South Korea’s Hanwha Group has emerged as the largest shareholder in tokenization platform Securitize after increasing its combined ownership to 9.6%, according to newly disclosed filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The filings show Hanwha-linked entities now hold about 15.69 million Securitize shares, putting the conglomerate ahead of Blockchain Capital, which owns about 6%, and Securitize co-founder and CEO Carlos Domingo, who holds 5.4%.
Hanwha Group is now Securitize’s largest shareholder, combined stake across group affiliates hits 9.6%, ahead of both Blockchain Capital’s 6.0% and co-founder Carlos Domingo’s 5.4%, according to an SEC filing.
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How Hanwha’s stake is divided
Hanwha’s investment is spread across several affiliated companies rather than being held by a single entity.
A private equity fund managed by Hanwha Asset Management owns about 5.9% of Securitize, while H Foundation, a subsidiary of Hanwha Systems, controls another 3.1%. Hanwha Investment & Securities holds roughly 0.6%.
Hanwha Investment & Securities recently acquired additional shares through a pre-initial public offering financing round. The company said the purchase was a financial investment made independently and not part of a coordinated group strategy.
A company spokesperson also said each Hanwha affiliate made its own investment decision. The firm added it will decide later this year whether to sell the shares once they become eligible for trading under SEC rules, while leaving open the option of using the investment to support future digital asset and tokenization initiatives.
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Hanwha expands investments across blockchain
Beyond Securitize, Hanwha Investment & Securities has continued investing in blockchain companies throughout the year.
The company invested 10 billion won in blockchain data platform Xangle, 18 billion won in Web3 infrastructure firm Kresus, and 30 billion won in Digital Asset, the company behind the Canton Network.
Hanwha also increased its investment in Dunamu, the parent company of South Korean crypto exchange Upbit. After investing an additional 597.8 billion won, its ownership in Dunamu rose to 9.84%.
Combined, Hanwha’s investments in blockchain and digital asset businesses this year have reached about 655.8 billion won.
Why the Securitize investment matter
The increased ownership comes as Securitize expands its position in regulated tokenized securities.
Earlier this month, the company became the first newly listed public company to tokenize its own common stock on the same day it began trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The blockchain-based shares were issued on Solana and Avalanche while representing the same publicly traded stock.
Securitize has also partnered with Cantor to bring tokenization infrastructure into IPOs and follow-on equity offerings, allowing blockchain-based issuance and servicing of regulated securities.
The platform currently supports tokenized investment products for major financial firms including BlackRock, Apollo, BNY, Hamilton Lane, KKR and VanEck. Ethena Labs is set to allocate $250 million to the Securitize Tokenized AAA CLO Fund (STAC) as the investment product launches on the Solana blockchain,
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