HTX Adds Russia to Restricted Jurisdictions List, No Effective Date Given
Key Takeaways
- •HTX's user agreement now designates the Russian Federation as a restricted territory, excluding Russia-based users from the platform's allowed coverage.
- •RBC, a Russian economic news outlet, reported the restriction on Friday, October 23, 2026.
- •Neither HTX nor the report provided an effective date or an explanation for adding Russia to the restricted list.
- •The terms leave unresolved how existing Russian account holders will be treated under the updated policy.
- •X, rebranded from Huobi in 2023, joins multiple international exchanges that have modified service availability for Russian users since 2022 as part of sanctions and regulatory compliance.
HTX Adds Russia to Restricted Jurisdictions List, No Effective Date Given
Cryptocurrency exchange HTX has placed Russia on the list of jurisdictions where its services are prohibited, according to RBC, the Russian economic news outlet that reported the change on Friday, October 23, 2026.
The designation appears in the exchange's user agreement, which names the Russian Federation among the restricted territories. Under those terms, users located in Russia fall outside the platform's permitted service area. Neither HTX nor the report indicated an effective date for the change, and no reason for the addition was disclosed. That omission leaves it unspecified when the updated terms take effect and how they would be applied to users who already hold accounts on the platform.
HTX, formerly known as Huobi, is a global digital asset exchange founded in 2013 and rebranded under its current name in 2023. Major cryptocurrency platforms commonly maintain lists of restricted jurisdictions in their terms of service as part of sanctions and regulatory compliance. Since 2022, a number of international exchanges have adjusted the availability of their services for users in Russia, with specific policies varying by company.
For users in a restricted territory, inclusion on such a list generally means the platform's trading and related services cannot be accessed under the exchange's own terms of service. The report did not include an explanation for the addition, so any further detail on the rationale or rollout would need to come from the exchange itself.
This report was first published by COINOTAG: https://en.coinotag.com/htx-adds-russia-to-restricted-jurisdictions-list
