Against the backdrop of global macro uncertainty and the crypto technology cycle, the crypto market in 2025 underwent a profound transformation from emotion-driven to structural reshaping. The market gradually bid farewell to short-term speculation logic and turned to a reevaluation of security, liquidity, and long-term value. The core competitiveness of leading trading platforms also shifted from short-term traffic to security, liquidity, and long-term service capability. Recently, Huobi HTX officially released the "2026 New Year Report," systematically reviewing its 2025 business performance, ecosystem development, and future strategies.

To read the full report, please visit: https://square.htx.com/zh/htx-2025-recap-2026-outlook-defining-the-next-growth-cycle-through-long-termism/

The report shows that in 2025, Huobi HTX achieved robust growth in key metrics such as user base, trading volume, and compliance progress. By the end of the year, the platform's global cumulative registered users exceeded 55 million, with 6 million new users added throughout the year; the annual cumulative trading volume was approximately $33 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 39%, with net inflows of $608 million. The platform maintained a record of zero security incidents throughout the year and was selected for the Forbes "2025 Most Trusted Global Cryptocurrency Exchange" list.

Spot Trading Sees Steady Growth, Smart Tools Become the New Engine

Amidst volatile market conditions, Huobi HTX's spot business demonstrated a stable growth trend. In 2025, the platform's spot cumulative trading volume exceeded $19 trillion USDT, a nearly 30% year-on-year increase.

The report points out that smart trading tools are reshaping user trading behavior. The annual trading volume of spot trading bots increased by 97% year-on-year, and the scale of funds deposited doubled. Among them, stablecoin-related grid trading volume increased by 352% year-on-year, and mainstream coin grid trading volume increased by 122% year-on-year. By reducing operation frequency through automated strategies, spot robots have gradually become essential tools for users to navigate volatile markets.

New Asset Strategy Shifts to "Initial Value," Strengthening Forward-looking Layout Capability

In terms of new assets, in 2025, Huobi HTX listed a total of 166 new cryptocurrencies, with the overall strategy shifting from chasing short-term emotions to making preemptive judgments on narrative origins and asset lifecycles.

A report shows that the platform has repeatedly achieved the first-mover effect in various fields such as Meme, AI, and crypto financial infrastructure. Assets such as TRUMP, PIPPIN, M saw a several-fold increase in price after their initial launch on Huobi HTX. Meanwhile, in the stablecoin and compliant finance narrative, Huobi HTX was the first to list assets such as USD1, WLFI, U, further strengthening its first-mover advantage in cutting-edge fields. Through a more stringent screening mechanism and a continuous listing pace, Huobi HTX is gradually building a differentiated advantage as a "first-launch value platform."

Contract Trading Volume Continues to Expand, Product and Liquidity Simultaneously Optimized

In terms of derivatives, Huobi HTX's annual contract trading volume reached $1.4 trillion, a year-on-year increase of about 50%, with trading volume showing a monthly growth trend. By introducing multiple top-tier market makers and optimizing the trading structure, the depth and stability of core contract trading pairs such as BTC, ETH have continued to improve. Over 120 contract function optimizations were completed throughout the year, covering high-frequency use cases such as order logic, funding rate display, risk control mechanisms, and more.

At the product level, the contract grid was upgraded to version 2.0, with monthly active users surpassing 30,000; the copy trading system was upgraded to version 4.0, introducing intelligent copy trading and fund isolation mechanisms to further lower the threshold for contract trading participation. In addition, the joint margin mode supports multi-asset collaboration, with related trading volume accounting for over 60% of the overall contract volume, significantly improving fund utilization efficiency.

Pioneering C2C Selection Station, Leading OTC Trading Service Upgrade

Huobi HTX's OTC trading business continued to expand in 2025, leveraging its platform-level financial infrastructure. The annual OTC trading served 3.93 million users, facilitated approximately $3.6 trillion in trading volume, supported 74 fiats, and 600+ payment methods, spanning 231 countries and regions.

Among them, the C2C Selection Station, as one of the most iconic innovations of the year, has led the upgrade of industry OTC trading services. Through a rigorous merchant admission mechanism, an end-to-end risk control system, and a "100% full compensation" guarantee mechanism, the area has maintained a 0 freeze record since its launch, setting a new industry standard in terms of security and transaction efficiency. Through a 0 fee policy and an intelligent matching system, the Huobi Selection Station, while ensuring compliance and user experience, has reshaped the trust mechanism of C2C transactions, becoming an important example of industry service paradigm upgrade.

Multi-level Fund Management and Brand Influence Resonance, Continuously Unleashing Platform Ecological Vitality

Around different risk preferences and fund usage scenarios, Huobi HTX will continue to enhance its fund management product matrix in 2025, gradually building a multi-level fund solution covering stable value appreciation and efficient trading, including Coin Earning, Leverage, and Margin Trading (formerly Borrowing). Data shows that Huobi Earn serviced over 600,000 users throughout the year, with products covering more than 300 digital assets; in terms of leverage and margin trading, the platform has simultaneously optimized asset richness, fund utilization efficiency, and risk control capabilities, becoming an important support for the platform's professional trading ecosystem.

As the product system continues to mature, Huobi HTX, through high-frequency, structured asset activities, enhances user engagement and drives trading activity to form a positive cycle. In 2025, the platform has held over 300 asset-related activities accumulated around popular assets, core trading scenarios, and strategic gameplay, attracting over a million users. Among them, activities such as Launchpool and Peak Contest, while enhancing liquidity and trading depth, have significantly increased user stickiness and community activity, serving as a link between assets, users, and the platform.

With the continuous growth of business scale and ecological vitality, Huobi HTX has achieved breakthroughs in industry influence and brand credibility. In 2025, Huobi HTX strongly made it onto the Forbes "Most Trusted Global Cryptocurrency Exchanges" list and achieved a leap in the global comprehensive rankings of multiple mainstream data platforms; global advisor Justin Sun appeared on the cover of Forbes and won multiple industry awards; its global investment arm, HTX Ventures, also received several annual investment institution awards for its forward-looking layout in Web3 and the primary market. According to a CoinDesk research report, as of November, Huobi HTX's 2025 market share has grown by 2.06%, ranking first among global mainstream centralized exchanges.

Through the coordinated resonance of fund management products, asset activities, and brand influence, Huobi HTX is building a comprehensive cryptocurrency platform that combines trading efficiency, user engagement, and a long-term trust foundation, accumulating momentum for sustainable growth in future cycles.

Continuous Advancement in Security and Compliance, Establishing a Solid Foundation of Long-term Trust

Security and compliance have always been the most important baseline capabilities of Huobi HTX. Reports show that in 2025, Huobi HTX continuously strengthened its security and compliance capabilities. The platform issues a Merkle Tree Reserve Proof every month, and the main asset reserve rate has always been maintained above 100%. Among them, the USDT reserve scale grew by approximately 150% throughout the year, significantly increasing user asset retention and trust.

On the compliance front, Huobi HTX has been steadily advancing its multi-region licensing layout, and has officially become one of the first two global digital asset platforms to meet the Pakistan Virtual Asset Licensing criteria. It is also promoting licensing and regulatory cooperation in key markets such as the Middle East and Australia, continuously enhancing its anti-money laundering and anti-crypto-crime system, and strengthening the compliance foundation of its global business.

Outlook for 2026: Focusing on Core Trading Scenarios, Evolving Continuously in Stability

Standing at the starting point of a new cycle, Huobi HTX stated in the report that in 2026, it will continue to focus on the three core trading scenarios of spot, derivatives, and C2C, deepening product specialization and user experience. It will also expand fund management efficiency, strengthen security and compliance, and promote long-term ecosystem prosperity through HTX DAO, research, and investment systems.

As emphasized by Huobi HTX in the report, true growth comes from respecting time. In the rapidly changing crypto world, Huobi HTX is moving towards the next stage of long-termism at a more steady pace.

About Huobi HTX

Founded in 2013, Huobi HTX has evolved over 12 years from a cryptocurrency exchange to 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 upholds a development strategy of global expansion, ecosystem prosperity, wealth effect, and security and compliance. It provides virtual currency enthusiasts worldwide with comprehensive, secure, and reliable value and services.

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