Hanwha taps Avalanche for tokenized securities platform in South Korea
Sep 07, 2026
Hanwha Investment & Securities has reportedly completed a tokenized securities platform supporting Avalanche as South Korea prepares to bring blockchain-based securities into its regulated capital markets system in February 2027.
Hanwha tokenized securities platform supports Avalanche
Hanwha started work on the platform last year and has since completed development, Seoul Economic Daily reported, citing blockchain industry sources.
South Korea tokenized securities rules start in February
Hanwha’s platform arrives as South Korea finalizes the operating structure for tokenized securities before the February rollout.
The Financial Services Commission unveiled a three-stage implementation roadmap on Sept. 4, covering the types of securities that can initially be tokenized and how the market could expand after the amended laws take effect.
Securities firms face infrastructure requirements
Financial companies connecting their distributed ledgers to the Korea Securities Depository will have to pass screening and operating tests under the KSD’s technical guidelines.
Hanwha expands its tokenization investments
Hanwha has spent several years building positions across companies involved in tokenization and blockchain infrastructure.
The conglomerate became Securitize’s largest shareholder after holdings spread across three affiliated entities reached a combined 9.6%, according to U.S. regulatory filings.
As reported in July, entities linked to Hanwha collectively held 15.69 million Securitize shares, putting the group ahead of Blockchain Capital and Securitize co-founder and CEO Carlos Domingo.
A private equity fund managed by Hanwha Asset Management accounted for a 5.9% stake. H Foundation, a Hanwha Systems subsidiary, held 3.1%, while Hanwha Investment & Securities controlled roughly 0.6%.
Hanwha Investment & Securities described its own purchase as a financial investment through a pre-IPO financing round. The brokerage left open the possibility of using the investment in its digital asset and real-world asset tokenization businesses.
Securitize provides tokenized asset infrastructure for financial institutions including BlackRock, Apollo, BNY, Hamilton Lane, KKR and VanEck. Its platform managed more than $4 billion in onchain assets and supported more than 650 tokenized funds earlier this year.
