Web3 Researcher, Group Strategy

As a Web3 Researcher in Group Strategy at HashKey Group, you provide the analytical foundation for senior management decision-making across our digital asset financial businesses. You cover industry and blockchain research, strategic studies, and regulatory tracking to inform our business roadmap, new business cases, and external market views. This role suits someone who can read both on-chain data and traditional financial business logic.

What you'll do

• Track the technical roadmaps, token economics, ecosystem development and competitive dynamics of major blockchains and Layer 2 networks, producing research with clear views backed by data.
• Cover stablecoins and on-chain payments, RWA and asset tokenisation, digital asset custody, clearing and settlement, DeFi, and institutional digital asset services.
• Conduct feasibility studies on new business directions, market entry routes and competitive positioning to inform management decisions.
• Monitor the business models and performance of global digital asset firms and licensed financial institutions, supporting early-stage research for partnerships and investments.
• Track digital asset regulatory developments across Hong Kong, Singapore, the Middle East, the US and the EU, and assess their practical impact on our business.
• Contribute to industry reports, whitepapers and published research.

What you bring

• A Bachelor's degree or above in finance, economics, computer science, mathematics, statistics or a related discipline.
• A systematic understanding of the Web3 industry, able to articulate the real differences in technical approach, token economics and ecosystem competition across major blockchains rather than repeating narratives.
• Proven experience owning research projects end to end, with conclusions supported by data and written up clearly.
• Full professional proficiency in both English and Chinese, with the ability to work directly with primary English sources such as protocol documentation, regulatory papers and financial filings, and to write in English.

Nice to have

• A traditional finance research background in sell-side research, investment banking, asset management, ratings agencies, management consulting, or research and strategy roles at an exchange, clearing house or custodian bank.
• A hybrid profile combining traditional finance and Web3 experience.
• Published research, including analyst reports, in-depth industry articles or on-chain data analysis.
• Hands-on on-chain data capability with tools such as Dune, Nansen, Token Terminal and Artemis.
• Your own analytical framework for token economics and blockchain valuation.
• Self-directed approach to defining research questions, not only answering those handed to you.
• Willingness to take a view and equally to change it when the data says otherwise.
• Genuine, long-term curiosity about this industry.

About HashKey Group

HashKey Group is a leading licensed digital asset financial group in Asia with businesses spanning licensed digital asset trading, asset management, on-chain financial infrastructure, and real-world asset tokenisation. The company is building Asia's hub for institutional digital asset trading, clearing and settlement, and custody.