On November 26, HTX (Huobi) announced that their exchange had resumed the functionality of depositing and withdrawing certain cryptocurrencies via the ERC20 blockchain. These cryptocurrencies include HOT, LINK, MANA, NEXO, PRO, LITH, FTT, LOOKS, SUSHI, FET, MATIC, SNX, MKR, AAVE, LINA, PANDO, MASK, BAT, TRAC, MTL, RSS3, WOO, ZIG, OMG, PEPE, FLOKI, SIS, CTX, STORJ, CRU, INSUR, IMX, SHIB, PHA, LDO, SPELL, EPIK, MULTI, AURORA, BAL, LOOT, OXT, PUSH, PLU, REEF, FORTH, LQTY, ARPA, ZKS, TITAN, GMEE, FOR, CRV, GODS, STORE, CVX, MXC, GT, REQ, SRM, GF, AUDIO, CVC, ZRX, YFII, AQT, BIX1, LRC, WOZX, and BLUR.
For the remaining tokens on the platform, HTX has committed to enabling deposit and withdrawal features as soon as possible.
In addition to HTX, the Poloniex exchange also suffered an attack in November and had to halt its deposit and withdrawal services. However, according to the exchange’s announcement, Poloniex plans to resume these features on November 30, 2023.
It’s worth noting that in late September, HTX was hacked, resulting in a loss of $7.9 million. While this was the exchange’s first security breach in its 10 years of operation, the white-hat hacker responsible for the breach eventually returned the entire stolen amount to the exchange.
Just when it seemed the troubles were over, on November 10, Poloniex’s hot wallet was unexpectedly attacked, resulting in estimated losses of over $114 million.
Not long after the Poloniex hack, on November 22, Justin Sun announced another security breach, this time involving his HECO Chain Bridge. According to PeckShield, approximately $86.6 million in assets were withdrawn through the bridge, leading to a $30 million loss for HTX.
Faced with this series of challenges, Justin Sun quickly confirmed the hack and reassured the community. The Tron founder stated that the exchange would fully compensate for the losses and organize a significant airdrop for HTX and Poloniex users.