Yahoo Crypto Market • October 6th 2026, 5:45 PM
BitGo and HashKey Partner on Staking, Trading, Custody and RWA Tokenization
Key Summary
BitGo and HashKey Cloud have partnered to expand their staking collaboration into a broader relationship covering staking, trading, custody, and real-world asset tokenization for institutional clients in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Technical Highlights
The partnership includes staking, trading, custody, and real-world asset tokenization for eligible institutional clients in the Asia-Pacific region. HashKey Cloud becomes a validator partner on BitGo's platform, initially supporting Ethereum and Solana staking. The two companies will also collaborate on institutional trading flow, BitGo will extend custody solutions to HashKey Capital and its associated funds, and BitGo will serve as a custody partner for HashKey's tokenization initiatives.Market Outlook
The agreement reflects the depth of institutional demand in Asia, where institutions want regulated infrastructure across the full asset lifecycle rather than point solutions. Leo Li, CEO of HashKey OnChain BG, pointed to the combination of HashKey's regulated footprint in Hong Kong and BitGo's global custody standard as giving institutions a trusted pathway across the four service areas.Industry Implications
The deal follows a string of recent moves by BitGo, including an international expansion of its off-exchange settlement integration with OKX last week and the September launch of BitGo Research, a new unit led by Greg Cipolaro following the company's acquisition of NYDIG's institutional trading business.Current Phase & Next Milestones
Shares of BitGo are currently trading at $7.30, down from a 52 week high of $24.50. The partnership is available only to eligible clients in jurisdictions where applicable law permits them, the companies said.#Bitcoin#Crypto#AsiaPacific