HTX appears to be benefiting from the currently positive market situation. The cryptocurrency exchange reportedly recorded more than $5.4 billion in combined spot and futures trading volume during August 2026, while continuing to expand its selection of stocks, indices and other traditional financial assets.

The impressive numbers are largely due to HTX’s third trading championship, held as part of the exchange’s 13th-anniversary celebrations. Spot trading volume during the competition exceeded 1.25 billion USDT, while futures trading topped 4.17 billion USDT. More than 40,000 traders participated.

But the trading numbers are only part of the story. HTX has been steadily pushing further into traditional finance, and August brought…