Kraken froze client accounts after dust attacks linked to HTX
- —About 12,000 dust transfers to Kraken addresses were recorded between August 17 and 24, 2026
- —Transfer amounts ranged from a few cents to a few dollars
- —Kraken restored account access, but funds from sanctioned wallets remained frozen
- —HTX said it found no internal evidence of involvement in the attack
Why it matters: The incident shows how sanctions screening can block ordinary users' accounts because of incoming dust transfers.
Source: Coincu