Article author: Lesean, MetaEra
Some people say that understanding HashKey is like understanding half of the history of cryptocurrency development in Hong Kong. From 2018 to 2025, the gradually expanding market has attracted a large number of talents. Anna, who has grown up with HashKey, has also formed a team and become the CEO of HashKey Tokenisation. Strength, opportunity, courage and persistence are indispensable.
Compliance and innovation go hand in hand
From law to business, Anna, who has been rooted in Hong Kong for 12 years, has a deep affection for this flourishing city. Hong Kong's internationalization and freedom provide her with greater development space, and the cultural characteristics of the East and the West are deeply integrated here. The career change has also brought changes to her thinking and life.
"The transition from legal affairs to business affairs has transformed me from a rule keeper to a promoter of innovation. My legal background allows me to pay more attention to risk control in business decision-making, while my business role allows me to think about problems from a global perspective and pay more attention to strategic planning and resource integration. This change has broadened my thinking mode and made me more flexible and pragmatic. From another perspective, compliance and innovation are not opposites, but rather two sides of the same coin that complement each other. We focus on compliance as the bottom line and promote projects with the goal of achieving commercial value. We continuously iterate our thinking in the process of innovation and practice to seek new development directions and motivations."
As a veteran member who joined HashKey Group in 2018, Anna has witnessed the growth of HashKey along the way. As the CEO of HashKey Tokenisation, while pursuing innovation, it is also necessary to further strengthen coordination and cooperation with other departments.
Anna said that HashKey Tokenisation is the tokenization service agency of HashKey Group. Its core is to provide end-to-end comprehensive tokenization solutions for high-quality projects and assets, including business model analysis, token economic model design, guidance on the construction of the entire issuance structure and technical platform support, to create more unique high-quality assets for Hong Kong and other regions.
“As the project progresses, we will also seek to collaborate with other businesses/departments of the group. HashKey Group owns HashKey Exchange, the largest licensed virtual asset exchange in Hong Kong, HashKey Global, a global virtual asset exchange, HashKey Capital, a global asset management institution, HashKey OTC, which provides compliant digital asset over-the-counter trading services, and HashKey Cloud, a leading Web3 infrastructure provider. In addition, HashKey Group also has a rich on-chain ecosystem and has developed Ethereum L2
HashKey Chain and launched HashKey Eco-Coin HSK. We hope to provide users with more trustworthy one-stop digital asset services through cross-business/departmental collaboration.”
Combining strength and flexibility to seek win-win results
“I think Web3 represents a brand new production relationship and value system. It breaks the information asymmetry brought about by the traditional centralized architecture, making individuals not only recipients and creators of information, but also owners of information and the value it carries.”
"As a woman, I feel that Web3 provides more opportunities for equality and self-creation, and I can exert my influence in a balanced, transparent and fair environment. I chose the Web3 industry because we believe it can ultimately reshape the existing system and provide more people with opportunities for openness and transparency. I chose HashKey Group because it is an industry pioneer and always at the forefront of innovation. I can work with like-minded partners to promote the development of the industry. Although this process is difficult, it has long-term value and allows me to see the possibility of changing the future."
Anna believes that female leaders have unique advantages in the Web3 industry: "Women have unique advantages in innovation and development, such as stronger empathy, more delicate insight and flexibility. These qualities enable us to better understand the needs of all parties, not only internally but also externally. We not only focus on the integration of innovation and business models, but also on the balance of rights and interests of all parties, including social influence and the long-term value of this matter. This balance allows me to find unique value in the entire development of the situation, find a balance point in a complex environment, and achieve a win-win situation with both firmness and flexibility."
In addition to empathy and a broad perspective, the most important thing is professional ability, which is the key to convincing people. "In our group, more and more women are showing their talents and demonstrating strong professional strength and leadership. I am very happy to see more and more female forces becoming the backbone. But I believe that gender is not the key to leadership. Core leadership still comes from professional vertical depth, horizontal breadth and flexibility to fully consider specific situations. Therefore, we are still result-oriented in team training to promote team collaboration and growth."
The power of women
Women in high positions can never avoid the balance between work and family, but Anna can feel the self-consistency and peace. She always believes that one should start from her own feelings and find a comfortable state in work and life: "I will devote myself to different environments, work efficiently, live attentively, and focus on the present. When I am at work, I will prioritize things and pay attention to priority management; on weekends or in my spare time, I will try my best to accompany my family and enrich our common experience, such as participating in parent-child activities, hiking, etc. This not only deepens my relationship with my family, but also increases our shared memories. The harmonious family and parent-child relationship brought about by high-quality companionship is something I am very proud of, and it is also the biggest help for me to focus on work." She achieves a comfortable state with a calm and natural mentality and strong empathy, making everyone who gets along with her feel like spring breeze.
Perhaps this is the power of women who are gentle and caring. The stereotyped image of a female leader in the family as a 'tiger mom' does not appear on Anna. She smiled and said, "Raising a child? That doesn't exist. Raising a child is not as good as raising yourself. The most important thing is to live a good life."
