World Liberty Financial (WLFI)

🪧 Huobi HTX statement on handling of $WLFI and $USD1 assets The World Liberty Financial (WLFI) project team recently, citing related sanction compliance review, unilaterally froze the Huobi HTX on-chain addresses, resulting in some WLFI assets being restricted in on-chain circulation. Given that USD1 is also issued by the WLFI project team, to protect user asset safety and trading fairness, and reduce potential risks, Huobi HTX has, as of June 5, 2026 21:00 (UTC+8), suspended trading of the WLFI/USDT, USD1/USDT, BTC/USD1, and ETH/USD1 pairs. https://t.co/BJ5KslQeQN

Something that happened recently left me utterly incredulous. #WLFI project team, citing a review related to UK sanctions, froze WLFI assets on HTX-related addresses. It needs to be explicitly stated: What was frozen this time is not the assets of any alleged sanctioned entity, nor HTX platform assets, but assets that all users have legally purchased and hold. To date, we have not received a sufficient explanation from the project team regarding the scope of the freeze, the legal and compliant basis for the freeze, the execution standards, or the mechanism for unfreezing. After the incident of sanctions mistakenly affecting users erupted, competitors across the industry have been helping HTX get through the difficulty, actively assisting users in solving problems, and assets unrelated to the sanctions are being gradually unfrozen. Yet the WLFI team chose at this moment to freeze users’ assets—the holders and supporters of its own project—something that is hard to believe and whose real motive is incomprehensible. One of the core values that has allowed the blockchain industry to develop to this day is: No institution or individual should arbitrarily deprive users of control over legal assets. If a project team can arbitrarily freeze user assets based on its own judgment, what users actually hold is a digital asset or simply a string of data that could be confiscated at any time? As a platform, we always put user rights first. 1. HTX has formally approached WLFI with negotiation and rights-protection demands, urging it to lift the freeze as soon as possible and restore the normal flow of user assets. 2. Until the issue is resolved, to protect user interests and avoid further risk diffusion, HTX has decided to suspend WLFI-related trading services. Rest assured, the token remains on-chain and will not be lost; withdrawals will be opened once the freeze is lifted. In addition, to prevent future problems, we have also closed USD1 deposits and withdrawals related to the WLFI team and have already converted all USD1 into USDT to ensure asset safety. For HTX, the most important thing has never been any single project, but the rights of each user. We firmly believe that the development of the blockchain industry is built on openness, transparency, fairness, and user asset autonomy. Any behavior that could affect users’ legal asset rights should be fully scrutinized and follow transparent, compliant, and verifiable procedures. The safety and free flow of user assets is the foundation on which the entire industry relies; user autonomy over assets is a vital expression of the blockchain spirit. Today the affected parties are WLFI holders; tomorrow the challenge may be the industry’s consensus on user asset ownership. This principle should not be easily breached by anyone. For this incident, we will spare no effort to take all reasonable measures to protect users’ legal rights, and subsequent developments will be synchronized through HTX official announcements as soon as possible. Finally, thank all users for their continued support and trust in HTX; we will always stand together with our users.

Something deeply concerning happened recently. The WLFI team froze WLFI tokens held in HTX-related addresses, citing the ongoing UK sanctions review. To be clear: These are not assets belonging to any sanctioned entity. They are not HTX’s assets. They are assets legally purchased and owned by individual users. To date, we have received no clear explanation regarding the legal basis, scope, standards, or resolution process behind this action. What makes this especially disappointing is that, while exchanges across the industry have been working together to help affected users and lift unnecessary restrictions, WLFI chose to freeze assets belonging to its own holders and supporters. This raises a fundamental question: Do users truly own their digital assets, or can a project unilaterally revoke access at any time? User ownership is one of the core principles of blockchain. No project should be able to arbitrarily restrict lawful user assets without transparent procedures and clear justification. To

Something that happened recently left me utterly incredulous. #WLFI project team, citing a review related to UK sanctions, froze WLFI assets on HTX-related addresses. It needs to be explicitly stated: What was frozen this time is not the assets of any alleged sanctioned entity, nor HTX platform assets, but assets that all users have legally purchased and hold. To date, we have not received a sufficient explanation from the project team regarding the scope of the freeze, the legal and compliant basis for the freeze, the execution standards, or the mechanism for unfreezing. After the incident of sanctions mistakenly affecting users erupted, competitors across the industry have been helping HTX get through the difficulty, actively assisting users in solving problems, and assets unrelated to the sanctions are being gradually unfrozen. Yet the WLFI team chose at this moment to freeze users’ assets—the holders and supporters of its own project—something that is hard to believe and whose real motive is incomprehensible. One of the core values that has allowed the blockchain industry to develop to this day is: No institution or individual should arbitrarily deprive users of control over legal assets. If a project team can arbitrarily freeze user assets based on its own judgment, what users actually hold is a digital asset or simply a string of data that could be confiscated at any time? As a platform, we always put user rights first. 1. HTX has formally approached WLFI with negotiation and rights-protection demands, urging it to lift the freeze as soon as possible and restore the normal flow of user assets. 2. Until the issue is resolved, to protect user interests and avoid further risk diffusion, HTX has decided to suspend WLFI-related trading services. Rest assured, the token remains on-chain and will not be lost; withdrawals will be opened once the freeze is lifted. In addition, to prevent future problems, we have also closed USD1 deposits and withdrawals related to the WLFI team and have already converted all USD1 into USDT to ensure asset safety. For HTX, the most important thing has never been any single project, but the rights of each user. We firmly believe that the development of the blockchain industry is built on openness, transparency, fairness, and user asset autonomy. Any behavior that could affect users’ legal asset rights should be fully scrutinized and follow transparent, compliant, and verifiable procedures. The safety and free flow of user assets is the foundation on which the entire industry relies; user autonomy over assets is a vital expression of the blockchain spirit. Today the affected parties are WLFI holders; tomorrow the challenge may be the industry’s consensus on user asset ownership. This principle should not be easily breached by anyone. For this incident, we will spare no effort to take all reasonable measures to protect users’ legal rights, and subsequent developments will be synchronized through HTX official announcements as soon as possible. Finally, thank all users for their continued support and trust in HTX; we will always stand together with our users.