HTX (cryptocurrency exchange)

Huobi
Native name
火币
Company typePublic
IndustryBitcoin exchange
Founded2013
FounderLeon Li
Headquarters
Seychelles
Key people
Leon Li (Chairman, Founder)

Jiawei Zhu (COO)
Xianfeng Cheng (CTO)
Charlie Tsai (CSO)
Xiaofeng Chen (Vice President)

Peng Hu (Vice President)
Websitewww.hbg.com

HTX is a Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange. Founded in China as Huobi (Chinese: 火币网; pinyin: Huǒbìwǎng), the company now has offices in Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and the United States. In August 2018 it became a publicly listed Hong Kong company.[1]

Following a 2017 ban on Bitcoin exchanges by the Chinese government, Huobi stopped Bitcoin withdrawals.[2] Huobi China continues to operate as a blockchain consulting and research platform.

As of March 2018, Huobi processed around US $1 billion in trades daily.[3]

Huobi changed its name to HTX in September 2023.[4]

  1. ^ Borak, Masha (2018-08-30). "Crypto exchange Huobi completes backdoor listing in Hong Kong". TechNode. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  2. ^ "China's OkCoin, Huobi exchanges to stop bitcoin withdrawals". reuters.com. 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Crypto Exchanges Are Raking in Billions of Dollars". Bloomberg. 6 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-03-05.
  4. ^ "In Huobi's HTX Rebrand, the Echoes of FTX Go Beyond the Name". Bloomberg.com. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2024-02-19.