Will Coinbase announce HTX transaction restrictions by Sept 17, 2026?
38,507 Vol.in 27 days (Sep-17-2026 11:59:00 PM UTC)
DescriptionThe EU added HTX (formerly Huobi, linked to Justin Sun) to its 21st Russia sanctions package (adopted July 23, 2026). Binance said it will stop processing HTX-linked transactions from Aug 23, 2026, and Bybit, Telegram Wallet and Kraken have already restricted or frozen HTX-linked funds — but US-based Coinbase has not yet acted.
- This event resolves YES if Coinbase (Coinbase Exchange, Coinbase.com, or Coinbase International) publicly announces new restrictions specifically targeting HTX-linked transactions, deposits, or withdrawals on or before 2026-09-17 23:59 UTC. This event resolves NO if no such public announcement is made by the deadline.
- 1. Specificity: An official Coinbase statement, support notice, blog post, or press release announcing that Coinbase is restricting, blocking, or halting transactions/deposits/withdrawals connected to HTX counts as YES.
- 2. Exclusion: General sanctions-compliance statements not naming HTX, private account-level warnings or closures of individual users, third-party reports, rumors, delistings of unrelated tokens, or actions by other exchanges do NOT count. Only a public, HTX-specific announcement counts.
- 3. Source Hierarchy: Official Coinbase channels (blog.coinbase.com, help.coinbase.com, x.com/coinbase) priority. Coinbase regulatory filings secondary. Reputable crypto news outlets (crypto.news, CryptoBriefing) tertiary.
- 4. Timing: Must occur before 2026-09-17 23:59 UTC. Post-deadline resolves NO.
- 5. Resolution: A clear official announcement resolves YES regardless of enforcement rollout timing. Internal automated compliance flagging of individual accounts without a public HTX-specific notice does NOT count.