HTX-Linked Transfers Trigger Fears of Wallet Screening and Freezes

'Someone' is sending tainted dust from sanctioned HTX

An address associated with Justin Sun-owned exchange HTX is causing controversy on X after it sent out a variety of so-called “dust” transactions. Purported users are claiming that transactions sent from 0xa03400E098F4421b34a3a44A1B4e571419517687 were sent to their deposit addresses on other exchanges, provoking review of their accounts. These other exchanges are apparently reviewing these accounts because these transactions suggest links to the…

HTX-Linked Wallets Send Tiny USDT Transfers As Sanctions Screening Tightens

Small USDT transfers from wallets linked to HTX are appearing across user addresses, raising concerns that unsolicited transactions could trigger sanctions screening at exchanges and DeFi platforms. Multiple users have reported receiving USDT from addresses tagged as HTX, with transfers generally worth only a few dollars and some reaching about 12 USDT. An HTX ambassador denied that the exchange intentionally distributed the funds, leaving the s…

HTX-linked transfers trigger fears of wallet screening and freezes

Multiple users have reported dust attacks from wallets linked to the HTX exchange, formerly Huobi. Users are worried that even a small transaction can connect the wallet to the exchange, which has been sanctioned as a counterparty in the UK and the European Union.  User wallets have received dust transactions linked to HTX addresses. A token contract for a new HTX asset has interacted with thousands of wallets on BNB Smart Chain, while other use…

HTX Sanctions Fallout: Users Report Frozen Accounts After Unsolicited Deposits From HTX Wallets

There's a specific kind of helplessness in watching a few dollars land in your wallet from HTX and knowing, immediately, that it's about to cost you your entire account. That's the exact situation multiple crypto users say they woke up to this morning, describing small, unsolicited deposits arriving, followed almost instantly by their exchange accounts freezing shut.It's a strange, almost absurd mechanic on the surface, get sent money you didn't…