Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and crypto exchange HTX are in talks to settle a case over illegal crypto adverts.
London’s High Court has given them until late August to agree on terms
For UK users, a deal would fix less than it sounds. The case is about advertising. It is not about getting anyone’s money back.
What UK Users Already Lost HTX has been on the FCA’s warning list since October 2023. After the FCA sued in October 2025, HTX stopped accepting new UK customers, while existing users could still access their accounts. But a bigger problem came on May 26, 2026: the UK sanctioned Huobi Global S.A.