In the ever-changing crypto market, efficiency and vision determine the success or failure of a platform.
On May 6, Huobi HTX once again demonstrated "textbook-style" operations and became the world's first exchange to launch the stablecoin USD1. As USD1 detonates the market, Huobi HTX's next move is also imminent: WLFI, which may become the platform's next blockbuster "explosive product".
On May 6, Huobi HTX announced the world's first launch of the stablecoin USD1, becoming the first exchange platform to support the trading of this asset.
USD1 is anchored to the US dollar at a 1:1 ratio, and its reserves consist of short-term US Treasury bonds, cash and cash equivalents. It is held by BitGo, a long-established custodian, and is regularly audited by third-party auditing agencies to ensure compliance and transparency. At present, USD1 has been deployed on Ethereum and BNB chains, with a circulating market value of over US$2.1 billion, ranking among the top five in the centralized and on-chain stablecoin market, and its market potential is evident.
Huobi HTX has promoted the launch of USD1 with amazing efficiency: an announcement was issued at 11:10 on May 5, and the deposit business was opened at 19:30 that night, and the currency-to-currency trading was opened at 11:00 the next day. In addition, the platform simultaneously launched a limited-time free handling fee event for the USD1/USDT spot trading pair. From 11:00 on May 6, 2025 to 23:59 on December 31, 2025, transactions will enjoy a 0 handling fee discount, directly bringing the user experience to the full level.
This series of efficient operations by Huobi HTX not only injected strong momentum into the promotion of USD1, but also laid the foundation for the further expansion of the WLFI ecosystem.
After USD1, the market's attention has quickly turned to the next potential project-WLFI.
The project was launched on October 15, 2024, and raised a total of US$550 million in two rounds of token sales, attracting more than 85,000 investors to participate. Behind it are heavyweight players such as Justin Sun, DWF Labs, and Mike Dudas.
For this reason, after Huobi HTX launched USD1 for the first time, the platform's next move has become a hot topic of concern in the community: WLFI will become the next "good show" of Huobi HTX?
As we all know, Huobi HTX has always been "bold and careful" in launching new assets - it dares to test the waters in emerging fields and can accurately grasp the pulse of the market:
In Q1 2025, Huobi HTX decisively launched TRUMP when the market was still on the sidelines and had doubts. After the asset was launched, the highest increase was 9 times, which quickly triggered market attention and user enthusiasm, and also laid the groundwork for the popularity of the "celebrity coin" track. After that, a series of precise marketing and welfare activities were carried out around TRUMP to adapt to the market trend.
In the field of AI concept coins, Huobi HTX also took the lead and launched VIRTUAL (up 104%) of the BASE chain, AVAAI (up 256%) of the SOLANA chain, and LUNA (up 312%), providing investors with an excellent opportunity to seize the hot spots.
This strategy of "daring to be the first and taking steady steps" has enabled Huobi HTX to always take the lead in the fiercely competitive crypto market. From this point of view, it is a natural thing for Huobi HTX to launch WLFI.
In addition, the close relationship between Justin Sun and WLFI and Huobi HTX further strengthened this expectation. From TRUMP to USD1, Justin Sun has always played the role of an active "guide" in the WLFI ecosystem, and Huobi HTX has naturally become a key weapon for its strategic landing.
Obviously, Huobi HTX is not "taking the first bite of crab" casually. Every step of its choice is carefully considered, and what it "eats" is the relationship network, key nodes and potential power dividends.
What is more noteworthy is that WLFI officially announced on May 7 that it plans to test the on-chain airdrop function through the Snapshot proposal, and issue a small amount of USD1 to eligible $WLFI holders to verify the airdrop system and give back to early supporters. This move not only increased community activity and project attention, but also added more realistic basis and imagination space for the potential launch of WLFI on Huobi HTX.
From TRUMP to USD1, Huobi HTX has staged the classic operation of "explosive as soon as it debuted", which is a perfect preview for the launch of WLFI. And this time, Sun Yuchen's personal voice has pushed the expectation of WLFI's first launch on Huobi HTX to a high point.
On May 6, Trump's second son Eric Trump announced on social media that "#USD1 is now live on HTX!", with the picture "HTX listing $WLFI?". Sun Yuchen then forwarded and responded "WLFI coming soon on HTX".
This statement caused a huge stir. This not only provided a clear signal for WLFI to land on Huobi HTX, but also further consolidated the position of Huobi HTX as the core platform for the strategic landing of WLFI.
It can be foreseen that once WLFI is successfully launched on Huobi HTX, it will inevitably trigger a new round of market enthusiasm under the crypto combination of "Justin Sun + Huobi HTX", and may become another "explosive" project of Huobi HTX in 2025.
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