
Justin Sun's HTX 'Rotating' On-Chain Wallets Amid UK Sanctions: TRM Labs
TRM Labs says the UK-sanctioned exchange has rotated hot wallets across blockchains, leaving address-list screening struggling to keep pace.

TRM Labs says the UK-sanctioned exchange has rotated hot wallets across blockchains, leaving address-list screening struggling to keep pace.

TRM Labs says HTX rotates wallets across four blockchains after UK sanctions, while the exchange calls the changes routine security steps.

UK authorities sanctioned the crypto exchange in May for its alleged role in facilitating Russian sanctions evasion.
Stablecoins are, undoubtedly, the main operating assets in digital finance. Visa’s stablecoin analytics dashboard showed more than $51 trillion in total transaction volume over the past 12 months. Meanwhile, TRM Labs estimated stablecoins at 30% of all on-chain crypto transaction volume in 2025. This one asset category carried almost one-third of tracked crypto value movement,

TRM Labs said it uncovered over $3.84 billion in crypto flows between CoinEx and a web of more than 60 sanctioned Iranian platforms.

TRM Labs says CoinEx processed billions in Iran-linked crypto flows, putting exchange compliance and sanctions screening back under the spotlight.

TRM Labs identifies CoinEx as the primary conduit for $3.84B in Iran-linked crypto flows, with an illicit rate 27x the industry benchmark.

TRM Labs traced $3.8 billion moved by 60 sanctioned Iranian entities through CoinEx and said that the exchange’s 8% share of illicit transactions was substantially higher than its counterparts.

TRM Labs traced $3.8 billion moved by 60 sanctioned Iranian entities through CoinEx and said that the exchange’s 8% share of illicit transactions was substantially higher than its counterparts.

CoinEx has also interacted with terrorist organizations, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and sanctioned Russian entities.

The UK has designated HTX under Russia-related sanctions rules, with TRM Labs linking the exchange to alleged flows connected to sanctioned entities.

FIFA and the FBI warned of ticket scams as TRM Labs identified World Cup-themed crypto fraud operations tied to multiple wallet addresses.