HTX says Binance curbs affect only UK, EU users

Justin Sun said on Aug. 14 that Binance had clarified its coming restrictions on transactions involving HTX apply only to Binance users in the UK and European Union. Summary Justin Sun says Binance restrictions involving HTX apply only to users in Britain and Europe. Binance will restrict transactions involving HTX and ten other platforms beginning on August 23, 2026. European Union rules list HTX among eleven crypto platforms facing transaction bans from August 23. Britain sanctioned Huobi Global in May and considers the HTX exchange covered by those measures. UK court records confirm settlement talks, while Sun also claims negotiations with European Union regulators. His statement followed Binance’s notice that it will stop processing direct or indirect transactions involving HTX and ten other platforms from Aug. 23. Sun said he had been communicating with Binance and that HTX does not conduct business in either region. He also said settlement negotiations with UK and EU regulators were underway. Binance’s public notice, however, does not itself state that the restrictions are limited to UK and EU customers. It says the exchange must comply with requirements in jurisdictions wher...