Apia, Samoa — October 14, 2026 — Marking a significant milestone in its history, global digital asset platform HTX has released its comprehensive performance report for the third quarter of 2026. The period coincided with the platform’s 13th anniversary, a major benchmark that highlights its enduring presence through multiple bull and bear cycles since its founding in 2013. Against the backdrop of a notable broader market rally in Q3, HTX reported strong expansion across its core derivatives and spot trading operations, accelerated integration of traditional finance (TradFi) assets, and important regulatory progress in key international markets.
Emphasizing the theme "Resilience Reveals the Future," the platform celebrated its anniversary by launching the 13th-Anniversary Carnival and the third installment of its flagship Trading Championship. These initiatives underscored the platform’s focus on community engagement, robust trading activity, and continued adaptation to the evolving digital asset landscape.
13th-Anniversary Celebrations Conclude, with Participation from Users Worldwide
Beginning on August 13, HTX rolled out a month-long series of exclusive anniversary celebrations across its spot, futures, Earn, and lending business units. The focal point of the celebrations was the annual Trading Championship #3, which emerged as the platform’s largest campaign of the quarter. The competition successfully attracted 45,000 registrations and generated an impressive 6.8 billion USDT in futures trading volume. Alongside this growth, HTX futures copy trading volume recorded a 21% increase quarter-over-quarter, reflecting sustained user interest in automated and social trading strategies.
In the spot trading sector, the platform organized 14 distinct themed campaigns over the three-month period. Highlights included the Individual Challenge, the Trending Cryptos Margin Trading Carnival, and various Points Tasks. These campaigns collectively drew over 46,000 registrations and drove more than 500 million USDT in trading volume.
Company representatives noted that these anniversary initiatives were designed not only to reward long-term users for their enduring support, but also to reaffirm HTX’s strategic focus on resilience and product innovation as it enters its 14th year of operation.
TradFi Asset Offerings Expand as Quarterly Trading Volume More Than Doubles
A major driver of growth for HTX during the third quarter was the aggressive expansion of its traditional finance asset offerings. Continuing its push to bridge conventional markets and digital assets, HTX listed 183 new futures assets in Q3 alone, including 154 stocks and index-related products. This expansion brings the platform’s total inventory of tradable stock assets to 278, maintaining its position among industry leaders for multi-market stock asset coverage.
The platform’s TradFi lineup currently focuses on four key sectors: AI hardware and semiconductor computing power, global e-commerce and internet enterprises, leading Asia-Pacific companies and major indices, and high-dividend blue-chip stocks. Throughout the quarter, popular thematic assets—including pre-IPO unicorns and high-demand instruments such as POLYMARKET, OURA, and MOONSHOT—were successfully integrated into the platform. Eligible users were thus given the opportunity to access global market opportunities directly through HTX, reducing the need to navigate multiple platforms. This service, however, remains subject to geographical access restrictions and is unavailable in certain regulated jurisdictions.
The expanded asset offerings translated directly into a surge in trading activity. Cumulative TradFi trading volume on HTX approached $6 billion by the end of the quarter, with $4.1 billion generated during Q3 alone—more than double the cumulative total recorded in the previous quarter.
To support this expansion, HTX upgraded its underlying trading infrastructure. Stock perpetual futures were enhanced with a dividend settlement mechanism, allowing position values to adjust continuously when an underlying stock goes ex-dividend. This feature minimizes the impact of non-trading-related price adjustments on user positions. Additionally, TradFi asset detail pages were updated to incorporate comprehensive market data, news updates, and company profiles, while dedicated categories for stocks, commodities, and ETFs were integrated into market rankings. HTX also adjusted its TradFi trading fee structure, successfully positioning its net trading fees among the top tier in the industry.
Looking toward the long-term convergence of traditional finance and blockchain technology, HTX continues to monitor regulatory developments regarding real-world assets (RWAs) and tokenized stocks. The platform remains committed to exploring compliant frameworks for future product innovation while strictly adhering to applicable local laws and regulations.
Trending Assets Emerge as Earn and Lending Products Put Funds to Work Efficiently
In the spot market, HTX listed several high-interest projects during the third quarter, with multiple tokens making their debut listings on the platform. Among them, Niulai emerged as the top-performing newly listed token, achieving a peak gain exceeding 500%, while DOS and STONK each recorded peak gains of 240% post-listing.
HTX Earn and lending services expanded in parallel with these new listings. The platform updated its HTX Earn schedule, shifting from weekly updates to real-time synchronization with new token launches. This change enables users to access corresponding yield products as soon as eligible popular tokens become available on the market. During the third quarter, nearly 500,000 users participated in HTX Earn, contributing to total subscription amounts close to 1 billion USDT.
To cater to high-net-worth participants, SVIP Flexible Earn products expanded their offerings to include Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Furthermore, the platform’s SmartEarn feature introduced a trading-linked APY boost, providing a base APY of 4% upon activation that can scale up to 9% for users meeting specific trading volume thresholds, effectively maximizing the earning potential of idle digital assets.
In the margin and borrowing sectors, 21 new tradable assets were added. Notably, XAUT became the first precious metal asset integrated into the platform’s Convert feature, expanding the range of instruments available for trading, borrowing, and use as collateral. Loan interest rates were dynamically adjusted across more than 50 cryptocurrencies to reflect market conditions, keeping large-loan interest rates competitive relative to industry averages.
Risk management tools also received important upgrades in Q3, with the introduction of trailing stop orders and MMR TP/SL orders. These features allow stop-loss thresholds to automatically track market movements, offering heightened flexibility for participants managing large positions and high leverage.
Advancing Global Compliance and Making a Major Brand Appearance at TOKEN2049
Global expansion and regulatory compliance remained central pillars of HTX’s strategic roadmap throughout the third quarter. In Dubai, the establishment of the relevant applicant entity received preliminary approval from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), with subsequent compliance reviews progressing according to schedule. In Pakistan, following the formal publication of virtual asset service regulations and the initiation of licensing processes, HTX advanced the establishment of its local entity and formal license application, building upon the No Objection Certificate (NoC) previously secured from the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA).
Regional engagement initiatives also remained active. In August, HTX Ventures participated in Conviction Vietnam to foster connections with local users and Web3 ecosystem contributors. As the fourth quarter commenced, HTX maintained a prominent physical presence at TOKEN2049 in Singapore on October 7–8, engaging with global projects, investment firms, developers, and industry leaders. Justin Sun, adviser to HTX and a core supporter of HTX DAO, attended related gatherings, delivered key insights, and visited the HTX Ventures booth at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre to meet with team members and industry participants.
During a private, invitation-only event titled "Future Night," hosted by HTX DAO during the TOKEN2049 week, Justin Sun shared his macroeconomic perspective on the digital asset industry via video. He highlighted the deepening integration between traditional finance and crypto, noting that while artificial intelligence is reshaping wealth creation, blockchain technology is fundamentally transforming how wealth is stored and transferred. He emphasized the growing utility of stablecoins in global settlements and the ongoing on-chain adoption of conventional assets such as bonds, funds, and gold as defining trends for the coming decade. Additionally, HTX DAO hosted an exclusive VIP dinner, facilitating direct dialogue between industry representatives, ecosystem partners, and platform leadership.
HTX DAO Ecosystem Expands as Q3 $HTX Burn Approaches
HTX DAO continued to support the long-term economic model and utility of the $HTX token throughout the third quarter by executing its deflationary token burn mechanisms and fostering community-driven development. On July 15, HTX DAO completed its Q2 2026 $HTX token burn, destroying tokens valued at more than $13.6 million and bringing cumulative burns and donations to 117.79 trillion tokens. The subsequent Q3 $HTX token burn is scheduled to take place on October 15.
On the ecosystem development front, HTX DAO partnered with B.AI to co-host the Genesis Hackathon, which drew participation from more than 200 developer teams exploring use cases in $HTX utility, AI agent finance, on-chain asset management, and decentralized governance tools. Speaking at Future Night, HTX DAO ambassador Molly noted that several projects conceptualized by participating international university teams have progressed to advanced incubation stages, with plans to integrate into the broader $HTX ecosystem.
Molly also reported that nearly 200 active volunteers are independently contributing to the grassroots development of the HTX DAO community. Plans are underway in the fourth quarter to establish regional community nodes to facilitate local events and collaborative discussions. Furthermore, ecosystem feedback channels have continued to drive operational refinements, including optimizations to withdrawal fees and ongoing enhancements to the mobile application experience.
Navigating Market Cycles with Resilience, Shaping the Future Together with Users Worldwide
Entering its 14th year of operations, HTX has completed its transformation from an early digital asset trading platform into a comprehensive blockchain ecosystem spanning spot and derivatives trading, research, investment, and incubation. As the broader market and regulatory landscapes continue to evolve, the platform remains focused on user-centric development, asset security, and infrastructure optimization.
Guided by its overarching vision to "Achieve Financial Freedom for 8 Billion People Worldwide," HTX enters the final stretch of 2026 committed to maintaining its operational resilience and building the future of digital finance alongside its global user base.
About HTX
Founded in 2013, HTX has evolved from a digital asset exchange into a comprehensive ecosystem of blockchain businesses that span digital asset trading, derivatives, research, investments, incubation, and other operations. Guided by its vision to achieve financial freedom for users worldwide, the platform continues to adapt its products and services to meet the evolving needs of the global blockchain industry.
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