HashKey Group Completes Strategic Investment in Asseto, Joining Forces to Advance RWA Tokenization
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HashKey Group Completes Strategic Investment in Asseto, Joining Forces to Advance RWA Tokenization
Both parties will leverage their respective strengths and resources to build a bridge between traditional finance and decentralized finance, promoting the industry's compliance, standardization, and institutionalization.
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HashKey Group ("HashKey"), Asia's leading digital asset financial services group, has announced the completion of a strategic investment in fintech firm Asseto Holdings Limited ("Asseto").
This collaboration marks a deep partnership between the two parties in the field of RWA (real-world asset) tokenization, aiming to jointly build efficient and scalable on-chain asset infrastructure, advance stablecoin ecosystems, and bridge traditional finance with decentralized economies—accelerating the implementation and large-scale adoption of digital asset infrastructure.
The partnership goes beyond a simple strategic investment, representing a comprehensive alliance between Asseto and HashKey in the RWA space. Leveraging their respective strengths, both companies will co-develop an efficient, scalable on-chain asset platform that bridges traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi), promoting industry-wide compliance, standardization, and institutionalization.
p>The highlight of this collaboration is the deep integration between Asseto’s institutional-grade RWA issuance capabilities and HashKey Chain—the high-performance Layer 2 blockchain network developed by HashKey. Together, they will develop end-to-end technical solutions supporting the on-chain issuance, settlement, and circulation of various financial assets such as cash management products, funds, and bonds, ensuring efficient and fully traceable asset flows across off-chain and on-chain environments. Asseto will prioritize deploying its premium RWA products natively within the HashKey Chain ecosystem, enabling users to seamlessly access diverse on-chain assets through platforms provided by HashKey, including its trading venues.In this strategic partnership, HashKey Chain plays not only a foundational infrastructure role but also serves as the technological driver and ecosystem coordinator throughout the RWA tokenization process. As a high-performance Layer 2 network purpose-built for financial-grade assets, HashKey Chain provides Asseto with comprehensive standardized solutions in key areas such as smart contract standards and modular deployment. On-chain issuance demands not only high-capacity channels but also institutional-grade protocols and frameworks capable of handling complex asset structures—making HashKey Chain a critical enabler in this regard.
Furthermore, HashKey Chain will serve as one of the primary chains for deploying Asseto’s diversified RWA products, supporting rapid market entry into the broader on-chain financial network through ecosystem incentives, liquidity programs, and developer resources. This collaboration underscores HashKey Chain’s strong adaptability in real-world asset use cases and solidifies its systemic position in shaping financial-grade RWA infrastructure standards.
The partnership also extends into education and academia. On June 30, 2025, Asseto and HashKey became founding corporate signatories to a Strategic Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Together, they will advance academic research, talent development, and industry ecosystem growth in areas including blockchain finance, RWA standardization, and digital asset regulation—jointly supporting Hong Kong’s ambition to become a global leader in digital financial innovation.
Looking ahead, Asseto and HashKey will deepen cooperation across multiple dimensions, including industry standard development and cross-border pilot initiatives, to promote healthy growth in the global RWA market. They aim to accelerate the compliant rollout of new asset classes such as stablecoins, tokenized funds, and on-chain bonds, facilitating the full transition of traditional financial assets into Web3 architectures.
This strategic investment reflects HashKey’s strong endorsement of Asseto’s technological expertise, product capabilities, and market vision, laying a solid foundation for building a leading RWA tokenization ecosystem in Asia. By jointly developing technical infrastructure, exchanges, custody solutions, research initiatives, and regulatory engagement mechanisms, both parties are committed to advancing RWA infrastructure toward standardization and scale, unlocking the long-term potential of on-chain finance.
About Asseto
Asseto is a fintech company focused on RWA tokenization, dedicated to building a next-generation on-chain asset platform. Starting with cash management-focused RWA products, Asseto is expanding into funds, bonds, equities, private credit, real estate, gold, and other alternative assets, creating a diversified and sustainable revenue model. Employing an institutional-grade compliance technology framework, Asseto deeply integrates traditional finance (TradFi) with decentralized finance (DeFi) and has established a strategic network across Hong Kong and Asia—including partnerships with two firms preparing to apply for Hong Kong stablecoin licenses. The core team comprises professionals from top-tier international financial institutions and Web3 projects, combining extensive experience in both TradFi and DeFi. Amid rapid growth in stablecoins and yield-bearing on-chain assets, Asseto is steadily emerging as a key player in Asia’s Web3 financial infrastructure. With continued product launches and ecosystem expansion, Asseto’s total value locked (TVL) is expected to grow steadily, positioning it as a major contributor to Asia’s Web3 financial landscape.
About HashKey Group
HashKey Group is a leading digital asset financial services group in Asia with a global presence.
Since 2018, HashKey Group has built a globally distributed Web3 ecosystem under high-compliance regulatory frameworks across Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Bermuda, and beyond. Its portfolio includes: HashKey Exchange—the largest licensed virtual asset exchange in Hong Kong; HashKey Global, a virtual asset exchange; HashKey MENA, a Dubai VARA-licensed virtual asset exchange; HashKey Capital, a global asset manager focused on blockchain and digital assets; HashKey OTC, offering compliant over-the-counter digital asset trading services; HashKey Cloud, a world-leading Web3 infrastructure provider; and HashKey Tokenisation, a tokenization service provider. HashKey Group also boasts a rich on-chain ecosystem, having launched the Ethereum L2 network HashKey Chain and the HashKey ecosystem token HSK. *As of January 31, 2025, HashKey Exchange ranked #7 on Coingecko, making it the highest-ranked licensed virtual asset exchange in Hong Kong.
HashKey Group remains committed to advancing the feasibility of large-scale blockchain applications across industries, delivering trusted and accessible digital asset services to one billion users worldwide.
About HashKey Chain
HashKey Chain is the preferred public chain for financial institutions and RWA asset tokenization, committed to driving the compliance and scalability of Onchain Finance. As a compliance-friendly blockchain infrastructure, HashKey Chain offers institutions a secure and transparent on-chain environment.
Built on a secure and trustworthy architecture, HashKey Chain inherits Ethereum’s decentralized security while optimizing performance to enhance transaction efficiency, ensuring stability and full traceability for on-chain assets. Additionally, HashKey Chain delivers a high-performance, low-cost solution with minimal gas fees and high throughput, enabling efficient movement of financial assets such as money market funds (MMF), bonds, funds, and stablecoins—significantly reducing operational costs for institutions on the blockchain.
HashKey Chain is collaborating closely with leading global financial institutions and compliant Web3 projects, providing optimal solutions for institutional DeFi, RWA tokenization, and stablecoin settlements, accelerating the digital and intelligent transformation of the financial system.
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