HashKey Exchange's custodial assets exceed 20 billion, becoming a gateway for institutions to enter the virtual asset industry.

HashKey Exchange, Hong Kong's largest licensed virtual asset trading platform, has announced significant growth milestones. Its total trading volume has surpassed HK$1.2 trillion, with client assets under custody exceeding HK$20 billion.

  • The platform's institutional-focused Omnibus service has seen explosive growth, with its cumulative trading volume increasing over 80 times year-over-year.
  • The exchange attributes this success to its strict compliance and security framework, holding multiple SFC licenses and maintaining a strong track record with no major security incidents since its 2023 launch.
  • It has partnered with over 100 institutions across sectors like securities brokerage, banking, and asset management.
  • Management states that compliance is the foundation of their development, and they are focused on building infrastructure for the next-generation financial system, including exploring areas like real-world asset tokenization.
Summary

On September 9, 2025, HashKey Exchange, Hong Kong's largest* licensed virtual asset trading platform, announced that its total trading volume had surpassed HK$1.2 trillion, with client assets under custody exceeding HK$20 billion. Simultaneously, the exchange's Omnibus service experienced rapid growth, with cumulative trading volume increasing over 80 times year-over-year, reflecting the increasingly close partnership between institutions and the platform.

HashKey Exchange Managing Director Chen Dekang stated, "Over the past year, HashKey Exchange has seen steady growth, with some institutional businesses experiencing rapid growth. This demonstrates the market's trust in compliant platforms. We firmly believe that compliance is the foundation of development, innovation is the driving force behind progress, and service is the foundation of our existence. Going forward, we will continue to forge ahead on an institutionalized track, enabling more institutions and users to share in the opportunities of virtual economic development in a safe and healthy environment."

Steady progress, giving equal weight to compliance and safety

As a licensed virtual asset trading platform in Hong Kong, HashKey Exchange continues to expand its compliance and security framework. The platform holds multiple SFC licenses, consistently discloses operational data, maintains close communication with regulators, and strictly implements Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements in daily operations to ensure robust trading and asset security.

Since its launch in August 2023, HashKey Exchange has not experienced any major security incidents. Its security system has been recognized by the industry and received a 9/10 score in Coingecko's trust score, including a full score in the security area*, providing a long-term and stable trust foundation for users and partners.

Gathering strength and expanding innovation, institutional business accelerates growth

Institutional business has become a key driver of platform growth. Leveraging its leading liquidity reserves and reliable technical architecture, HashKey Exchange is exploring or has already established partnerships with over 100 institutions and businesses, spanning securities brokerage, banking and payment, asset management, and internet finance platforms. Leveraging the Omnibus service, institutions and platforms can directly provide compliant virtual asset trading to their users, further expanding their service offerings.

Pursuing dreams and moving forward, innovation leads the future of finance

The virtual asset industry is undergoing a critical transformation, with both institutional investment and retail demand increasing simultaneously. HashKey will continue to steadily advance within a compliant framework, expanding its institutional services, exploring new areas such as the tokenization of real-world assets, and promoting the deep integration of financial assets and the blockchain ecosystem.

HashKey Exchange Managing Director Chen Dekang further added: "We are building the infrastructure for the next generation of the financial system. We hope to make finance safer, more inclusive, and more sustainable through institutionalization."

About HashKey Exchange

HashKey Exchange is committed to setting new standards for virtual asset exchanges in terms of compliance, fund protection, and platform security. Hash Blockchain Limited (HashKey Exchange) is one of the first licensed retail virtual asset exchanges in Hong Kong. Currently, it holds licenses from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) for Type 1 (Dealing in Securities), Type 7 (Providing Automated Trading Services), and the Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance (AMLO) to operate a virtual asset trading platform. As the flagship business of the HashKey Group, HashKey Exchange provides one-stop virtual asset trading services for professional investors (PIs) and retail investors. HashKey Exchange has obtained ISO 27001 (Information Security) and ISO 27701 (Data Privacy) management system certifications. To comply with laws and regulations, HashKey Exchange does not offer services to users in mainland China, the United States, and certain other jurisdictions.

Note 1: As of August 27, 2025, HashKey Exchange ranked 15th in the Coingecko global exchange rankings, making it the highest-ranked licensed virtual asset exchange in Hong Kong.

Note 2: Data is as of September 9, 2025.

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