Britain’s financial watchdog said Thursday it has secured a High Court agreement under which crypto exchange HTX will stop knowingly promoting cryptoasset services unlawfully to UK customers.

The Financial Conduct Authority said the accord, reached with Huobi Global, commits the platform not to target, solicit or actively seek to engage British consumers. The regulator sued HTX, formerly known as Huobi, in October 2025.

HTX ranks among the world’s largest crypto platforms. Chinese billionaire Justin Sun acquired a controlling stake in the company in 2022.

The agreement gives the FCA a court-backed mechanism to constrain HTX’s marketing in the UK, extending the regulator’s push to keep unregistered crypto firms from reaching British…