Hanwha Builds Tokenized Securities Platform on Avalanche Ahead of South Korea Rules

Key Takeaways

• Hanwha Investment & Securities has finished building a tokenized securities platform designed to support Avalanche and Hyperledger Besu.
• South Korea’s legal amendments recognizing tokenized securities are scheduled to take effect on February 4, 2027.
• Under the new framework, the FSC plans to integrate tokenized securities into the existing financial system.

A prominent South Korean brokerage, Hanwha Investment & Securities, has developed a tokenized securities platform on Avalanche, according to a Sunday report from Seoul Economic Daily.

The move comes as South Korea prepares to formally bring blockchain-based securities into its regulated capital markets.

Hanwha started building the platform in 2025 with blockchain technology company FairSquare Lab. The platform has since been completed and was designed to work across multiple distributed ledger networks, including Avalanche and Hyperledger Besu.

South Korea Prepares for Tokenized Securities

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) unveiled a three-stage implementation roadmap on September 4 to integrate tokenized securities into the country’s financial system.

On February 4, 2027, amendments to the Act on Electronic Registration of Stocks and Bonds, or Electronic Registration Act, will take effect. These amendments are designed to legally recognize security tokens as digital forms of securities recorded using distributed ledger technology.

The framework will also cover traditional financial products, such as stocks, funds, and bonds, rather than limiting tokenization to fractional investments.

In the first phase, regulators plan to allow tokenization of privately pooled money market funds (MMFs) and bonds reserved exclusively for institutional investors. Initially, the unlisted shares will be tokenized through trust structures along with fractional investment securities.

If the framework operates successfully, the second phase will expand tokenization to publicly offered securities. During the third phase, regulators aim to establish on-chain settlement infrastructure that could use stablecoins for tokenized securities.

Avalanche Gains Ground in South Korea’s Securities Market

According to the Seoul Economic Daily report, the Korea Securities Depository (KSD) is also developing infrastructure that can connect with Avalanche, Hyperledger Besu, and Hyperledger Fabric.

The architecture of Avalanche allows organizations to create dedicated blockchain networks with controlled participation and validator requirements. This makes the technology suitable for regulated financial applications.

Hanwha is also expanding its broader exposure to tokenization infrastructure. A July 30, 2026, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing shows Hanwha-affiliated entities held a 9.6% stake in Securitize.

Separately, in July, Hanwha Investment & Securities invested about 30 billion won ($22.3 million) in Digital Asset, the operator of the Canton Network.

Taken together, these moves show Hanwha has positioned its blockchain infrastructure ahead of South Korea’s transition from experimental tokenization projects toward a regulated market for digital securities.

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