HashKey signs framework agreement for possible buyout of Asia Pacific Exchange

• HashKey entered a non-binding framework agreement on July 22, 2026 to potentially buy 100% of Asia Pacific Exchange in Singapore.
• The buyer is HashKey’s wholly owned unit HKDAG (Singapore), which plans third-party legal, financial, and business due diligence.
• The target group holds Singapore market infrastructure licenses, including an approved exchange at the target and an approved clearing house at Asia Pacific Clear.
• Completion hinges on due diligence, corporate steps, definitive transaction documents, and Monetary Authority of Singapore clearance.
• Asia Pacific Exchange’s major shareholder Zhu Yuchen controls 50.925% indirectly; consideration and payment terms have not been set.

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