Hanwha Group Becomes the Largest Shareholder in Securitize with a 9.6% Stake

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Hanwha Group announced a major project funding initiative by acquiring a 9.6% stake in the U.S. RWA project Securitize, totaling 15.6895 million shares. This positions Hanwha as the largest shareholder, surpassing Blockchain Capital and co-founder Carlos Domingo. The stake is held through Hanwha Systems’ subsidiary H Foundation (5.9%), Hanwha Investment & Securities (3.1%), and an additional 0.6% via the same entity. Hanwha Investment & Securities also increased its investment in Dunamu by 597.8 billion KRW, raising its stake to 9.84%. The company has previously invested in Xangle, Kresus, and Digital Asset. This announcement underscores Hanwha’s expanding presence in blockchain and crypto infrastructure.

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Hana Financial Group has become the largest shareholder of the U.S. RWA project Securitize, holding a total of 15,689,500 shares, representing a 9.6% stake—surpassing Blockchain Capital’s 6.0% and co-founder Carlos Domingo’s 5.4%. Hana Financial Group currently holds 5.9%, 3.1%, and approximately 0.6% of the company’s shares through its private equity fund, subsidiary H Foundation, and Hana Investment Securities, respectively.

Hana Investment Securities has invested a total of 58 billion KRW this year in projects including the blockchain data platform Xangle, Web3 infrastructure company Kresus, and Digital Asset, the operator of the institutional-grade blockchain network Canton Network. It has also made an additional investment of 597.8 billion KRW in Dunamu, the parent company of South Korea’s crypto exchange Upbit, increasing its stake to 9.84%.

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