APIA, Samoa, Aug. 6, 2026 — On August 5, HTX launched the second phase of its TradFi Trade to Earn campaign, bringing together 28 selected TradFi perpetual futures trading pairs across four major asset categories: stocks, indices, commodities, and precious metals. The event features a dual-track incentive structure that enables users to trade with negative fee rates while supporting $HTX token buybacks. With a total prize pool of $80,000, participants can trade popular global TradFi assets while earning rewards.

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Trade U.S. Stock Perpetual Futures with Negative Fee Rates

From now until August 15, 11:59 (UTC), users who register for the event and trade the designated TradFi futures pairs will receive $HTX rewards. These rewards are calculated as actual trading fees multiplied by an order reward ratio: 110% for Maker orders and 105% for Taker orders. This effectively allows users to trade TradFi assets at negative fee rates — the higher the trading volume, the greater the rewards. For high-frequency traders, this can meaningfully improve the trading cost structure and overall experience.

HTX debuted its first TradFi Trade to Earn campaign in July, which generated over 63 million USDT in trading volume across selected pairs and distributed more than 23,000 USDT in rewards within 10 days. Building on that response, TradFi Trade to Earn #2 expands the prize pool, offering daily rewards of up to $8,000 equivalent in $HTX.

All fee revenue generated by users on designated TradFi futures pairs during the event period will be used for $HTX buybacks. The repurchased tokens will be burned as part of the quarterly $HTX burn, intended to support the long-term value of the token. Exchange-driven buyback-and-burn models have become a common mechanism among major crypto exchanges to create a deflationary supply dynamic for their native tokens, though the ultimate impact on token value depends on multiple market factors.

Curated Selection of High-Quality Assets

HTX's TradFi zone integrates global core assets into the crypto exchange framework, removing the trading hours and geographical restrictions of traditional markets. Users can trade TradFi assets around the clock, responding to global macro events, industry catalysts, and price movements for more flexible asset allocation and risk management. This convergence of crypto and traditional finance has accelerated across the digital asset industry, as major exchanges race to offer exposure to equities, commodities, and indices through perpetual futures — instruments that, unlike traditional futures contracts, have no expiration date.

This phase of the campaign features 28 high-liquidity trading pairs across four asset categories:

• Precious metals: XAU, XAUT, XAG, PAXG
• Commodities: USOIL, BRENTOIL
• Indices: SPX500, QQQ, SOXL, EWY
• Stocks: SNDK, SKHYNIX, SPCX, MU, SKHY, TSLAX, GOOGL, AAPL, APP, INTCX, NVDA, ZHIPU, MSTRX, AMD, MSFT, CXMT, MRVL, CRCLX

Outlook

As one of the early movers in the crypto-TradFi intersection, HTX continues to deepen its strategic focus on this sector through ongoing Trade to Earn initiatives and token listings. Building on its TradFi strategy, HTX plans to introduce additional asset classes, advanced trading instruments, and targeted user campaigns, aiming to provide users worldwide with broader investment options and a seamless one-stop trading experience.