Cryptocurrency traders have increasingly turned to automated trading strategies, particularly trading bots, as markets in 2025 experienced volatility but largely moved sideways. This trend is highlighted in HTX's recently released 2025 Recap and 2026 Outlook report, which offers a comprehensive review of its 2025 performance, ecosystem development, and forward-looking strategy.
HTX, formerly known as Huobi, noted a significant increase in the use of grid-based trading bots on its spot platform. Grid trading involves setting a price range within which the bot automatically executes buy and sell orders as the market fluctuates. This strategy is particularly useful in range-bound markets, where capturing small, repeated price swings is more profitable than betting on sustained directional movements.
The HTX report indicates a 97% year-over-year increase in grid trading volume in 2025, with capital allocated to grid strategies doubling. Stablecoin pairs saw an even more pronounced increase, with grid trading volume surging by 352% compared to a 122% growth in major cryptocurrencies. This suggests that traders are using bots to capitalize on the relatively stable price movements of stablecoins.
HTX's 2025 Recap also revealed substantial growth across various core metrics. The platform's global registered user base exceeded 55 million, with 6 million new users joining during the year. The annual cumulative trading volume reached approximately $3.3 trillion, representing a 39% year-on-year increase, while net capital inflows totaled $608 million. In terms of futures business, HTX recorded a $1.4 trillion futures trading volume in 2025, representing approximately 50% year-on-year growth, with the volume increasing on a monthly basis.
In 2025, HTX listed 166 new assets, marking a strategic shift away from short-term sentiment chasing toward narrative identification and early-stage asset selection. According to a CoinDesk research report, HTX recorded a 2.06% increase in market share in 2025, ranking first among mainstream centralized exchanges worldwide.
Besides grid trading bots, HTX is also upgrading both its grid trading and copy trading systems. The grid trading system was fully revamped in 2025, followed by the launch of Copy Trading 4.0 toward the end of the year. In 2026, the team will further ramp up investment in AI-powered strategy trading tools, including AI trading assistants and integrated strategy capabilities.
HTX has also focused on compliance and security. Throughout 2025, the exchange published monthly Proof of Reserves reports, demonstrating reserve ratios exceeding 100% for all major assets. Notably, USDT reserves increased by approximately 150% over the year. HTX was also named to Forbes' "World's Most Trustworthy Crypto Exchanges of 2025".
