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HTX Surpasses Coinbase with $2.4 Billion Spot Trading Volume Surge

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Cryptocurrency trading platform HTX, formerly known as
Huobi, has surpassed the United States-based exchange Coinbase in terms of spot
trading volumes.

Tron founder Justin Sun, who serves as an adviser to HTX and
holds substantial assets on the platform, announced on May 27 that HTX had
outpaced Coinbase in spot trading volume for the first time.

According to CoinGecko data, HTX currently facilitates
approximately $2.4 billion in spot trading volumes daily, securing its position
as the fourth-largest crypto exchange globally, following Binance, Bybit, OKX,
and Gate.io. In contrast, Coinbase trails behind HTX and Bitrue exchange, with
approximately $2 billion in spot trading volumes.

“This is just the beginning, and we are just getting
started,” said Sun.

Coinbase Faces Regulatory Challenges

Coinbase’s decline in exchange volume rankings coincides
with ongoing legal challenges in the United States. The company has been
embroiled in a securities violation lawsuit filed by the US Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) in June 2023.

Despite Coinbase’s efforts to defend
its case, a US court’s decision in March 2024 denied the exchange’s motion to
dismiss the SEC’s allegations, allowing the regulator to proceed with its
lawsuit. The SEC accuses Coinbase of operating as an unregistered exchange,
broker, and clearing agency.

On May 24, Coinbase submitted a memorandum supporting its interlocutory
appeal, aiming to challenge a pivotal ruling in the ongoing legal battle.

Cryptocurrency trading platform HTX, formerly known as
Huobi, has surpassed the United States-based exchange Coinbase in terms of spot
trading volumes.

Tron founder Justin Sun, who serves as an adviser to HTX and
holds substantial assets on the platform, announced on May 27 that HTX had
outpaced Coinbase in spot trading volume for the first time.

According to CoinGecko data, HTX currently facilitates
approximately $2.4 billion in spot trading volumes daily, securing its position
as the fourth-largest crypto exchange globally, following Binance, Bybit, OKX,
and Gate.io. In contrast, Coinbase trails behind HTX and Bitrue exchange, with
approximately $2 billion in spot trading volumes.

“This is just the beginning, and we are just getting
started,” said Sun.

Coinbase Faces Regulatory Challenges

Coinbase’s decline in exchange volume rankings coincides
with ongoing legal challenges in the United States. The company has been
embroiled in a securities violation lawsuit filed by the US Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) in June 2023.

Despite Coinbase’s efforts to defend
its case, a US court’s decision in March 2024 denied the exchange’s motion to
dismiss the SEC’s allegations, allowing the regulator to proceed with its
lawsuit. The SEC accuses Coinbase of operating as an unregistered exchange,
broker, and clearing agency.

On May 24, Coinbase submitted a memorandum supporting its interlocutory
appeal, aiming to challenge a pivotal ruling in the ongoing legal battle.

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