Court filings by the FCA recorded 4.6 million UK visits to HTX in 2023 and noted an employee successfully traded using a UK driving license and British pounds

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The UK government sanctioned Huobi Global S.A.

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The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned 10 individuals and one entity tied to North Korean undercover IT worker schemes

HTX has blocked new UK user registrations and stopped accepting deposits from British consumers

The FCA initiated legal action against HTX in October 2025 in London's High Court after the exchange repeatedly failed to engage with the regulator

The Financial Conduct Authority secured High Court undertakings recorded in an October 27, 2026 Tomlin order against HTX from Panama-registered Huobi Global S.A., remaining in force until October 21, 2031

Existing UK HTX accounts are blocked from trading and must request a one-time 48-hour window to withdraw remaining assets before account closure

President Donald Trump stated in August 2026 that CFTC Chair Michael Selig was working to bring Hyperliquid into the United States in a compliant fashion

Steve Smart, the FCA's executive director of enforcement, stated that being based overseas does not put crypto firms beyond the reach of UK law

To trade on the planned U.S. venue by ICE and Trade[XYZ], verified customers must complete identity and anti-money-laundering checks and connect through participating futures commission merchants

The Financial Conduct Authority and HTX began settlement talks over the FCA's lawsuit against HTX in March 2026, extending their discussions in June 2026

The proposed U.S. perpetual futures market between ICE and Trade[XYZ] requires sign-off from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and no regulatory filing or launch date has been set as of October 29, 2026

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved Kalshi's Bitcoin perpetual contract in May 2026, while stating that perpetuals referencing other asset classes require case-by-case review

UK rules introduced in October 2023 mandate that any company promoting cryptoassets to UK customers, including overseas entities, must communicate promotions through an authorized firm

HTX stated it proactively implemented compliance measures to align with the UK's financial promotion regulations introduced in October 2023

The lawsuit filed in October 2025 against HTX was the FCA's first enforcement case against a crypto exchange under marketing rules that took effect in October 2023

Crypto exchange HTX has agreed to exit the United Kingdom market after settling a lawsuit brought by the Financial Conduct Authority

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The Central Bank of Ireland fined Coinbase's Irish unit €3.25 million for breaching customer-fund safeguarding and outsourcing obligations

The SEC's Innovation Exemption framework permits qualifying venues to offer round-the-clock, blockchain-based trading of National Market System stocks using automated market makers through September 17, 2031

Under the SEC's five-year Innovation Exemption, trading venues must notify issuers and grant them a 30-day window to object in writing to block third-party tokenization of their shares

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a no-action letter in December 2025 stating it would not recommend enforcement action regarding DTCC's proposed tokenization program