As the year 2026 begins, the global cryptocurrency market enters a new cycle amidst fluctuations and differentiation. In the face of market volatility and liquidity structure adjustments, Huobi HTX is not only advancing OTC compliance sites in Australia and accelerating the expansion of fiat channels but also deepening its global layout; on the other hand, HTX Ventures has been awarded the best Web3 venture capital institution at the 12th “Hong Kong Stock 100” annual awards, breaking through traditional financial branding. Meanwhile, product experience continues to upgrade, the asset reserve transparency mechanism operates stably, and platform trading volume maintains growth, with the cumulative registered users on the platform exceeding 58 million by the end of January, and the overall trading volume in January increasing by 1.57% month-on-month. Under the multiple lines of progress, Huobi HTX has delivered a report card for January showing structural upgrades and steady advancements.

Global Compliance Breakthrough in OTC, Comprehensive Expansion of Fiat Channels

In January, Huobi HTX's OTC business made significant breakthroughs in global compliance layout by partnering with the officially registered digital currency exchange HBGL in Australia, successfully launching compliant exchanges of USDT/USDC with fiat currencies in the global market. HBGL operates under Australia’s stringent anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing framework, ensuring a safe, smooth, and fully regulated channel for digital asset deposits and withdrawals for local users.

Meanwhile, the construction of HBGL's global compliance network is accelerating simultaneously, promoting the implementation of fiat-stablecoin trading channels in multiple key areas, adding support for over 20 fiat currencies including USD, EUR, JPY, AED, HKD, and TRY. The expansion of multi-currency fiat entry points not only enhances the deposit convenience for global users but also further strengthens Huobi HTX's localization service capabilities in emerging and mainstream markets. In the future, Huobi HTX will continue to rely on its existing foundation to promote the launch of more localized compliance sites, unwaveringly building a safer, more convenient, and more trustworthy digital asset ecosystem for global users.

Forward-looking Asset Layout, Creating Wealth Effects Against the Trend

In the context of a generally weak market in January, Huobi HTX still maintains a firm layout for long-term tracks while quickly responding to short-term hot demands by engaging in “the hottest projects” under controlled risks, providing users with diversified asset choices.

In January, the platform launched a total of 17 new cryptocurrencies covering various tracks such as Meme, Layer1, and Layer2. Huobi HTX took the lead in the Chinese Meme track, launching BSC chain assets like "I’m Here", "I’m the Boss", and "Life K Line", attracting significant community attention. Notably, "I’m Here" reached a maximum increase of 441% after its launch, becoming the most representative phenomenon asset of the month; "Binance Life" was also launched exclusively on Huobi HTX, 83 days earlier than other mainstream exchanges. In addition, Huobi HTX launched ZKP for the first time; the new project RIVER has reached a maximum of 88.8 USDT since its launch on January 16, with a maximum increase of 422.4%, further solidifying the platform's leading advantages in the Chinese community and innovative asset exploration.

It is worth mentioning that the earn-assets section launched 8 popular earn products in January, with the number of new subscription users reaching 10,000 and the total subscription amount reaching 50 million USDT, while the number of active users increased by 8% month-on-month.

Growth in Contract Business Scale, Upgrade of Smart Trading Capabilities

The contract sector continues its growth trend, with over 200 cryptocurrencies now supported for contract trading on the platform. In January 2026, the overall trading volume increased by 25.6% compared to December 2025, setting a new high.

On the product side, the contract experience has undergone multiple deep upgrades. The smart follow trading model has been launched, deeply integrated with contract trading, and comprehensively upgrading the follow trading functions, supporting limit close, profit stop-loss, one-click reverse positions, K line viewing, and more, significantly enhancing trading decision-making and execution efficiency; after the upgrade, "Yubi Treasure" has a maximum annualized return of 7.21%, with nearly 30 days of annualized return at 4.22%. BTC and ETH can also enjoy the same return levels as USDT, with earnings automatically distributed daily without affecting normal contract trading, achieving a balance between fund utilization and trading flexibility.

In terms of trading experience, the APP focused on optimizing profit and loss logic upgrades, adding multi-dimensional triggers, price type switching, and profit and loss calculation features as key improvements. Additionally, the contract grid has introduced an auto top-up function for margin, an upgrade to leveraged position modes, an upgraded search function, and an upgraded APP homepage ranking, significantly enhancing operational fluidity and interface friendliness. Data from the new version one week after launch shows that the peak order placement intent increased by 6.31% compared to the old version, with an average increase of 7.66%, significantly improving trading conversion efficiency.

Advancement in Global Compliance, Continuously Transparent Security System

In terms of compliance, Huobi HTX received a No Objection Certificate (NoC) issued by the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) in the first quarter of 2026, achieving a key compliance breakthrough for virtual asset business in Pakistan. Under this regulatory framework, Huobi HTX can legally conduct spot trading, OTC trading, wallet services, and contract-type virtual asset businesses, laying the groundwork for long-term compliant operations in the South Asian market.

Regarding asset security, Huobi HTX has publicly disclosed its proof of reserves (PoR) data for 40 consecutive months. The latest data shows that the reserve rates of major assets are maintained above 100%, with core assets fully covered. Notably, the reserve scale of USDC has increased to 44,882,357 pieces, further optimizing the stablecoin configuration structure.

Debuting on the International Stage, Brand Influence Continues to Expand

At the 2025 Hong Kong Wealth Management Summit and the 12th "Hong Kong Stock 100" award ceremony, HTX Ventures was awarded the best Web3 venture capital institution of the year. HTX DAO, with its title sponsorship, collaborated with Golden Finance to launch an on-chain light variety show, with total views exceeding 1.55 million, exploring innovative forms of Web3 content and continuously expanding brand outreach.

Additionally, HTX DAO initiated the "Xinjiang Adventure · VIP Client Journey" in mid-January, strengthening connections and ecological consensus building among core users through immersive communication and in-depth interaction.

HTX DAO Ecosystem Construction Deepens, Governance and Value Systems Upgrade Simultaneously

In January 2026, HTX DAO simultaneously advanced the optimization of the token mechanism and community governance construction, continuously solidifying the foundation for ecological development. The platform completed the HTX token burn for Q4 2025, with the total amount burned close to 10% of the total supply, further reinforcing the long-term value support and deflationary expectations of the token, enhancing ecological confidence and value stability; concurrently releasing a governance token white paper compliant with EU MiCA regulations (EU 2023/1114), marking significant progress in the global compliance process, and laying a solid foundation for future international expansion and institutional construction.

At the beginning of the month, HTX DAO officially launched the recruitment of a volunteer system and deeply participated in the selection mechanism of the "People Experience Officer" year-round program, exploring more open and transparent community co-governance practices. It also launched community educational content "HTX New Year First Lesson", incentives for sharing books, and the Nova community growth plan, continuously strengthening community awareness building and member activity, enhancing the internal motivation of the DAO organization.

In terms of social responsibilities and ecological collaboration, HTX DAO participated in the "12th Heartfelt Happiness Gathering" charity event and collaborated with the Fang Duck community and Loyal to conduct charity actions for autistic children, putting into practice its corporate social responsibility, conveying the warmth and responsibility of the Web3 community. Moreover, HTX DAO supports content dissemination by major players on-chain and offline industry activities by Block Valley Shanghai, continuously expanding industry influence and ecological linkage capabilities. With multi-dimensional progress, HTX DAO is gradually forming a long-term ecological framework that develops governance mechanisms, value models, and social responsibilities in parallel.

Steady Progress Signals a New Stage of High-Quality Growth

In January 2026, Huobi HTX continued to promote global compliance layouts amidst market fluctuations, strengthening product experience, optimizing asset structure, and maintaining steady growth in trading volume through the construction of a global OTC network, forward-looking layout of quality assets, deep upgrades of contract products, and transparent security mechanisms, continuously solidifying the foundation for long-term development.

Looking to the new year, Huobi HTX will continue to adhere to a balanced development path that emphasizes compliance operations, asset security, and product innovation, building a more robust, efficient, and open global digital asset service ecosystem.

About Huobi HTX

Huobi HTX was established in 2013. After 12 years of development, it has evolved from a cryptocurrency exchange to a comprehensive blockchain business ecosystem, covering digital asset trading, financial derivatives, research, investment, incubation, and other businesses.

As a leading global Web3 portal, Huobi HTX adheres to the development strategy of global expansion, ecological prosperity, wealth effects, and safety compliance, providing comprehensive, safe, and reliable value and services for cryptocurrency enthusiasts worldwide.

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