BlockBeats News, May 20th - HashKey Holdings Limited, a leading comprehensive digital asset company in Asia (「HashKey」 or 「the Company」, stock code: 3887.HK), announced today that the fund managed by its asset management institution, HashKey Capital, has signed an investment agreement with the cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform SignalPlus. According to the agreement, the fund led a $40 million B+ round investment in SignalPlus, with the HashKey Group contributing $20 million. With this investment, HashKey will engage in a comprehensive strategic cooperation with SignalPlus to jointly promote the long-term development of the industry.

SignalPlus is a leading institutional infrastructure platform in the cryptocurrency derivatives field, focusing on options trading systems, automated market making, and structured product solutions. Currently, its services are deeply integrated into the global mainstream crypto options market, leading in market share in the Asian market. The fund managed by HashKey was the lead investor in SignalPlus's seed round. From the early stages, it has been supporting its development and has made consecutive follow-up investments in later stages. This investment not only further deepens the long-term relationship between the two parties but also demonstrates HashKey's continuous recognition of SignalPlus's technological capabilities, market position, and industry prospects.

Shao Feng, Chairman and CEO of HashKey Group, said: 「We are very pleased to further deepen our capital investment in SignalPlus and reach cooperation. Currently, global institutional funds are accelerating their convergence into the crypto derivatives track, and the market's demand for compliant, stable, and highly professional institutional-grade infrastructure is becoming increasingly urgent. In the future, HashKey and SignalPlus will jointly promote product innovation and global business expansion through comprehensive strategic cooperation.」

Relying on this investment and strategic cooperation, HashKey and SignalPlus will combine their respective industry chain layouts in the digital asset field and their advantages in derivative trading technology to jointly expand the global institutional service market, enhancing their strategic competitiveness and influence in the global digital asset derivatives ecosystem.