Hong Kong, 27 January 2026 - Hex Trust, a leading digital assets financial service provider specialising in markets services, custody, and staking, has announced a strategic investment in Humanity Protocol. The move underscores Hex Trust’s commitment to backing the foundational infrastructure required to solve the digital economy's most critical paradox: the verification of unique human identity and personal information within a hyper-automated world.
As the digital asset ecosystem matures from experimental to essential, the requirements for proof of personhood have become paramount. The ability to ensure Sybil-resistance, preventing the manipulation of systems by multiple fake identities, is a critical requirement for institutional-grade governance. Humanity Protocol is redefining the Identity layer, providing the infrastructure necessary to distinguish human intent from automated manipulation; a prerequisite for the next generation of decentralised governance, all the while maintaining absolute user privacy.
Beyond proof of unique human identity, Humanity Protocol enables the secure attestation of KYC and financial credentials, creating a compliant bridge between decentralised systems and regulated financial markets. By allowing verified personal information, accreditation status, and institutional credentials to be cryptographically proven without exposing underlying data, the protocol supports regulatory alignment while preserving user privacy. This capability is critical for institutions seeking to deploy DeFi, on-chain governance, and real-world asset tokenisation at scale, where trust, compliance, and auditability must coexist with decentralisation.
By anchoring a strategic position, Hex Trust is actively participating in shaping the identity standards that will govern the future of decentralised finance (DeFi) and the tokenisation of real-world assets (RWA). This participation underlines Hex Trust’s vision that the transition to a blockchain-based economy needs to be built upon a secure, accountable and above all human-centric foundation.
"Our investment in Humanity Protocol is a deliberate step towards supporting transformative projects that solve core structural hurdles in our industry," said Alessio Quaglini, CEO & co-founder at Hex Trust. "We view digital identity not just as a technical requirement, but as the fundamental pillar for mass institutional adoption. Our role is to architect a future where identity and privacy are not in conflict, but coexist seamlessly within a regulated environment."
“For decentralised systems to earn institutional trust, verified identity and personal information must go far beyond wallets and addresses,” said Terence Kwok, Founder of Humanity Protocol. “Humanity Protocol is building the infrastructure where proof of personhood, KYC, and financial credentials can be verified without sacrificing privacy or user control. Hex Trust’s investment validates our shared belief that a verified human-centric layer is what underpins trust in information and credentials shared across the internet.”
Hex Trust’s investment is designed to accelerate the integration of identity-centric solutions into institutional workflows. By bringing together advanced cryptographic protocols and professional capital requirements, Hex Trust continues to ensure the digital asset ecosystem remains a space of transparency, order and visionary growth.
About Hex Trust
Established in 2018, Hex Trust offers regulated institutional digital asset custody, staking and markets services to builders, investors and service providers. Get access to our comprehensive, secure and regulated suite of services built on our proprietary and fully integrated infrastructure.
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About Humanity Protocol
Humanity is the trust layer of the internet. It enables users to prove any facts about themselves with portable and private credentials. Through our Proof-of-Trust network, anyone can verify identity, eligibility, or access without revealing private data. It replaces assumptions with credentials, creating a safer, more trusted digital world.
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