Exchange record
Huobi Korea
South Korean centralized cryptocurrency exchange established in 2017 as the Korean arm of Huobi/HTX. Huobi Korea separated its management and ownership relationship from the global exchange in January 2023, then ended virtual-asset exchange services on 2024-01-29 because of a difficult business environment.
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South Korean centralized cryptocurrency exchange established in 2017 as the Korean arm of Huobi/HTX. Huobi Korea separated its management and ownership relationship from the global exchange in January 2023, then ended virtual-asset exchange services on 2024-01-29 because of a difficult business environment.
Timeline
Huobi Korea began operating in 2017 as the South Korean arm of the global Huobi exchange group.
Huobi Korea cut its ownership and management ties with Huobi Global and HTX and continued as an independent domestic exchange.
Huobi Korea terminated its exchange services on 2024-01-29 after concluding that the current business environment made continued operation impractical. Customer withdrawals remained available after the shutdown.