{"id":6806,"date":"2026-02-19T19:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6806"},"modified":"2026-02-19T19:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:00:44","slug":"kresus-raises-13m-from-hanwha-to-expand-wallet-and-rwa-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6806","title":{"rendered":"Kresus raises $13M from Hanwha to expand wallet and RWA infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"

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  • Hanwha invests KRW 18B ($13M) in Kresus to expand digital asset infrastructure.<\/li>\n
  • Funding supports enterprise wallets, RWA tokenization, and on-chain workflows.<\/li>\n
  • Deal follows MoU signed at Abu Dhabi Finance Week in December 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Kresus Labs, a US-based digital wallet and blockchain infrastructure company, has raised about KRW 18 billion<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>(roughly$13<\/span>\u00a0million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>) in a strategic investment from Hanwha Investment & Securities.<\/p>\n

    The deal highlights how traditional finance is increasingly looking beyond crypto trading and toward the \u201cplumbing\u201d behind digital assets: secure wallets, enterprise systems, and tokenized products that can fit into existing financial services.<\/p>\n

    Strategic capital targets the infrastructure layer of digital assets<\/h2>\n

    Kresus said the investment will support product development, enterprise deployments, and global partnerships, areas that typically require long implementation timelines and rigorous security standards.<\/p>\n

    The company builds digital asset tools for both consumers and institutions, and it operates enterprise-grade platforms for digital wallets and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, along with on-chain financial workflows.<\/p>\n

    The investment follows a memorandum of understanding signed by Kresus and Hanwha Investment & Securities at Abu Dhabi Finance Week in December 2025, according to the companies.<\/p>\n

    That sequencing matters: MoUs are often used to formalize intent, outline collaboration areas, and set up technical and commercial work before funding or deeper integration plans are finalized.<\/p>\n

    Kresus also emphasized its security approach.\u00a0 It offers seedless wallet recovery technology, designed to reduce reliance on a single recovery phrase that can be lost or stolen.<\/p>\n

    It also uses MPC-based security systems which broadly refers to splitting sensitive signing or authorization steps across multiple components so there is less dependence on one device or one key.<\/p>\n

    In practice, these designs aim to make wallets harder to compromise and easier to recover, two pain points that have limited mainstream adoption.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThis investment validates both our technology and the direction Kresus has taken as a company,\u201d Trevor Traina, founder of Kresus, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

    He added that Kresus has focused on infrastructure that works in real-world conditions, from consumer applications \u201cused at scale\u201d to enterprise solutions built for institutional requirements.<\/p>\n

    RWA tokenization becomes a practical focus for financial firms<\/h2>\n

    For Hanwha Investment & Securities, the partnership is framed as a way to strengthen client-facing digital asset services and to pursue tokenization initiatives linked to existing financial products.<\/p>\n

    RWA tokenization generally means creating blockchain-based representations of real-world financial claims or instruments, with the goal of improving how assets are issued, tracked, or transferred inside digital systems.<\/p>\n

    \u201cKresus\u2019s unique wallet security technology and RWA infrastructure will play a core role in advancing Hanwha Investment & Securities\u2019 digital asset capabilities,\u201d said Son Jong-min, chief strategy officer at Hanwha Investment & Securities.<\/p>\n

    He said the firm will continue collaborating with global technology companies as it seeks to evolve into a specialized digital asset securities firm.<\/p>\n

    The announcement fits a broader industry pattern: established financial institutions are showing more interest in controlled, enterprise-ready blockchain use cases than in retail speculation.<\/p>\n

    Wallet technology and tokenization platforms are increasingly treated as building blocks, tools that can be integrated into existing product lines, rather than standalone consumer brands.<\/p>\n

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