Update and Important Statement on the Flow (FLOW) Network Security Incident

Dear HTX Users,

On December 27, 2025, the Flow (FLOW) network experienced a major security incident. Due to a vulnerability at the protocol level, attackers were able to mint and circulate a large amount of FLOW without authorization, severely disrupting the integrity of network assets and market order.

Following the incident, HTX immediately contacted the Flow project team to verify the situation and provided abnormal price monitoring and on-chain data. Several hours later, after the project team confirmed that a security breach had occurred, HTX continued to assist the project team with risk mitigation and on-chain tracing, including providing relevant address and deposit information.

Throughout this process, HTX’s risk-control and monitoring systems continuously tracked abnormal fund movements and imposed restrictions on identifiable hacker-related assets, in order to prevent further circulation into the market and protect the overall interests of token holders.

However, in the absence of sufficient communication with exchanges and the community, the Flow project team chose to unilaterally advance its so-called “Isolated Recovery” plan by exercising protocol-level authority to forcibly transfer FLOW assets it deemed affected from centralized exchange addresses — including HTX — without possession of the corresponding private keys. These assets include a substantial amount of legitimate user holdings acquired through real market transactions, and the project team has unilaterally announced that they are scheduled for destruction on January 30, 2026. Such actions seriously depart from the core principles of decentralization and fail to adequately consider the legitimate rights and interests of both platforms and normal users.

HTX remains firmly committed to its users and community. Throughout this event, the platform has continued to devote resources to monitoring, tracing, and coordination, striving to minimize potential impact on users amid a highly uncertain environment. HTX will continue to urge the Flow project team to address this matter in a more transparent and responsible manner, to fully respect the legitimate rights of users and custodial exchange assets, and to publish a complete and auditable post-mortem report.

HTX will continue to keep users informed of developments and will provide timely updates should any actions affect user asset rights.

Thank you for your continued understanding and support.

HTX Team

Jaunary 13, 2026

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