.com/fee/
Security & operational record
Which confirmed security or operational events are published?
No structured incident record is currently published for this venue. This does not mean no incident has occurred.
What geographic restrictions are documented for HTX?
Which geographic restrictions are confirmed in the public record?
Missing restriction rows do not mean unrestricted availability. Regional terms must not be read as global venue restrictions.
Is HTX available in the United States?
VenueVeritas has a geographic restriction record on file for the United States (US): Venue-wide / Prohibited.
This is a published restriction record — typically from operator terms or a primary disclosure — not a determination of legality for every product, entity, or user type.
Which countries restrict HTX?
Published restriction jurisdiction codes on file: AT, BE, BG, CN, CU, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HK, HR, HU, IE, IR, IT, KP, LT, LU, LV, MM, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SD, SE, SG, SI, SK, SY, UA-CRIMEA, UA-DONETSK, UA-LUHANSK, UA-SEVAST, US, VE.
These rows are not a complete worldwide availability map. Regional terms must not be read as a global brand restriction, and missing codes do not mean the venue is available there.
43 confirmed restriction records on file.
| Jurisdiction | Type | Status | Product scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| BE | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| BG | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| CN | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| CU | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| CY | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| CZ | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| DE | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| DK | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| EE | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| ES | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| FI | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| FR | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| GB | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| GR | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| HK | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| HR | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| HU | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| IE | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| IR | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| IT | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| KP | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| LT | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| LU | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| LV | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| MM | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| MT | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| NL | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| PL | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| PT | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| RO | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| SD | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| SE | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| SG | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| SI | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| SK | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| SY | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| UA-CRIMEA | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| UA-DONETSK | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| UA-LUHANSK | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| UA-SEVAST | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| US | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| VE | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
Open questions / unresolved records
Which material fields remain unresolved after research?
legal entity — Researched — unresolved
Current HTX Platform User Agreement defines contracting parties as collective 'HTX Operators' (legal persons/DAO/unincorporated organisations/teams) without naming a single global operator company. Do not inherit Huobi Global Limited / Huobi Global S.A. as current HTX operator without a current primary source tying that name to today's platform.
regulation — Researched — unresolved
No regulator-register row attachable: named current global HTX operator entity still unresolved. Legacy Huobi licence claims from secondary news not applied.
Security operations — Researched — unresolved
No confirmed primary incident packaged
por — Researched — unresolved
Merkle PoR announcement snapshotDate 2026-06-11 on file (AGING vs 2026-09-13). Methodology/ratio/attester details remain thin; POR_LIMITATION applies. Prefer newer official snapshot when available.
Official sources
4 source references (publisher + URL).
HTX
Company disclosure
Open official source ↗https://www.htx.com/en-in/support/84892510862515/
Last checked: Aug 25, 2026
HTX
Company disclosure
Open official source ↗https://www.htx.com/support/360000298561
Last checked: Aug 25, 2026
Official source
Other public source
Open official source ↗https://square.htx.com/htx-releases-june-2026-merkle-tree-proof-of-reserves-2/
Last checked: Sep 13, 2026
Official source
Other public source
Open official source ↗https://www.htx.com/fee/
Last checked: Sep 13, 2026
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How we checked
Based on public information. Blank means not confirmed yet.
Last checked: Sep 13, 2026 · Last checked: Sep 13, 2026
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