HTX reports a robust $4 billion in TradFi trading volume for August 2026, driven by new offerings and anniversary promotions.
HTX, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange, reported that its total trading volume for traditional finance (TradFi) assets exceeded $4 billion in August 2026. The platform also noted a month-over-month increase of 6.6% in balances and reached 210 stocks available for trading.
In celebration of its 13th anniversary, HTX launched a campaign called "Reliability Proven Over Time" on August 13, which will run until September 13. Participants in the campaign have already claimed over 130,000 prizes.
Anniversary Promotions
Users can earn rewards by completing growth challenge tasks, with the grand prize including 2000 USDT, a trip to TOKEN2049 in Singapore, and a limited edition gift. Additionally, HTX Earn attracted over 30,000 new subscribers during August as part of its anniversary promotions, with a more than 10% rise in subscriptions for new cryptocurrency products compared to July. Campaigns on collateral swaps, margin trading, and institutional lending boosted the average daily number of margin traders by 19%.
The exchange also revived its trading championship, which is split into three stages: a points competition, an individual challenge, and a team battle, with a total prize pool of 800,000 USDT. By the end of August, over 40,000 traders had participated, with spot trading volume surpassing 1.25 billion USDT and futures trading volume reaching 4.17 billion USDT.
In the individual challenge, the top trader achieved a turnover of nearly 150 million USDT and won 25,000 USDT. The team battle will continue until September 15, allowing participants to follow their captain’s trades easily.
New Offerings: Futures Assets Expansion
HTX expanded its offerings by adding 56 new futures instruments, including 41 stocks and index products along with 15 cryptocurrencies. This expansion emphasizes four sectors: AI and semiconductor equipment, internet companies and e-commerce, large enterprises and Asia-Pacific indices, and high-dividend "blue-chip" stocks. New listings include stocks like Zhongji InnoLight and SoftBank, as well as indices such as the Nikkei 225 and Korean KOSPI.
August alone accounted for $1.6 billion of the total TradFi trading volume.
On the spot market, HTX became the first to list the Chinese meme coin Niu Lai, which saw a remarkable surge of 460% post-listing. AI-related tokens TAO and DOS were also introduced during the month.
SmartEarn Initiative and Trading Bots
HTX's SmartEarn service launched a promotion offering interest rates of up to 11% annually, with the maximum rate surpassing 13%. Additionally, the trading volume for futures bots increased by 36% in August. Currently, copy trading and bots operate with 20 TradFi assets, including U.S. stocks, precious metals, oil, and indices.
For context, the total trading volume on HTX for both spot and futures in the first half of 2026 exceeded $870.9 billion.
