- WECAN receives a grant from Hedera to expand quantum-safe compliance, KYC and identity solutions.
- The focus is on post-quantum security for the Web3 and financial sectors.
SEALSQ (NASDAQ: LAES) advances its post-quantum strategy with support from the Hedera ecosystem. The company announced on December 17, 2025 that WeCanGroup SA (WECAN), in which SEALSQ holds a minority stake of 28.3%, received a grant from Hedera.
What Hedera hopes to achieve from the grant
The Grant gets loud Press release mediated through the Hashgraph Association and is primarily intended to finance the expansion of compliance and identity infrastructure, with a clear post-quantum spin. At its core, it’s about quantum-secure compliance systems, secure data infrastructures and decentralized identity, plus: SEALSQ wants to establish its own semiconductor and PKI components deeper into WECAN’s products.
“The funds will be used to scale quantum-safe compliance systems, expand secure data infrastructures, advance decentralized identity technologies, and integrate SEALSQ’s post-quantum semiconductor technologies into WECAN’s offerings. As part of this collaboration, SEALSQ, Hedera and WECAN are jointly developing integrated post-quantum KYC solutions to accelerate the adoption of quantum-safe security standards in the global financial sector,”
says the press release.
SEALSQ argues that the transition towards quantum-safe cryptography in the financial sector should not be viewed as optional. The communication outlines the known core: in the long term, quantum computers could decode today’s standards such as RSA and ECC; However, financial institutions need confidentiality, resilient identity frameworks and auditability.
The goal of the cooperation becomes clear in the comments from management. SEALSQ CEO Carlos Moreira ties the grant directly to the goal of positioning WECAN in a leadership role in transforming compliance and identity infrastructure.
“The grant to WECAN and our continued support through a strategic investment position WECAN at the forefront of the rapid transition to quantum-safe compliance and identity infrastructure. Together, we are laying the foundation for a new era of trust and compliance in the financial sector and in the rapidly growing world of connected devices.”
WECAN founder Vincent Pignon emphasizes the added value of Hedera as an additional partner: “
We are pleased to have Hedera as a supporter, together with SEALSQ as a strategic investor, this will noticeably accelerate our mission. SEALSQ’s leadership in semiconductor-based cybersecurity and quantum innovation strengthens our ability to deliver secure, compliant and future-ready data infrastructures.”
From Hedera’s perspective, the grant makes particular sense because data management and identity serve as a basic requirement for financial applications in a decentralized context. In the announcement, the Hashgraph Association also refers to the Hedera-based identity solution “IDTrust”.
Kamal Youssefi, President of the Hashgraph Association, says:
“The financial sector of the Web3 economy relies on secure data management and trustworthy digital identity solutions. We are pleased to support WECAN with its post-quantum KYC platform built on the Hedera-based decentralized identity solution IDTrust, while further deepening our strategic partnership with SEALSQ.”
In the long term, quantum-safe semiconductor hardware Hedera, WECAN and SEALSQ should enable future-proof digital infrastructures that can also withstand attacks from quantum computers.
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