# Kraken says 12,000 tiny transfers from HTX-linked wallets triggered its sanctions screening and locked customers out

The exchange restored access and kept the flagged funds frozen, while HTX rejected any suggestion that it sent the deposits.

- Published: 2026-08-26T05:49:32.350Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-08-26/kraken-says-12-000-tiny-transfers-from-htx-linked-wallets-tr
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
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- Sources: [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/kraken-hit-by-12000-htx-linked-dust-transfers/), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/kraken-says-users-were-dust-attacked), [AMBCrypto](https://ambcrypto.com/kraken-restores-accounts-after-12000-transfer-dust-attack/)

Kraken restricted a set of customer accounts last week after roughly 12,000 microtransfers reached Kraken-linked addresses between August 17 and 24 from wallets connected to HTX, an exchange under United States sanctions. Most of the transf…

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