HashKey Seeks $215 Million in Hong Kong IPO While Racing Against Its Cash Burn Rate

Markets Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email HashKey Seeks $215 Million in Hong Kong IPO While Racing Against Its Cash Burn Rate HashKey's prospectus highlights surging institutional volume, expanding staking and tokenization pipelines and more than 1.44 million users, while losses and a US$5.2 million monthly burn rate loom over one of Asia’s largest regulated crypto bets. By Sam Reynolds | Edited by Sheldon Reback Dec 9, 2025, 10:58 a.m. (HashKey modified by CoinDesk ) What to know : HashKey said it's looking to raise HK$1.67 billion ($215 million) in a Hong Kong IPO. The crypto exchange's user base expanded from fewer than 200 accounts in 2022 to over 1.44 million by mid-2025. Despite rapid growth, it reported HK$3.0 billion in cumulative net losses from 2022 to mid-2025, highlighting significant upfront infrastructure costs. The company projects over 70 months of liquidity, emphasizing a strategic shift towards institutional flows and licensed onshore platforms in Hong Kong. Crypto exchange HashKey lost more than HK$3.0 billion ($386 million) between 2022 and mid-2025 as it invested in critical infrastructure, the company said in a prospectus showing it's looking to raise as much as HK$1.67 billion in a Hong Kong IPO. The figure represents the upfront spending needed to build the custody, compliance, and on-chain services required of a licensed exchange, the company said. It lost HK$506.7 million in first-half 2025, despite rapid user and asset growth and burned through an average of HK$40.9 million per month in the third quarter. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don't miss another story. Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today . See all newsletters Sign me up By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . HashKey’s argument to investors centers on the leverage enabled by a regulated market structure. Many of the largest costs, including licensing, custody, and risk infrastructure, do not scale linearly with activity. Revenue tied to trading, staking and management fees can expand faster than expenses once client adoption increases, a dynamic the company describes as the foundation for margin improvement over time. Registered users surged to 1.44 million accounts from fewer than 200 in 2022. The filing highlights a strategic shift in the type of users as retail trading volumes fell in early 2025 following declines in ether ETH $ 3,125.08 and other major assets, while institutional flows remained resilient. HashKey Global, registered in Bermuda and designed to attract retail clients, was pared back because it lacked an on-ramp or off-ramp, reducing its competitiveness in a market where local fiat rails matter. Instead, the exchange leaned into its onshore platform, which offers licensed on-ramp and off-ramp channels and has become more closely tied to ETF flows and traditional financial institutions. With cash, digital assets and expected IPO proceeds, the company estimates more than 70 months of liquidity even under conservative assumptions. HashKey is a competitor to CoinDesk's parent company, Bullish. hashkey HashKey Exchange IPOs Hong Kong Sizin için daha fazlası Protocol Research: GoPlus Security Yazan CoinDesk Research 14 Kas 2025 Tarafından sipariş edildi GoPlus Bilinmesi gerekenler : As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M. GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. 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