Hana Financial Group to Invest Won 1 Trillion in Dunamu Equity

[Financial News] Hana Financial Group announced on the 15th that it will acquire a Won 1 trillion stake in Dunamu Inc., which holds the country's largest virtual asset infrastructure, through its key affiliate Hana Bank, and strengthen their strategic partnership.
On the same day, Hana Bank's board resolved to acquire 2,284,000 shares of Dunamu held by Kakao Investment for about Won 100.33 billion. Through this acquisition, Hana Bank will become Dunamu's fourth-largest shareholder with a 6.55% stake.
Dunamu operates Upbit, the country's No. 1 digital asset exchange by market share. Beyond its overwhelming user base and trading volume, it is widely regarded as the industry's clear leader, with strengths across infrastructure, technology, and internal controls as a comprehensive digital asset platform company. The strategic equity investment in Dunamu is seen as a global leading digital finance alliance that combines traditional financial infrastructure with digital innovation technologies, as financial digital transformation accelerates worldwide around blockchain and stablecoin infrastructure.
Through this move, Hana Financial Group has positioned itself to respond proactively to changes in finance driven by the digital asset ecosystem. It also secured strong competitiveness to build future growth engines and expand a finance-linked digital asset ecosystem.
Meanwhile, Hana Financial Group also signed a strategic memorandum of understanding on the same day to build a future innovation model linking finance and digital assets, alongside its equity investment in Dunamu.
It also plans to jointly explore overseas digital asset businesses by combining Hana Financial Group's global network with Dunamu's strong blockchain technology.
Hana Financial Group also plans to launch a new comprehensive wealth management service that links digital assets and finance through collaboration between Upbit, Dunamu's leading domestic digital asset exchange, and its differentiated digital platforms.

coddy@fnnews.com Reporter Ye Byeong-jeong Reporter