The HTX referral code is 2027MOON. It gives a 20% discount on spot and futures fees plus access to a welcome bonus of up to 1,500 USDT. Enter it on the sign-up form: it can't be added afterwards, HTX has no post-registration option.
Where to enter the HTX referral code
- Open the HTX sign-up page on the website or in the app.
- Enter your email or phone number first. If you start with the code and go back to the email afterwards, the code field clears itself, and it's easy not to notice.
- Expand the "Referral Code (Optional)" block, type 2027MOON (uppercase or lowercase both work), and tap "Next".
What the code actually gives you
The discount is where the real money is; the bonus is a side effect. Notifications about unlocked tiers arrive by email, and you can claim later.
- Trading-fee discount. Applies automatically once the account is verified — no claiming, no expiry date on your side.
- Welcome bonus. Lives in the "Rewards Hub" section as a set of sequential tasks: sign-up, first deposit (10 USDT minimum to qualify), first trade, and so on. Each completed task opens a Mystery Box with a random reward, and the same section lists time-limited tasks. The 1,500 USDT is the top of the whole ladder (it was 2,500 before 2026): a newcomer doing the basic tasks realistically sees 5–50 USDT, an active trader up to 200, and the upper rungs need turnover only heavy traders produce.
How to lower fees further
You can stack more savings with the exchange's native token, HTX. Hold HTX and enable "Reduce spot fees with HTX deduction" in your account settings — that adds 25% off spot and 5% off futures. Bear in mind the token-price risk: if HTX falls, the fee savings may not cover the loss on the token itself.
Even with both discounts running, HTX spot stays above what Binance, OKX, or KuCoin charge with their own native-token deductions. The full comparison is in our HTX review.
How it compares
HTX's reward ceiling is modest, and of the four only Binance offers less. That's fine: on HTX the code is about the discount. What matters is that the discount matches OKX and Binance and beats Bybit, which gives none at all.
How we check the code
Once a month we run a three-step check:
- We verify the code's status from the HTX partner dashboard.
- In private mode we walk through the sign-up flow as an ordinary user would: email first, then the code, and we check that the form accepts it.
- The exchange changes the welcome-bonus mix from time to time, so we keep an eye on what's currently on offer.
The logic is simple: HTX shares part of its fee revenue with us, we pass on the discount and bonus the program allows, and we keep the code working.
Bottom line
On HTX the referral code is worth having for the discount, not the bonus: the discount switches on after KYC and never runs out, while the bonus is a chain of small tasks with a Mystery Box at the end. By the numbers HTX isn't the leader: its base fees sit above the biggest exchanges even after every deduction, and the welcome ladder is modest. People still open accounts here because the exchange has been around since the early days of the market and is still running, and 2027MOON simply makes trading on it cheaper for as long as you stay.
