Leveraging their respective strengths, the two parties will build an efficient and scalable on-chain asset platform, bridging traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) while promoting industry compliance, standardization, and institutionalization.

Asia's leading digital asset financial services group, HashKey Group ("HashKey"), has announced a strategic investment in fintech company Asseto Holdings Limited ("Asseto"). This collaboration marks a deep partnership in the field of Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization, with the two parties jointly developing an efficient and scalable on-chain asset infrastructure to drive the growth of stablecoin ecosystems and the convergence of traditional finance with decentralized economies, accelerating the implementation and large-scale adoption of digital asset infrastructure.

This partnership goes beyond a mere strategic investment, encompassing comprehensive collaboration between Asseto and HashKey in the RWA space. By combining their respective resources, the two will establish a high-performance, scalable on-chain asset platform that bridges TradFi and DeFi, fostering industry-wide compliance, standardization, and institutionalization.

A key highlight of this collaboration is the deep integration of Asseto’s institutional-grade RWA issuance capabilities with HashKey Chain, a high-performance Layer 2 blockchain platform independently developed by HashKey. Together, they will co-develop end-to-end technical solutions to support the on-chain issuance, settlement, and circulation of various financial assets, including cash management products, funds, and bonds, ensuring seamless and traceable asset flows between off-chain and on-chain environments. Asseto will prioritize deploying its high-quality RWA products natively on the HashKey Chain ecosystem, enabling users to access diversified on-chain assets conveniently and efficiently through HashKey’s trading platforms and other channels in the future.

In this strategic partnership, HashKey Chain not only serves as the underlying infrastructure but also plays a pivotal role in guiding the technical and ecosystem coordination for RWA asset onboarding. As a financial-grade Layer 2 network, HashKey Chain provides Asseto with comprehensive standardized solutions across key areas such as smart contract standards and modular deployment—critical for establishing high-specification issuance channels and protocols capable of supporting complex asset structures.

Additionally, HashKey Chain will serve as one of the primary blockchains for Asseto’s diverse RWA products, supporting rapid market entry through ecosystem incentives, liquidity support, and developer resources. This collaboration not only demonstrates HashKey Chain’s strong adaptability for real-world asset use cases but also reinforces its systemic role in setting financial-grade RWA infrastructure standards.

The partnership also extends into education and industry-academia collaboration. On June 30, 2025, Asseto and HashKey became the first companies to sign a strategic 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 such as blockchain finance, RWA standardization, and digital asset regulation, contributing to Hong Kong’s vision of becoming a global leader in digital financial innovation.

Moving forward, Asseto and HashKey will deepen cooperation across multiple dimensions, including industry standard-setting and cross-border pilot programs, to foster the healthy development of the global RWA market. Their efforts will accelerate the compliant adoption of stablecoins, tokenized funds, on-chain bonds, and other emerging asset classes, facilitating the full transition of traditional financial assets into Web3 frameworks.

This strategic investment not only reflects HashKey’s strong recognition of Asseto’s technical expertise, product capabilities, and market vision but also lays a solid foundation for building Asia’s leading RWA tokenization ecosystem. By jointly developing technical infrastructure, exchange platforms, custody solutions, and regulatory engagement mechanisms, the two parties will drive RWA infrastructure toward standardization and scalability, unlocking the long-term potential of on-chain finance.

Asseto is a fintech company specializing in RWA tokenization, dedicated to building a next-generation on-chain asset platform. Starting with cash management RWA products, the company is expanding into funds, bonds, equities, private credit, real estate, gold, and other alternative assets, creating a diversified and sustainable revenue model.

Asseto adopts an institutionally compliant technical framework, seamlessly integrating TradFi and DeFi, and has established a strategic partnership network spanning Hong Kong and Asia, including two firms preparing to apply for Hong Kong stablecoin licenses. Its core team comprises veterans from top-tier global financial institutions and Web3 projects, bringing deep expertise in both TradFi and DeFi.

Against the backdrop of rapid growth in stablecoins and on-chain yield assets, Asseto is steadily emerging as a key player in Asia’s Web3 financial infrastructure, with its Total Value Locked (TVL) expected to grow consistently, positioning it as a major contributor to the region’s digital asset ecosystem.