Centralized exchange · since 2013 Centralized exchange founded in 2013 as Huobi and renamed HTX in 2023, offering spot, futures, earn and copy-trading products.
New users: Task-based new-user campaigns (June 2026 campaign: 100,000 USDT prize pool plus device prizes)
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Privacy-focused perpetual and spot DEX offering crypto, stock and commodity perps, now running on its own Aster Chain L1.
New users: Stage 6 airdrop claims, trading points and referral fee sharing
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HTXAster
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.2%0.005%
Spot taker0.2%0.04%
Futures maker0.02%0%
Futures taker0.06%0.04%
Markets (live)
Coins listed894652
Coins with perpetuals397604
Coins with spot pairs58492
24h volume$2.13B$1.96B
Coins only here431 coins trade on both463221
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days83
Last 90 days83
Perpetuals listed on both
Cheaper on more coinsof 200 shared perps, by mid price81 coins117 coins
Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts+0.016%+0.021%
Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.115%0.115%
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthlyYes · real-time
LicensesNone listedNone listed
Restricted regions12 regionsUnited States, Canada, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore…12 regionsUnited States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, North Korea…
HeadquartersNo official HQ disclosed; described in press coverage as Seychelles-basedNo official HQ disclosed; terms governed by Hong Kong law
Exchange tokenHTXASTER
Incidents on record52
HTX or Aster?
HTX and Aster are compared here on what matters when you choose where to trade: base trading fees, how many coins each lists, how quickly they add new ones, perpetual prices and funding on the coins both list, and safety signals such as proof of reserves and restricted regions. Live numbers update from the exchanges' public market data; fees and policies were checked against each exchange's own pages.
HTX lists 894 coins and Aster 652. 431 coins trade on both, 463 only on HTX and 221 only on Aster. In the last 30 days HTX added 8 new coins and Aster 3.
On the 200 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, HTX was cheaper on 81 and Aster on 117, with a typical gap of 0.115%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was +0.016% on HTX and +0.021% on Aster.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; HTX offers 2 discount options and Aster offers 5 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.