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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Centralized exchange · since 2019 Singapore-based crypto exchange known for free built-in trading bots, with spot, futures and a separate US platform.
New users: Up to 60 USDT in Growth Funds for new users
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HTXPionex
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.2%0.05%
Spot taker0.2%0.05%
Futures maker0.02%0.02%
Futures taker0.06%0.05%
Markets (live)
Coins listed894685
Coins with perpetuals397561
Coins with spot pairs584309
24h volume$2.13B$19.49B
Coins only here399 coins trade on both495286
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days80
Last 90 days80
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthlyYes · Elite Partners; Moore
LicensesNone listed2US FinCEN MSB registration (Pionex.US, with state money transmitter licences/exemptions), Registrations reported in Singapore and Australia
Restricted regions12 regionsUnited States, Canada, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore…17 regionsUnited States (served via separate Pionex.US), China, North Korea, Iran, Cuba…
HeadquartersNo official HQ disclosed; described in press coverage as Seychelles-basedSingapore
Exchange tokenHTX—
Incidents on record51
HTX or Pionex?
HTX and Pionex 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 Pionex 685. 399 coins trade on both, 495 only on HTX and 286 only on Pionex. In the last 30 days HTX added 8 new coins and Pionex 0.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; HTX offers 2 discount options and Pionex offers 2 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.