In April 2026, the cryptocurrency market completed a critical sentiment repair, with institutional capital continuously entering, while sectors like AI, DeFi, and GameFi saw rotational increases, and the overall market structure began to shift towards "selective repair." Also in April, Huobi HTX delivered a growth report covering all business lines. According to CMC data, Huobi HTX ranked first globally in net inflow of funds over 7 days in mid-May; the platform's overall assets increased by 4.94% month-on-month, with stablecoin assets growing by 11.46%; monthly trading volume for contracts approached $100 billion; and celebrated the anniversary of Huobi Select Station. From user growth to ecological expansion, in April, Huobi HTX is accelerating the construction of the next stage of the growth flywheel with a multi-line approach.

Net inflow of funds in 7 days ranked first: Platform assets steadily grow, stablecoin earnings become the core driving force

Asset scale is one of the core indicators for measuring platform health. In April, Huobi HTX's overall assets increased by 4.94% month-on-month, with stablecoin assets seeing an increase of 11.46%, significantly outpacing the overall growth. This structural growth is due to the continuous launch of new assets and the ongoing efforts of Huobi Earn.

In April, Huobi HTX launched a total of 9 new coins, jointly premiering the projects OPG, CHIP, BLEND, and MEGA. Among these, the price of BLEND increased by 151% after launch; CHIP rose by 74%. The AI sector was a strong segment in April. The new AI coin Genius surged by 50% after launch; the DeFi sector SPK increased by 40%, while ORCA grew by 64%; in the GameFi sector, APE rose by 111%, and AXS went up by 52%; the privacy sector ZEC grew by 20%, and ZAMA increased by 50%.

In April, Huobi Earn's stablecoin savings products continued to maintain industry-leading yield advantages, especially with the net inflow momentum of USDT, USDD, and USDC steadily increasing, and the circulating scale of some PoS coins enhancing by nearly 20%. Huobi HTX's uniquely created VIP savings products have benefited nearly a thousand major clients, maintaining a dual increase in user numbers and fund scale since their launch. In the same month, 15 popular new coins were prominently introduced in the earning section, leading to over ten million in new subscription amounts. The accelerated accumulation of stablecoin assets reflects users' long-term trust in the platform's security and steady returns, continuously reinforcing Huobi Earn's core positioning as a "stable income entry point."

OTC broadens access, $HTX ecosystem activation: Holding rate at 88.9%, average daily spot trading volume increased by 117.6%

On the OTC front, April 7 marked the anniversary of Huobi Select Station. As the industry's first high-quality C2C trading area, Huobi Select Station reviewed key milestones since its launch on April 7, 2025. Notable industry breakthroughs include the introduction of a "100% full compensation mechanism" in August 2025 and the maintenance of a "0 freeze record" after 365 days of operation. From "first to launch" to "leading standard," Huobi Select Station completed the leap from product innovation to industry paradigm construction in just one year, setting a new benchmark for risk control and experience in the C2C sector, continuously pushing C2C trading towards safer and more transparent evolution.

In April, Huobi HTX launched two major themed events: "$HTX Carnival Month" and "Passionate $HTX Season," setting multiple incentives around $HTX holdings, spot trading, grid strategies, and earning tasks, with each event's prize pool reaching 100,000 USDT. Official data shows that the participation rate for users in the events reached as high as 88.9%, and the average daily holding amount during the events increased by 47.6%, while $HTX spot trading saw average daily increases of 117.6%.

At the same time, Huobi HTX collaborated with HTX DAO to promote in social media and communities, forming a "closed loop of internal rights engagement and external ecological dissemination," further strengthening ecological consensus and providing users with richer trading experiences and asset participation opportunities. Notably, the on-chain staking saw over 20 trillion $HTX in its first month and as the only token for fee offset on Huobi HTX, $HTX price peaked above 0.000002 U, strongly rising and stabilizing at the nearly 17-month untested 60-week moving average (MA60), creating a new stage high, directly benefiting users holding $HTX from this price repair trend. Furthermore, the HTX Genesis Hackathon officially opened for registration, announcing a total eco-development fund of 10 million U equivalent to $HTX, bringing more ecological dividends to participants.

TradFi layout deepens, product upgrades frequent: Nearly a hundred billion in trading volume

Contract business was one of Huobi HTX's most outstanding sectors in April. 28 new contract coins were added in April, including 11 popular stock assets like MU, SNDK, META, and NVDA, driving monthly trading volume close to $100 billion. The TradFi layout is similarly deepening, with SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, and other pre-IPO assets launched in early May, further enriching users' asset allocation choices. The annualized yield for Yu Bi Bao reached 2%, consistently leading the industry among similar products, while BTC, ETH, and USDT enjoy the same annualized rate, with a 0 threshold for participation, no lock-up restrictions, and daily payouts, not affecting normal contract trading.

On the product front, the contract system underwent several upgrades this month. The search page added a "Hot Contract" leaderboard to help users quickly focus on market highlights; the U-based contract trading system was fully reconstructed, allowing full-position floating profits to be used and transferred, and separate leverage settings for margin multiple positions, with upgrades adopting a gradual automatic migration, meaning users need not manually operate, and positions and orders remain unaffected; contract copying added key information smart pop-ups, proactively managing risks, and improving compliance and user experience simultaneously.

Additionally, on April 20, the spot copy trading was officially launched. This was an important step for Huobi HTX in completing the trading category closed-loop, allowing ordinary users to follow professional traders' real-time strategies with one click, further reducing the investment threshold for spot trading and enhancing platform ecological activity. Huobi AI launched, supporting market analysis, earning recommendations, news interpretation, and opportunity discovery; on the third-party custody front, the Ceffu project code was launched in April, with public testing imminent. This project provides safe and efficient asset custody and transaction systems for institutional users, marking the further enhancement of Huobi HTX's institutional service capabilities.

CIS market brand deepening, safety is no small matter: Awarded the Best P2P Platform, asset reserve rate continues to exceed 100%

In April, during the Blockchain Forum Moscow conference, Huobi HTX was awarded the "Best P2P Platform" annual award and received multiple nominations for exchange and individual awards, continually deepening Huobi HTX's brand trust and influence in the CIS market.

Simultaneously, HTX Ventures released the April research report—The Rise of Yield-Bearing Currency: How Crypto Neobanks Are Challenging the Traditional Banking Model—and releases a weekly review every Wednesday noon to help Huobi HTX users better understand current market conditions and make quality investment decisions.

In terms of security, Huobi HTX continues to advance its virtual asset-related license application in Kyrgyzstan, maintaining active communication with local governments and regulators to steadily promote compliance in the Central Asian market. According to the latest Merkle tree proof of reserve (PoR) data from Huobi HTX, as of May 1, 2026 (UTC+8), the reserve ratio of various mainstream assets on the platform remains above 100%, indicating ample overall capital reserves. As one of the first platforms in the industry to continuously disclose Merkle tree PoR data, Huobi HTX has publicly disclosed PoR data for 43 consecutive months, providing long-term security for user assets. In this month's PoR update, the USDs aggregated assets were upgraded again—on top of the original unified display of USDT, USDC, and other dollar-pegged stablecoins, USDS assets were added to the "USDs" aggregation system, making the platform's overall dollar asset structure clearer and more transparent. Users can access the "Asset - Reserve Proof Report" page on the Huobi HTX official website at any time to view the monthly updated reserve proof report.

April's journey of Huobi HTX has been as fervent as early summer. Behind the growth of each business line points in the same direction: creating more complete participation scenarios for users of different levels through the synergy of product capability, operational density, and ecological breadth. This is the competitive barrier Huobi HTX is building and the underlying logic for its next stage of scale growth.

About Huobi HTX

Huobi HTX was established in 2013 and has developed over 13 years from a cryptocurrency exchange into 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 a development strategy of global expansion, ecological prosperity, wealth effect, and safety compliance, providing comprehensive, safe, and reliable value and services for virtual currency enthusiasts around the world.

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