HTX publishes that triggering its AML risk-control system restricts account functions, that the user then logs in and fills the HTX Security Questionnaire, and that the review takes up to five working days. Five days without access is a long time for a trading account. Screening the address that pays you, before the deposit, is the part you control — free in the Telegram bot, three checks a day.
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HTX's support article on restricted accounts sets out the process: triggering the AML risk-control system restricts account functions, the user logs in and completes the HTX Security Questionnaire, and the review is carried out within five working days — reasons and solutions for restricted HTX accounts.
Those are the published facts and the limit of what we describe. HTX does not publish what triggers the system, and a page that pretends to know is selling you a guess. The number worth holding on to is the five working days: that is the cost of finding out about a counterparty after the funds have landed rather than before.
A check of the sending address names what it has been tied to — sanctions designations, darknet markets, ransomware, scam and phishing clusters, mixers, drainer proceeds, stolen funds, no-KYC exchanges, mule networks — and returns a verdict of CLEAN, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH or CRITICAL with a recommendation: Proceed, Caution, Review, Reject. The decision drivers are named in plain words, so the result is something you can write into a deal record.
The comparison that matters is the cost of each path. Checking a counterparty address takes seconds and costs nothing. A questionnaire and a five-day review costs you the use of the account, the position you wanted to open, and the time to assemble documents under pressure.
Screening is read-only: no transaction, no fee, no notification to the owner. Check on the network the transfer actually uses — TRON for TRC-20, Ethereum for ERC-20.
| What you get | Free check in the Telegram bot | Workspace and API |
|---|---|---|
| Before a deposit | verdict on the sending address, reason named | every incoming address screened automatically |
| Speed | seconds, in chat | seconds, or one API call in your deposit flow |
| Volume | three checks a day | bulk lists, watchlists, continuous monitoring |
| Evidence | the result in the chat | a signed report to keep with your questionnaire file |
| Cost | free, no signup | from $199/mo — see pricing |
Traders check counterparties one at a time in the Telegram bot. An exchanger settling through HTX should screen every incoming address with the API and hold the evidence trail in the workspace.
HTX says that triggering its AML risk-control system restricts account functions. It does not publish the specific triggers. The published route out is the HTX Security Questionnaire, completed after logging in, with a review carried out within five working days.
HTX states the review is carried out within five working days once the Security Questionnaire is submitted. Submitting a complete answer the first time is the only part of that timeline you influence.
Send the address to the Telegram bot — three free checks a day, no signup. The verdict comes back in seconds with the reason named, and the lookup touches nothing on chain.
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No, and while functions are restricted you generally cannot anyway. Moving funds does not detach their history, is visible to anyone screening the chain, and makes the review longer. Complete the questionnaire and document the source of the funds.
CRITICAL means a sanctions match or a direct link to criminal proceeds, and the recommendation is Reject. Do not accept the transfer at all — this is the case where a check saves you from a problem that a questionnaire will not solve.
Send any wallet to the Telegram bot and get a verdict in seconds. Three checks a day, free, no signup. Desks that screen every deposit run it on plans from $199/mo.