{"id":11614,"date":"2025-12-04T10:20:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T10:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/hashkeys-ipo-seeks-us300-million-under-shadow-of-beijings-regulatory-scrutiny\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T10:20:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T10:20:53","slug":"hashkeys-ipo-seeks-us300-million-under-shadow-of-beijings-regulatory-scrutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/hashkeys-ipo-seeks-us300-million-under-shadow-of-beijings-regulatory-scrutiny\/","title":{"rendered":"HashKey\u2019s IPO seeks US$300 million under shadow of Beijing\u2019s regulatory scrutiny"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The initial public offering (IPO) of HashKey Holdings, operator of Hong Kong&rsquo;s largest cryptocurrency exchange, lays bare challenges faced by local platforms under Beijing&rsquo;s watchful eye, even though the listing itself was recognition of the growing influence of digital assets in the city, according to analysts.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"14.211480362538\">HashKey, established in Hong Kong in 2018, on Monday cleared its Hong Kong listing hearing after a confidential filing earlier this year, paving the way for an IPO <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">that could raise up to US$300 million<\/span>. It would be the second listed crypto exchange operator in Hong Kong, after OSL Group, a licensed virtual-asset trading platform.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The listing of HashKey comes as Hong Kong is trying to transform itself into a virtual-asset hub, even though Beijing has reiterated its hostile regulatory stance towards crypto activities on the mainland, casting a shadow over such businesses in the city.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-1evd7i0 e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">&ldquo;The acceptance of a major crypto exchange into the bourse is a strong barometer for the mainstreaming of digital assets in Hong Kong,&rdquo; said Angela Ang, TRM Labs&rsquo; Asia-Pacific head of policy and strategic partnerships.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-0 e1gf69pb3\"><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1ixmelf e1gf69pb1\">The HashKey booth at the Hong Kong Web3Festival last year. Photo: Handout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">HashKey would likely debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange within the next two to three months &ldquo;if it receives adequate investor interest&rdquo;, Daiwa Capital Markets analysts Steven Nie and Carlton Lai said in a note on Monday.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-117a6hs e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><sub>HashKey&rsquo;s IPO seeks US$300 million under shadow of Beijing&rsquo;s regulatory scrutiny<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The initial public offering (IPO) of HashKey Holdings, operator of Hong Kong&rsquo;s largest cryptocurrency exchange, lays bare challenges faced by local platforms under Beijing&rsquo;s watchful eye, even though the listing itself was recognition of the growing influence of digital assets in the city, according to analysts. HashKey, established in Hong Kong in 2018, on Monday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/hashkeys-ipo-seeks-us300-million-under-shadow-of-beijings-regulatory-scrutiny\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;HashKey\u2019s IPO seeks US$300 million under shadow of Beijing\u2019s regulatory scrutiny&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11615,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}