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

From the articleJustin Sun's HTX Quits UK in Court Deal: What Happens to Users' Money?Also in HTX Settles FCA Case Over Unlawful UK Crypto Promotions, Justin Sun's HTX exits UK following FCA court order, Justin Sun's HTX Agrees to Leave UK in Settlement With Financial Watchdog - Decrypt, Crypto Exchange HTX Agrees To Leave UK In FCA Settlement, FCA gets HTX to exit the UK but keeps settlement terms secret - Cryptopolitan