In February 2025, Hong Kong once again became the focus of global digital finance, attracting Web3 practitioners and investors from all walks of life. On February 20, the "HashKey Chain Web3 Voyage" event hosted by HashKey Chain and co-organized by AWS and ATT was held at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum, attracting more than 1,300 participants to sign up, and the venue was packed. The lineup of guests at the conference included both senior developers in the Web3 field and representatives from traditional financial institutions such as Bosera International, E Fund, CMB International, and ZA Bank. This phenomenon sends a clear signal: Web3 is no longer a testing ground for niche technologies, but a core force driving changes in the global financial system.
In her keynote speech, Kay, head of HashKey Eco Labs, used the "Age of Exploration" as a metaphor, comparing the exploration of Web3 to a new era of maritime adventure: "500 years ago, navigators used compasses and courage to explore unknown continents; today, we use compliance and technology as navigation tools to explore the new continent where Web2 and Web3 merge." She emphasized that the goal of HashKey Chain is to become the "navigator" of this voyage - to break through the boundaries of traditional finance and to build a secure infrastructure for explorers.
Compliance as an anchor: clearing the fog of institutional entry
Since the birth of Bitcoin, Web3 has experienced more than ten years of development and is now entering a period of value accumulation. Kay pointed out that the current industry faces two major challenges: liquidity fragmentation and compliance fog. The former leads to inefficient collaboration between ecosystems, while the latter hinders the entry of traditional institutions.
In the grand narrative of Web3, "compliance" is often seen as a constraint on innovation and freedom, but Kay's speech overturned this perception. "Compliance is not a shackle, but a security anchor to open up a trillion-dollar market." She used the practice of HashKey Chain as an example to explain the strategy of "global operations, local compliance" - through one-stop compliance consulting services, on-chain KYC verification systems and localized data processing mechanisms, it provides institutions with solutions that comply with multiple jurisdictions and lowers the threshold for asset on-chain. This "active compliance" strategy not only clears obstacles for institutional investors, but also paves the way for large-scale application of on-chain assets (such as stablecoins and RWA).
Technology as the Sail: Five Core Pillars Reconstructing the Financial Paradigm
If compliance and technology are the foundation of navigation, then the five core pillars of HashKey Chain - PayFi, RWA, MMF, Stablecoin and Restaking - define the direction of Web3. In his speech, Kay disassembled these strategic modules one by one to break the boundaries of traditional finance.
1. PayFi: The on-chain revolution of cross-border payments
By reconstructing the global payment network through blockchain technology, HashKey Chain innovatively embeds supply chain finance functions into the payment system. Enterprises can obtain credit lines from financial institutions in real time based on the accumulated trade data flow on the chain, thereby solving the liquidity problem of small and medium-sized enterprises. "We are developing a protocol-based stablecoin algorithm that supports instant exchange of multiple currencies, with the goal of making stablecoins a new hub for cross-border trade in Asia."
2. RWA Accelerator: On-chain Migration of Trillion Assets
The tokenization of real-world assets is seen as the key to the integration of Web3 and the real economy. To this end, HashKey Chain's RWA accelerator provides a one-stop service from compliance consulting, on-chain issuance to liquidity support.
"RWA will be the next trillion-dollar market, and Asia is the main battlefield for stablecoins and compliance innovation." Kay said that HashKey Chain has successfully built an RWA asset tokenization platform, covering real estate, commodities and other fields, and has lowered the threshold for ordinary users to participate in high-value assets through fragmented investment functions. This layout will promote the deep integration of on-chain finance and the real economy in the future.
3. MMF: Modular Innovation of On-chain Finance
MMF is an emerging field, and banks, enterprises and various financial institutions around the world are actively exploring this field. As a pioneer in this field, HashKey Chain will provide a variety of communication opportunities in the future. Kay said: "We plan to build a cross-border and cross-border stable currency algorithm protocol on the blockchain to provide protocol-based basic support for global users."
4. Stablecoins: Compliance Hub and Liquidity Engine
In response to the compliance challenges of stablecoins, HashKey Chain is developing a local stablecoin protocol based on Asian currencies to reduce the friction cost of cross-border payments. Kay specifically mentioned: "We will work closely with regulators to ensure that the issuance of stablecoins complies with local regulations and become a bridge between fiat currencies and crypto assets."
5. Restaking: Activating the Flywheel of Ecological Value
By staking mainstream assets to generate liquidity certificates, users can participate in cross-chain revenue aggregation. This design not only improves capital efficiency, but also provides long-term liquidity support for ecological projects. "Restaking is a catalyst for ecological prosperity. We will open the protocol layer interface to encourage developers to explore innovative revenue models."
Technology Engine: Deep Integration of AI and Privacy Computing
In addition to financial innovation, Kay also revealed HashKey Chain’s forward-looking layout at the bottom of the technology: “In the future, we will embed AI into various fields of HashKey Chain, including user introduction, asset on-chain, and provide everyone with flexible AI deployment services, so that everyone can integrate HashKey Chain and AI into the subsequent activity expansion.”
To achieve this goal, HashKey Chain proposed a decentralized computing network and AI model tokenization solution to further promote the integration of AI and Web3. In terms of AI model tokenization, HashKey Chain stores model training data on-chain and divides data usage rights through ERC-3525 tokens. Users need to pay HSK fees when using the model, of which 50% of the income will be distributed to data contributors to encourage more data provision and sharing.
In addition, HashKey Chain's test network has integrated more than 10,000 GPU nodes, increasing the training speed by 200%. The platform also ensures data privacy through federated learning technology, all user data is processed only locally, and uses on-chain KYC verification to ensure compliance.
Through these innovations, HashKey Chain has demonstrated strong technical advantages in computing power networks, AI technology, and data privacy protection, bringing more efficient and compliant solutions to the industry.
Ecosystem co-construction: $50 million to support sailors
To accelerate the prosperity of the ecosystem, Kay announced the launch of the "Atlas Grant" program, which will support developers and innovative projects with a $50 million funding pool. The program will provide a series of support for high-quality projects, including non-dilutive funding, technical guidance, and cooperation opportunities.
The first phase of the "Atlas Grant" program has been launched, and the first batch of reward pools will provide $10 million in HSK tokens. These tokens will be used as part of the program funding to help projects obtain solid financial guarantees and technical support in the early stages of their establishment. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to participate in various industry events, including hackathons, which will bring them more exposure opportunities and promote the collision of innovative thinking.
At present, 13 innovative projects have officially joined the program. With the support of HashKey Chain, they will give full play to their potential and promote the further development of blockchain technology. HashKey Chain will continue to be committed to providing these projects with the best resources and opportunities to help them stand out in the highly competitive blockchain industry.
The call of the sailor: Everyone is the creator of the future
At the end of his speech, Kay said: "We believe that the true spirit of the Age of Exploration is not to escape from the wind and waves, but to bravely seek new directions and opportunities in the wind and waves. Just like those great navigators, they were not afraid of the rough waves, but used wisdom and courage to discover new continents that had never been seen before. Today, we set sail from Hong Kong, carrying this courage to explore the unknown, heading towards a brand new future. Not only us, but all navigators will aim at the next horizon and embark on their own journey."
Finally, Kay extended an invitation to the audience: "We invite all developers, institutions, and users to join this Web3 voyage and sail together towards the golden age of Web3."
About HashKey Chain
HashKey Chain is a high-performance public chain that focuses on building a secure, open, and scalable Web3 ecosystem driven by compliance and innovation. Committed to providing institutions and developers with compliance-friendly and secure on-chain infrastructure, HashKey Chain connects key areas such as BTCFi, PayFi, stablecoins, and RWA, and promotes the deep integration of on-chain finance and the real world economy.
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