Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange HTX (formerly Huobi) has lost $7.9 million worth of ETH to a hacker, on-chain data shows. The exchange has already identified the culprit and is ordering a return of funds with the threat of legal action. As noted by blockchain security firm Peckshield, exactly 4999 ETH ($7,866,926.30) left Huobi’s wallet on Sunday at roughly 10:00 am UTC. Tron founder and Huobi advisor Justin Sun confirmed on Monday that the outbound transfer was...
Read More »Justin Sun’s High-Yield Project Is Set to Eclipse Huobi Global
More than the risks to its financial reserves, and all the news about withdrawals, there is yet another reason that currently ticks off investors about Huobi. In June, Justin Sun floated a brainchild project that was targeted at crypto investors who had a knack for very high yields. Per his pitch, the project promised returns of 5% on low-risk securities like government bonds. Although there were always high expectations for the project, it may have already surpassed all. Barely two and a...
Read More »Crypto Exchange Huobi to Use HTX to Fulfill Its Global Ambitions
Huobi will retain its identity for Chinese-speaking regions, but the exchange will now be recognized as HTX on the global scene. Popular cryptocurrency exchange Huobi celebrated its 10th anniversary on Wednesday by announcing its rebranding to HTX. However, there might be more to the move that controversially appears to echo the bankrupt exchange FTX. According to the September 13 announcement, “H” simply represents the first letter of Huobi, “T” represents Justin Sun’s blockchain project...
Read More »Centralized Exchanges Recorded Lowest Spot and Derivatives Trading Volume in August: Data
Grayscale’s victory over the SEC could be seen as a major setback for the financial regulator, which has intensified its enforcement efforts against the cryptocurrency industry. However, this landmark win did not translate into a notable increase in the accumulation of crypto assets in the spot market. In fact, CCData’s latest report disclosed that the losing streak continued in August despite minor fluctuations. Spot Volumes Takes Hit The total trading volume for spot and...
Read More »Binance, Bybit, OKX and Other Crypto Exchanges List Newly Launched Worldcoin (WLD) Token
CoinspeakerBinance, Bybit, OKX and Other Crypto Exchanges List Newly Launched Worldcoin (WLD) Token The WLD token is experiencing a remarkable start, gaining significant attention among crypto exchanges. Binance, Bybit, OKX and Other Crypto Exchanges List Newly Launched Worldcoin (WLD) Token
Read More »Houbi Founder Sues Crypto Exchange for Trademark Infringement (Report)
Huobi founder Li Lin has accused the crypto exchange of using the Huobi trademark, an action that supposedly goes against the agreement in the original acquisition contract. According to Chinese crypto reporter Colin Wu, X-Spot Co. Limited, controlled by Li Lin, has filed a lawsuit in the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region against crypto exchange Huobi Global for trademark Infringement. Huobi founder Li Lin formally sued Huobi Global in Hong Kong for...
Read More »Huobi to Launch Hong Kong Venue on June 1: Report
Huobi Global announced gearing up for the launch of its Hong Kong division on June 1st for users in the city-state. The expansion comes in the backdrop of the Hong Kong securities regulator – Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) decision – to allow retail trading in cryptocurrencies has come after a year of turmoil in the sector. The new venue in the special administrative region of China called Huobi Hong Kong will be “fully compliant with local regulations and offer a...
Read More »Huobi Ordered to Cease Operations in Malaysia after Failure to Comply with Local Regulations
The Malaysian SC has urged the local investors to immediately cease trading via Huobi Global, withdraw their investments, and close their accounts. A leading centralized crypto firm Huobi Global Limited and its Chief Executive Officer Leon Li have been accused of operating a digital asset exchange in Malaysia without registration. As a result, the Securities Commission of Malaysia (SC) has ordered the cryptocurrency exchange to immediately cease operations within its jurisdiction. Notably,...
Read More »Binance Turned Down Justin Sun’s Offer to Buy His Stake in Huobi
Justin Sun has denied the rumors of a proposal to crypto exchange Binance for acquiring his part of the stake in Huobi Global. Sources familiar with the matter said that the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance recently turned down an offer to acquire Justin Sun’s ownership in crypto exchange Huobi. The sources further added that Binance didn’t show interest due to the rumors that crypto exchange Huobi has ties with mainland China. Last month in March, Justin Sun showed interest in...
Read More »Huobi Token (HT) Experiences a Flash Crash But Swiftly Recovers
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