In Q1 2026, against the backdrop of macroeconomic uncertainty and industry structural reshaping, the cryptocurrency market entered a "repricing" phase. User behavior became more rational, and competition among trading platforms shifted from a battle for traffic to a comprehensive comparison of product strength, asset quality, and compliance capabilities.
As a leader in industry infrastructure, Huobi HTX takes trading as its core engine, safety and compliance as its foundation, and product innovation and globalization as breakthroughs, achieving collaborative evolution across multiple business lines. Recently, Huobi HTX, in collaboration with several media outlets, released the 2026 Digital Asset Trend White Paper to guide the industry's direction. As of the end of March 2026, Huobi HTX officially surpassed 59 million registered users, with total exposure for Q1 exceeding 53.55 million. From the frequent emergence of popular spot trading products to the explosion of contract TradFi assets, Huobi HTX is defining a new era of cryptocurrency in 2026 with its "excellent" report card.

Spot Trading and OTC: Capitalizing on the 2026 "Wealth Effect," Selecting "0 Freezing" to Build a Trust Moat

In the unpredictable market environment of 2026, Huobi HTX upholds its safety moat, continuously capturing Alpha returns for users with keen insights and rapid responses. The quarterly volume of new assets has seen explosive growth, with spot trading volume reaching the 3 billion level.

During Q1, Huobi HTX launched a total of 39 projects, with the proportion of initial offerings reaching 53.85%. Among them, popular assets such as ELSA, Laozi, and I’m coming have performed particularly well, achieving maximum increases of 620%, 572.73%, and 411.81%, respectively. BTW, BNKR, and RIVER closely followed, with BTW being a first-time launching project on Huobi HTX and RIVER demonstrating significant growth after its launch. Meanwhile, leveraging top industry summits such as the Blockchain Forum 2026, Huobi HTX has precisely targeted high-net-worth individuals through its "spot trading fee cashback program," driving total trading volume for participating users to exceed 3 billion USDT.

In 2026, safety remains the lifeblood of deposits and withdrawals. The Huobi selection station firmly adheres to the "0 freezing" safety moat, shortening complaint response times to within 3 minutes, setting an industry benchmark for the safety of deposit and withdrawal. On this basis, the OTC business is accelerating its global layout. With rapid breakthroughs in markets such as the Australian compliance station and Pakistan (PKR), Huobi HTX's global compliance footprint has extended to more emerging high-frequency scenarios. In the future, Huobi OTC will deepen its focus on high-quality clients, continuously improve platform stickiness and user experience, while fully advancing the "going out" strategy, actively expanding cooperative channels, and radiating efficient deposit and withdrawal service capabilities to more ecological scenarios.

Currently, Huobi HTX has updated its April latest proof of reserves (PoR), having continuously and publicly disclosed Merkel tree reserve proofs for 42 months. The reserve ratios of mainstream assets remain above 100%, with BTC and ETH achieving a net increase of 142 and 538 user assets, respectively, and TRX increasing by over 91.78 million. Additionally, this month has seen an upgrade to the display of stablecoin assets; by abstracting aggregation through USDs, mainstream US dollar stablecoins such as USDT and USDC are uniformly categorized, thereby improving asset transparency and user understanding efficiency, resulting in a clearer and more robust overall funding structure for the platform.

Contracts and Earning Coins: The TradFi Ambition and Steady Returns Behind 300 Billion US Dollars

2026 is a year of deep transformation for derivative businesses. Huobi HTX, through its "full category, one-stop" strategy, has completely broken the boundaries between traditional finance and crypto assets.

The Huobi contracts TradFi sector launched more than 22 unique assets this quarter, including gold, silver, crude oil, US stocks, and indices, driving quarterly trading volume to nearly 300 billion US dollars. Currently, the platform's total number of trading pairs for the quarter has exceeded 276, further increasing the market share of contracts and continually expanding the user base. Meanwhile, the daily maximum annualized return for the Yubi Treasure during Q1 reached 7.21%, with an average daily annualized return of 2.68%. With zero-entry threshold, no locking period restrictions, and daily yield distribution, normal contract trading is not affected, maintaining average annualized returns that lead the industry.

With the launch of Product 4.0 and smart copy trading mode, Q1 trading volume increased by 50%, and the number of copy trading users doubled, while liquidation amounts decreased by 61%. While significantly optimizing the trading experience, Huobi HTX is effectively reducing risks and protecting the interests of copiers through technological means.

During Q1, Huobi Earning Coins launched a VIP flexible product specifically tailored for Prime 5 and above clients, initially offering a USDT product with a maximum 9% annualized return and a single limit of 100,000 USDT. In the flexible aspect of stablecoins, USDT, USDC, USDD, U, and USD1 continue to maintain industry-leading returns, with platform subsidies reaching a top annualized rate of 15%, and new USDE, USAT flexible options and related activities launched, with participation amounts exceeding 110 million US dollars. Furthermore, the new coin earning activities launched six events in Q1, with cumulative subscription amounts exceeding 10 million US dollars.

Product Evolution and Industry Voice: Deep Integration of AI Assistants and Web3 Ecosystem

In 2026, Huobi HTX fully embraces AI, advocating the use of AI to empower trading, gradually evolving into a smart financial terminal.

During Q1, Huobi HTX officially launched the internal testing of the AI assistant, supporting in-depth market analysis and precise recommendations for earning coin products; the community publishing tool was upgraded, introducing interactive components like "topics" and "bullish/bearish," aiding users to make efficient decisions in the sea of information. At the same time, HTX Private membership rights and desktop clients were launched, and the leverage position model and earning order page underwent a native upgrade. Whether for comparison of assets pre-and post-order or features like "one-click liquidation, transfer, and repayment," the operational experience has reached top industry standards. On the Web3 side, on-chain financial products for USDe were launched, allowing users to participate directly in on-chain minting and redemption within CEX, greatly lowering the barriers for users exploring Web3.

In terms of ecosystem construction, HTX DAO continues to expand its boundaries: on-chain staking features have been launched, $HTX has successfully listed on compliant exchanges in Europe, and mechanisms such as "People's Experience Officers" have been initiated for community co-construction, further enhancing community participation and governance activity. Notably, the quarterly destruction of $HTX will also take place in mid-April.

Meanwhile, HTX Ventures continues to provide industry insights: in January, it released the "2025 Annual Review" report, systematically outlining the key paths toward mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency assets; it has also deeply participated in top global industry conferences such as Consensus HK and ETHDenver, consistently providing users with high-quality decision-making references through weekly market reviews, strengthening the platform's cognitive influence in the industry.

Brand and Public Welfare: From "Ice and Snow Adventure" to the Brand Warmth of "Towards Spring"

Huobi HTX's brand influence and globalization efforts advanced side by side in Q1.

HTX Ventures and HTX DAO appeared at top events such as the Hong Kong Wealth Management Summit and the 12th "Top 100 Hong Kong Stocks" award ceremony, and Consensus Hong Kong; concurrently, HTX DAO partnered with Jinse Finance to launch on-chain variety content, accumulating over 1.55 million views online. In terms of offline activities, from the "HTXDAO Ice and Snow Adventure" VIP client event in January to the "Towards Spring" salon in March, Huobi HTX has built a cohesive elite community ecosystem through private dinners and in-depth learning experiences (such as an educational tour to Sun Yuchen's alma mater).

During Q1, Huobi HTX made its presence felt at public welfare events in Bijie, Guizhou, Tibet, and Yunnan. From caring for children with autism to targeted donations for underprivileged students, Huobi HTX is giving back to the global community with the power of technology for good.

Looking towards Q2, driving the next wave of growth with AI and compliance

The excellent data from Q1 2026 is a concentrated embodiment of Huobi HTX's four major strategies: "global compliance, ecological construction, wealth effect, and security compliance."

Looking ahead to Q2, with the launch of the third-party custody Ceffu and the advancement of the second phase of Wanxiang transfer, Huobi HTX will further smooth the flow of assets and funding efficiency, becoming a steadfast builder of crypto financial infrastructure. In a cryptocurrency market that is gradually maturing, true competition will no longer be about the outcomes of short-term fluctuations, but about the accumulation and realization of long-term capabilities. Huobi HTX is steadily moving along this path.

About Huobi HTX

Huobi HTX was established in 2013 and has evolved 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 development strategies of global expansion, ecological prosperity, wealth effect, and security compliance, providing the world’s virtual currency enthusiasts with comprehensive, safe, and reliable value and services.

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