Justin Sun Pushes Back on HTX Wallet Claims as Compliance Questions Mount
TL;DR
- Justin Sun described as “fabricated” the reports accusing HTX-linked wallets of sending small unsolicited USDT transfers to unrelated addresses.
- The issue is not theft but regulatory compliance: HTX is classified as a sanctioned counterparty in the United Kingdom and the European Union.
- HTX denies having made the transfers and points to possible wallet mislabeling by blockchain explorers as the source of the misunderstanding.
Justin Sun, founder of TRON and owner of the exchange HTX, publicly rejected the accusations claiming that wallets linked to his platform had sent small amounts of USDT to unrelated addresses.
Sun wrote on X: “The investigation is clear: everything is fabricated.” However, he provided no details, did not identify the accusers, did not describe the transfers, and offered no explanation of the scope of the internal investigation.
The allegations gained traction among traders circulating screenshots showing unsolicited deposits in wallets labeled by blockchain explorers as belonging to the exchange. A trader identified as 紫夜 (0xZiye) reported receiving $7.5 USDT in his Coinbase account and attributed the transfer to HTX. The amounts recorded in these cases reached up to $12 USDT, a figure higher than what typically characterizes so-called dust attacks.
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