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HashKey Group Appoints Huobi Global Ex-CEO Livio Weng As Group Chief Operating Officer

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HashKey Group (“HashKey” or “the Group”), a leading digital asset financial services group based in Hong Kong, officially announced that Livio Weng has joined HashKey Group as its Group Chief Operating Officer (COO). Livio was the CEO of Huobi Global from 2018 to 2021. HashKey Group is one of only two firms in Hong Kong licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) to operate a virtual asset trading platform, and is a leader in the Web3 space in Hong Kong. HashKey’s recent introduction of a series of senior executive team members, including Livio Weng, marks a new stage in its continued plans to accelerate and contribute to the growth of the Hong Kong Web3 ecosystem.  

Livio said, "We are at the tipping point of the virtual asset market where licensed and regulated exchanges will become an industry mainstream. HashKey Group is one of the world’s earliest blockchain evangelists, and over the years we have grown into one of Asia’s leading digital assets financial services company. I will work closely with the team to focus on the sustainable growth of the Group and lead HashKey to become a reputable and fully compliant global virtual asset ecosystem."

About HashKey Group

HashKey Group is an end-to-end digital asset financial services group in Asia. The Group provides a complete ecosystem across the entire digital asset landscape, ranging from trading, custody, venture investment, technologies to Web3 infrastructure. HashKey’s senior team has decades of investment and trading experience, strong business execution and deep market insights gained from tier-one banks, regulators and FinTech ventures. By bringing together the most advanced blockchain research and development and technologies, HashKey identifies potential opportunities and delivers end-to-end solutions that operate within regulatory frameworks with the highest compliance standards. The Group has operations in Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan, and extensive partnerships with FinTech and blockchain solutions providers, academic institutions and associations. Official website:https://www.hashkey.com

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