Published: 2026-11-23

HTX in Its Post-Huobi Era: What Changed and What a Returning User Should Expect

If you last used this exchange under the Huobi name, expect the rebrand to matter more to your login than to the actual trading experience.

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What the Rebrand Actually Changed

HTX carries Huobi's operating history and much of its user base forward, but the branding, some product names, and parts of the interface have moved on. Trading mechanics — order types, fee structure, the core interface — are broadly familiar to a returning Huobi user, even where the name isn't.

For Returning Users Specifically

Confirm which account you're actually logging into before doing anything else. A returning user with an old Huobi-era login sometimes ends up creating a duplicate account instead of recovering the original, which fragments any VIP history or balance that carried forward.

Registering (or Recovering) on HTX

Registration link: https://www.htx.com/invite/en-us/1f?invite_code=gi5t3223

Referral / invite code, if HTX asks for one separately: gi5t3223

URL: https://www.htx.com/invite/en-us/1f?invite_code=gi5t3223
Code: gi5t3223
Open it in a private window if an older invite's cookies are still set in your browser

HTX Prime and HT

HTX Prime is the platform's listing channel for newer tokens, and HT is the native token used for fee discounts and platform perks — both are continuations of ideas the exchange had under its earlier branding, just under new names.

Is It Worth Using Today

For a new user with no history here, HTX competes reasonably on fees and catalog breadth without being a standout on either. For a returning Huobi user, recovering the original account is usually worth more than starting fresh.

More Worth Knowing About HTX

HTX is worth watching closely here because of a long operating history under the earlier Huobi branding, HTX Prime listings, and the HT token — that's the detail a generic version of this guide tends to skip.

None of the above replaces checking the live account settings and support pages for exactly what's changed since this was written.

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