HashKey shares start trading in Hong Kong, as the city increasingly embraces crypto

Shares of digital assets firm Hashkey Holdings were flat in Hong Kong trading today, following the firm’s IPO last week. The Chinese city has steadily embraced digital assets since 2022 as it tries to maintain its status as a global financial center. The crypto firm’s shares ended the day 0.2% lower in a choppy day of trading, with a post-opening surge, followed by a slump for most of the day before recovering right before market close. Hashkey, founded in 2018, operates a Hong Kong-licensed crypto excha ...