Overview of HashKey Capital's investment landscape: covering almost all Web3 tracks

Original author: Frank, Foresight News

As the earliest institutional investor in Ethereum, HashKey Capital began investing in crypto assets and blockchain-related projects in 2015. It has grown with the development of the industry over the past seven years and has now grown into the largest and most influential company in Asia. One of the leading blockchain investment institutions, the total asset management scale exceeds US$1 billion.

Relying on the first-mover advantage, HashKey Capital continues to expand its layout in the blockchain and digital asset industries. The current investment landscape covers almost most tracks related to Web3, including public chains, protocols, encrypted finance, infrastructure, Metaverse, NFT, GameFi, etc., the investment ecological landscape is gradually taking shape.

In terms of investment strategy, HashKey Capital aims to use in-depth industry research as its tentacles, always maintain curiosity about new things, and at the same time plan ahead, dig deep into underwater projects, strive for investment opportunities in early-stage projects, and invest in We provide corresponding support and value-added services at each stage of enterprise growth, forming a matrix layout of invested projects, thereby achieving development synergies and empowering the full-cycle development of projects with deep industry resources.

As of now, HashKey Capitals investment portfolio includes more than 500 companies in 17 regions. In addition to mainstream markets such as Asia, North America and Europe, it also focuses on new opportunities brought about by the rapid development of emerging markets such as Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. In addition to the most famous Ethereum, its representative invested projects include Polkadot, Cosmos, FTX, CoinList, dYdX, Blockdaemon, imToken, Animoca Brands and Mask, etc.

In addition to the investment itself, HashKey Capital is actively involved in the construction of the Web3 global ecosystem, and at the same time exerts the leading goose effect to build a bridge connecting Web2 and Web3, working with entrepreneurs, investors, community participants and regulatory agencies to create a comprehensive blockchain chain ecosystem.

At the same time, on September 9, 2022, HashKey Capital Limited obtained the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to revoke its Category 9 (Asset Management) license related to the management of virtual assets, which means that in the future, it can manage specialized investments that comply with the Securities and Futures Commission regulations. Funds based on virtual assets have become one of the first few compliant virtual asset management companies in Hong Kong to create an investment portfolio composed entirely of virtual assets.

NFT 

infrastructure

GeniesIt is an avatar technology company that provides tools to create virtual characters, clothing and other NFTs, and allows users to view and trade NFTs on most platforms.

Concept Art Houseis an international art services and digital entertainment company that aims to provide solutions for NFT, collectibles and blockchain needs.

Charged ParticlesIt is a decentralized protocol that allows users to deposit ERC-20, ERC-721 or ERC-1155 tokens into NFTs. It is currently deployed on the Ethereum mainnet and Polygon.

Legendao.ioIt is an NFT Mint platform based on Secret Network.

LiveArtXIt is an NFT platform for artists, collectors and galleries. It was founded by art industry leaders including the former COO of Sothebys and the former head of digital business at Christies. Utility token ART holders can gain access to the art world. , including exposure to physical and digital art, participation in exclusive art experiences and activities, early notification of Drop events, participation in platform curation, and membership in LiveArt DAO.

insrt financeIt is an NFT income agreement.

TokenScriptis a platform that enables new utilities for NFTs.

WincastIt is an interactive NFT platform for live sports.

Animoca BrandsIt is a Hong Kong mobile game development company founded in 2014, focusing on promoting the development of digital property rights and metaverse in the fields of digital entertainment, blockchain and gamification.

bitsCrunchProvide NFT tracking and analysis services, and be able to use artificial intelligence identification tools to provide users with security services in the NFT ecosystem.

NFT trading market

TreasurelandIt is a multi-chain NFT aggregation protocol that supports NFT minting, issuance, auction and social networking.

myNFTIt is a multi-chain NFT trading platform focusing on social attributes.

Burnt FinanceIt is the Solana ecological NFT auction protocol, which allows users to cast, trade and auction various assets by themselves. The auction assets that can be supported include synthetic assets, NFT, digital assets, etc. At the same time, it provides free access to all users and can hold various forms of auctions such as English auctions and Dutch auctions.

StashhIt is an NFT privacy trading platform.

GameFi Metaverse

game

KarmaVerseIt is an NFT social game with the theme of fighting for survival and dominance in a post-apocalyptic world where zombies and mutants are rampant.

AuroryIt is a free tactical turn-based JRPG game based on the Solana blockchain.

SidusIt is a virtual world game based on NFT.

Tiny WorldIt is a P2E game based on BNB Chain that combines NFT, DeFi and Gaming.

Heroes of Maviais an MMO strategy game developed by Skrice Studios.

Decentral Gamesis a metaverse poker game that allows users to earn rewards by playing games, providing liquidity, and participating in blockchain governance.

CEBGIt is an anime MOBA game.

Myth LinksIt is a blockchain game with mythology and technology themes.

RevolandIt is a MOBA battle royale e-sports game.

Paladin PandasIt is an NFT series and Play-to-Earn game.

Iron Sailis a GameFi hub containing seven GameFi projects that serve as the gateway to Yuanyu.

infrastructure

Rangers Protocol(formerly Rocket Protocol) is a blockchain infrastructure for the future virtual world incubated by MixMarvel. It is a high-performance engine for complex development and data migration. It is fully compatible with Ethereum, professionally supports NFT and complex applications, and integrates and expands cross-chain , NFT, EVM, distributed network protocol.

Nano LabsFounded in 2019, it is an underlying infrastructure service provider with Metaverse chip technology as its core. It mainly provides products and services around Metaverse chips, computing equipment, rendering networks and other tracks, aiming to build a Metaverse chip matrix. The companys products currently cover high-throughput computing chips, high-performance computing chips, distributed computing and storage solutions, etc.

rct.aiAims to use AI to provide complete solutions for the gaming industry.

Metacatis a metaverse data analysis and content navigation project.

MixMarvelIt is a blockchain game distribution platform and content community.

DeGameIt is a GameFi data platform for P2E players to explore NFT games and track data.

Xteriois a game developer and publisher.

PonlaiiIt is the parent company of the Metaverse project Rivermen and has completed the design and construction of multiple virtual properties.

Meta 1 NetworkIt is a decentralized real-time cloud rendering platform.

gaming guild

YGG SEAIt is the first regional sub-DAO under YGG, focusing on players in Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand.

AAGAims to democratize gaming revenue and create economic freedom on a global scale through the Metaverse economy.

DeFi

Trading Liquidity

Ruby.ExchangeIt is an NFT-based AMM trading platform built on the Ethereum side chain SKALE.

EdgeswapIt is a Layer 2 transaction protocol based on Ethereum.

ZKSpace(formerly ZKSwap) is an AMM DEX based on ZK-Rollups.

ZenlinkIt is the underlying cross-chain DEX protocol based on Polkadot and is committed to becoming Polkadots DEX combination center. By accessing the Zenlink DEX Protocol, an open and universal cross-chain DEX protocol based on Substrate, all parallel chains can build DEX with one click and realize liquidity sharing.

DeltaFiIt is a decentralized exchange based on Solana.

iZUMi FinanceIt is a platform that provides programmable liquidity as a service (LaaS), allowing liquidity providers to obtain additional liquidity mining rewards and transaction fees on Uniswap V3.

DeGateIt is an order book protocol based on zero-knowledge proof that requires no trust and supports permissionless currency listing, providing an experience similar to the limit orders and grid trading of centralized exchanges.

LuciDefiIt is a DeFi trading terminal that provides traders with AI predictive models to make informed trading decisions in real time.

MetapierIt is a liquidity protocol based on Flow.

Asset Management Income

SynchronyIt is an on-chain asset management protocol based on the Solana blockchain.

OpenEdenIt is a DeFi revenue management product.

Lending Derivatives

PawnfiIt is a decentralized liquidity protocol for non-standard assets that aims to provide fair evaluation, liquidity and use cases for non-standard assets.

NAOS Financeis an interoperable lending marketplace powered by offline revenue streams designed to enable billions of dollars held in real-world fiat currency-denominated debt and other financial instruments to be tokenized and tokenized on the blockchain trade.

ClearpoolIt is a decentralized capital market ecosystem where institutional borrowers can create a single borrower liquidity pool and strive to obtain uncollateralized liquidity directly from the DeFi ecosystem.

Pendleis a revenue trading protocol that enables users to generate additional revenue and lock in future earnings.

RisedleIt is a leveraged position tokenization protocol.

Hubble ProtocolIt is a Solana ecological lending platform.

dYdXIt is a decentralized derivatives trading platform based on the order book model, supporting contract transactions of dozens of tokens such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.

DivergenceIt is a decentralized derivatives generation and trading platform based on volatility derivatives.

Opiumis a derivatives protocol that can be used to create, settle and trade any decentralized derivatives product.

SynfuturesIt is a derivatives exchange that aggregates decentralized assets.

UnboundIt is a decentralized non-custodial platform that builds a derivative layer on top of AMM to improve the overall capital efficiency in the DeFi field.

ForTubeIt is an open source DeFi lending protocol designed to provide decentralized lending services.

ZKXIt is a derivatives trading protocol based on StarkNet.

MYSOIt is a zero-liquidation DeFi lending protocol.

ShieldexIt is a decentralized trading protocol for perpetual options.

HashMixIt is a market lending protocol that tokenizes computing power.

Insurance

InsurAceIt is a decentralized DeFi insurance protocol that can provide a package insurance service. It also has investment functions and can provide users with guaranteed and profitable insurance services.

Cross-chain

MultichainIt is a cross-chain router protocol that supports asset transfers between multiple networks such as Ethereum, Aribiturm, Avalanche, BNB Chain.Fantom, Polygon, and Moonbeam.

SwingIt is a cross-chain liquidity protocol that enables crypto developers and traders to use Swing to conduct cross-chain transactions and liquidity migration between blockchains such as Ethereum and Solana.

BoringDAOIt is a cross-chain bridge that currently supports asset transfer or cross-chain between more than a dozen networks such as Ethereum, Arbitrum, BNB Chain, Polygon, and Optimism.

DarwiniaIt is a cross-chain bridge network developed based on Substrate.

MystikoIt is a cross-chain private transaction protocol.

infrastructure

everVision(formerly everFinance) aims to provide everyone with decentralized financial services without time and space boundaries. Its goal is to improve user experience, lower development thresholds, and provide decentralized and credible financial applications for everyone. The launched everPay is a Blockchains easy-to-use solutions and application protocols provide users with a payment and settlement experience close to the Internet while ensuring trustworthiness.

Xend FinanceIt is a crypto banking application developed based on BNB Chain, which can provide users with functions such as savings, insurance, governance and staking.

EigenPhiIt is a DeFi arbitrage (MEV) data analysis platform that can track sandwich attacks, flash loans, and identify malicious tokens on various websites.

DeBankThrough data aggregation and analysis, it provides data API services for asset distribution and asset transaction records and behaviors for various protocols, wallets and other front-end entry products. It also has a C-side dashboard and wallet, aiming to become the data of the DeFi industry. cornerstone.

HALIt is a digital asset management platform.

CeFi

Asset Management Institutions

Hex TrustIt is a digital asset custodian that provides custody, DeFi, brokerage and financing services.

Imperii Partnersis a crypto-native investment banking and advisory firm.

CoboIt is a blockchain technology service provider that provides one-stop crypto financial services such as custody, WaaS, trading, lending, DeFi, and asset management.

FOMO Payis a digital payment processing platform.

NestcoinDesigned to help build native crypto products such as DeFi, media, and digital art.

BlockFiIt is a one-stop cryptocurrency financial services platform that provides cryptocurrency trading, lending and other services.

ReapIt is an online payment platform.

Bitcoin Suisseis a crypto finance company that provides trading, prime brokerage, custody, lending and other services.

DigiFTIt is a token platform that connects traditional finance and DeFi.

Terraceis an encryption and Web3 solutions provider.

LightnetIt is a cross-border payment network that provides efficient and instant transactions.

DeZyIt is an encrypted financial services platform.

Credora(formerly X-Margin) is a crypto credit platform.

Coin MetricsIt is a crypto asset market and network data API, analysis and research organization.

Merkle Scienceis a next-generation cryptographic threat detection, risk management and compliance organization for enterprises, banks and government agencies.

SignalPlusIt is a financial technology company focusing on crypto asset options trading.

CryptomateIt is a company located in Argentina that provides digital asset B2B services.

Woo NetworkIt is a deep liquidity network that connects traders, exchanges, institutions and DeFi platforms.

Canza Financeis an African open financial portal that enables small and medium-sized enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa to access financial services.

Xanpoolis an international compliant fiat gateway software solution for exchanges, wallets and other cryptocurrency businesses.

KaikoIt is a blockchain market data provider that provides institutional-level digital asset market data.

TabTraderIt is an aggregated trading terminal for crypto exchanges, supporting nearly 30 exchanges such as Bitmex, Binance, KuCoin, Huobi, and Bittrex.

hiIt is a universal cross-ecological encrypted mobile payment and financial services platform.

trading platform

FTXIt is a cryptocurrency exchange that provides trading services such as leveraged tokens, options, futures and spot markets.

FalconXIt is a B2B institutional digital asset trading platform.

Vibrais a Nigerian cryptocurrency exchange focusing on the African market.

Marais an African cryptocurrency exchange.

Insurance

EvertasIt is a crypto asset insurance company.

Public chain ecology

HarmonyIt is a high-performance public chain project based on state sharding and PoS.

Secret NetworkIt is a privacy blockchain network built on Cosmos.

PolkadotIt is an open source sharded multi-chain protocol that unites multiple blockchain platforms into a unified and scalable network. Not only tokens but any data or asset types can be transmitted across chains, thus enabling various areas to Blockchains can interoperate with each other.

AvalancheThe core platform has three blockchains, namely the transaction chain (X chain), the contract chain (C chain) and the platform chain (P chain). The X chain is used to create and trade assets, the C chain is used to create smart contracts, and the P chain is used to create smart contracts. The chain is used to coordinate validators and subnets.

CosmosIt aims to create an interoperable blockchain and connect with the IBC (Inter-Blockchain Communication) protocol.

Acala NetworkIt is the DeFi infrastructure of the Polkadot ecosystem. It aims to unite the Polkadot ecosystem to create an open financial framework. It has launched the Honzon protocol, a cross-chain multi-asset mortgage stablecoin, the Homa protocol to release Staking asset liquidity, and decentralized exchanges. Layer 1 modules.

SkaleIt is a Layer 2 project expanded with a side chain solution.

Astar NetworkIt is a multi-chain multi-virtual machine DApp center based on Polkadot, and natively supports Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), WebAssembly, Layer 2 expansion solutions and mainstream Layer 1 blockchains.

MinaIt is a lightweight blockchain that uses zk-SNARK technology and recursive zero-knowledge proof to achieve a constant block size.

StacksDesigned to make Bitcoin programmable, decentralized applications and smart contracts are implemented that inherit all the powers of Bitcoin.

AssemblyIt is a multi-chain network with a sharded structure that allows developers to freely create their own smart contract chains in accordance with specified standards, and Assembly will be responsible for protecting and linking all these smart contract chains.

GearIt is the computing power component of the Polkadot network.

KavaIt is a multi-asset DeFi platform based on the Cosmos ecosystem.

EfinityDeveloped by Enjin, Efinity is a global cross-chain NFT blockchain. Powered by deflationary EFI tokens, the network is eco-friendly, scalable, and built for games, apps, businesses, and creators to deliver their own NFTs to mainstream audiences.

Nervos NetworkIt is a multi-asset value storage public chain based on PoW consensus.

Meson NetworkIs a bandwidth aggregator and decentralized acceleration network.

NymIt is a decentralized privacy infrastructure that prevents sensitive data leakage by protecting the metadata of each packet at the network and application layers. Nyms core components Nym Mixnet, Nym token NYM, and Nym certificates can protect the applications Network traffic metadata, providing communication privacy better than VPN and Tor, against global adversaries that can spy on the entire Internet. Prove that hybrid nodes can provide high-quality services through a new hybrid scheme to reward nodes in the hybrid network.

MoonbeamIt is a smart contract blockchain based on Polkadot and is committed to providing development tools and networks familiar to Ethereum developers.

IoTexIt is a decentralized IoT platform.

Ava LabsAimed at providing funding and other support for DApps on Avalanche.

CasperLabsIt aims to lower the barriers to entry for the adoption of blockchain technology so that enterprises can begin to take advantage of it.

PlatONIt is a private public chain.

EdgewareIt is an autonomous smart contract blockchain network.

mining

Canaan(Canaan) is a supercomputing solutions provider focusing on blockchain mining and artificial intelligence.

Cowais an environmentally friendly Bitcoin mining company.

wallet

imTokenis a decentralized digital wallet for managing and protecting a wide range of blockchain and token-based assets, identities and data.

ZenGois a keyless cryptocurrency wallet using MPC technology.

Linenis a cryptocurrency wallet based in Silicon Valley.

AlphaWalletis a Web3 wallet for DeFi and NFT.

Numiois a Layer 2 mobile wallet application based on Ethereum and zkSync, which also integrates cryptocurrency purchase and exchange functions.

1 walletis a social wallet.

xBankis a crypto wallet platform.

Web3

media

DecryptIt is a Web3 content and media platform.

The BlockIt is a Web3 content, media and research platform.

storage

FilecoinIt is a decentralized storage network developed by Protocol Labs that uses space-time proof and replication proof to verify storage validity.

SwarmIt is a decentralized storage network and communication system.

Safety

Secbit(Ambi Labs) focuses on smart contract security issues, comprehensively monitors smart contract security vulnerabilities, and provides professional contract security audit services.

infrastructure

InfStonesIt is a decentralized blockchain infrastructure on an integrated platform that mainly provides cloud management services for PoS public chains.

BlockdaemonIt is an institutional-level blockchain infrastructure, and its products include verification nodes, pledge/entrustment, liquidity pledge, blockchain API, NFT API, etc.

CoinListA cryptocurrency issuance platform, CoinList Markets is registered as a money services business with the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and with the U.S. Multi-State Licensing System and Registry (NMLS).

QuiknodeIt is a cloud-hosted Ethereum node for developers and advanced users.

TEA ProjectIt is a decentralized cloud computing platform developed based on Substrate.

PolkapadIt is a heterogeneous multi-chain platform and financing center.

.bit(formerly DAS) is a cross-chain decentralized identity (DID) system developed based on Nervos CKB. All accounts end with .bit. Users can register in multiple languages ​​around the world. Each .bit is unique Yes, .bit accounts with the same name cannot be created repeatedly.

ChainIDEIt is a smart contract cloud development tool that provides developers with one-click compilation, design, deployment, testing, and calling of smart contract middleware systems based on open alliance chain systems.

HashQuarkIt is a Hong Kong blockchain infrastructure service provider that provides enterprise-level staking services.

BlockPIIt is a distributed multi-chain acceleration layer designed to provide high-performance and reliable RPC services for Web3.

RadicleIt is a decentralized peer-to-peer platform for code collaboration.

MemoTransactions are written to the BCH blockchain and can be read by client applications to view activity on the network.

Animais a Web3 platform and studio that makes virtual worlds a reality by collaborating with artists and innovative creators.

UniPassIt is a multi-chain decentralized identity aggregation management protocol.

AstroXIs a Web3 identity infrastructure.

ChainSafeIt is a blockchain protocol and infrastructure development platform.

Chaos LabsIt is a blockchain cloud service platform.

CoinshiftAims to build a complete crypto fund management platform for companies and DAOs.

Flipsideis a community-supported data analysis project for DeFi and crypto projects.

Space and TimeIt is a Web3 native decentralized data warehouse designed to connect on-chain and off-chain data and provide a wide range of enterprise-level use cases for smart contract applications.

Web3 GoFocusing on multi-chain data analysis and automation, it is the current data analysis platform of the Polkadot ecosystem.

BoATIt is a technology start-up company focusing on trusted identity authentication and data privacy protection for the intelligent Internet of Things.

application

BchatIt is an encrypted social application based on Raas (Rules as a Service). It tries to discover users through Crypto data, including but not limited to Token, NFT, Discord and other common data in the encryption industry, so that users can find themselves through Bchat. Strangers with the same attributes.

Braintrustis a Web3 decentralized talent network that connects businesses with talented freelancers and aligns their interests. The platform is free for freelancers, and users are also rewarded with their native tokens for their increasing adoption of Think Tank, such as inviting new clients or reviewing freelancers.

DmailIs a decentralized email service that can be used as a Web3 DID.

DomainDAODesigned to bid on .dao domain names.

DoraFactoryIt is a programmable, multi-chain DAO-as-a-Service open infrastructure located on Substrate.

FitRIt is a P2E sports application.

EthSignIt is a decentralized electronic agreement signing platform that supports users to sign and manage agreements electronically. Users can log in to EthSign through encrypted wallets such as MetaMask or the traditional Web2 method, upload files and perform electronic signatures.

Huddle 01 It is a Web3 video conferencing solution for the NFT community, DAO, Web3 creators and all Web3 enthusiasts.

Puma BrowserIt is a privacy-focused web browser that allows users to pay directly for content.

Galxe(formerly Project Galaxy) is a Web3 credential data network. It collects credential data from multiple data sources in two dimensions, on-chain and off-chain, and manages the network, thereby building a Web3 DID (Decentralized ID) based system.

Whale SharkFounded by WhaleShark, one of the largest NFT individual buyers in the crypto asset market, WHALE tokens are indirectly supported by WhaleSharks NFT assets. These assets exist in addresses called Vaults and are mainly managed by WhaleShark.

Mask NetworkIt is a bridge that helps users seamlessly transition from Web2 to Web3, allowing users to seamlessly send encrypted information and cryptocurrency on the platforms of traditional social giants.

RSS3An open information federation protocol designed to support efficient and decentralized information distribution in Web3.

RelationAiming to build a multi-chain decentralized Web3 social graph, by giving 100% ownership to Web3 data producers, everyone can create and harvest data value in the Web3 ecosystem in an open and simple way.

SeeDAOIt is a content creator organization system based on Web3, dedicated to building an ecological network of DAO 2D AO.

MindCoordis an artificial intelligence company that uses computer vision and computer graphics to facilitate creative content production.

OwnershipAiming to create an innovative personal data wallet Dataverse.

Planetableis a native macOS application for building and reading decentralized blogs running on IPFS + ENS.

ReadonIt is a Read to Earn Web3 reading platform.

Sonorusis a Web3 protocol designed to revolutionize the way music and ultimately all forms of content are published, distributed and commercialized.

Skill WalletIt is a personal, non-transferable NFT ID based on member skills and reputation rather than personal data.

Beobleis a social module with API and SDK for Web 3.0, a Web3 service that can easily integrate social features such as social profiles, messaging, and publishing and feeds into its services.

DAO

DAOSquareIt is a Web3 incubator that aims to help innovators go from 0 to 1 from three dimensions: funding, products, and growth.

MoonshotIt is an incubation organization composed of more than 40 outstanding people from around the world.

FOF

BonfireIt is a venture capital fund focusing on Web3. It invests extensively in the content and social fields. Representative projects include RSS3, Meson, Scroll, etc.

DAO VenturesIt is a venture capital fund focusing on Web3, NFT, and DeFi.

AVVis an early-stage venture capital fund focusing on growth opportunities in Southeast Asia.

other

SmartToken LabsIt is an innovative platform dedicated to using smart tokens to bridge the outside world. It has a series of distinctive products such as TokenScript, AlphaWallet, etc.

MachineFiis an IoT network powered by IoTeX.

peaqIt is a deep technology company developing decentralized infrastructure for the Internet of Things.