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HashKey Exchange, Hong Kong's first licensed crypto exchange is now live

HashKey Exchange, the first licensed retail virtual asset exchange, announces its official launch today. Together with executives from the HKSAR government, top-tier banks, insurers, and Big 4 auditing firms, HashKey Exchange held the grand launch in Hong Kong. Direct USD and HKD transfers from bank accounts are supported.

The exchange, which received approval back in November of 2022 has officially launched a zero trading fee promotion, effective immediately, offering all customers zero commission trading on all transactions. 

Setting Sail in the Web3 Era in Hong Kong

The HashKey Exchange Grand Launch was successfully held today at the Maritime Museum Central, Hong Kong. Joseph Chan Ho-lim, JP, Undersecretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Dr. Jimmy Chiang, Associate Director, InvestHK, Norman Chan Tak-lam, GBS, JP, Chairman, Hong Kong Web3 Association delivered their speeches, extending their congratulations to HashKey Exchange for its official launch and offering insights into the development of the Web3 industry in Hong Kong.

Dr. Xiao Feng, Chairman and CEO of HashKey Group, announced the official launch of HashKey Exchange and its retail trading services. Mr. Lu Weiding, Chairman of Wanxiang Group, joined 10 distinguished guests in turning the symbolic “helm,” marking the start of Hong Kong’s Web3 era. Speeches were delivered by Mr. Ronald Lu, CEO ZA Bank, Mr. Thomas Crasti, Partner at PwC, and Mr. Zhang Sizheng, CEO of AIA Hong Kong.

Hong Kong’s First Licensed Retail Virtual Asset Exchange is Live Now

Livio Weng, COO of HashKey Group, unveiled the next-generation high-performance trading system, the “HEX Engine,” supporting 5,000 transactions per second (TPS) to deliver a more stable, faster, and user-friendly trading experience. Weng also announced a comprehensive upgrade to institutional business solutions, offering robust API interfaces and enhanced account management features (including the Omnibus Account) to provide brokerage and institutional clients with deeper trading liquidity and smoother experiences.

As a licensed entity under the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, HashKey Exchange has devoted substantial resources to establishing a native compliance product framework. Covering a comprehensive spectrum including user admission inspection, anti-money laundering (AML) inspection, transaction monitoring, and intellectual property (IP) oversight, creating a complete regulatory closed-loop system….

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