diff --git a/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/package.json b/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/package.json
index 1b0ea469..985b3f8b 100644
--- a/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/package.json
+++ b/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/package.json
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     "expo-application": "~56.0.3",
     "expo-clipboard": "~56.0.4",
     "expo-navigation-bar": "~56.0.3",
+    "expo-secure-store": "~56.0.4",
     "expo-system-ui": "56.0.5",
     "lottie-react-native": "7.3.5",
     "pressto": "0.7.0",
diff --git a/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/CantonWalletUtil.ts b/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/CantonWalletUtil.ts
index c094fd13..96e9f78e 100644
--- a/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/CantonWalletUtil.ts
+++ b/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/CantonWalletUtil.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export async function loadCantonWallet(input: string): Promise<{
   await storage.setItem('CANTON_SECRET_KEY_1', newWallet.getSecretKey());
   if (__DEV__) {
     console.warn(
-      '[SECURITY] Canton secret key stored unencrypted. Use secure enclave in production.',
+      '[SECURITY] Canton secret key stored in encrypted MMKV on native (key in Keychain/Keystore); unencrypted localStorage on web.',
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/SolanaWalletUtil.ts b/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/SolanaWalletUtil.ts
index d74f831c..119663d5 100644
--- a/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/SolanaWalletUtil.ts
+++ b/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/SolanaWalletUtil.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export async function loadSolanaWallet(input: string): Promise<{
 
   if (__DEV__) {
     console.warn(
-      '[SECURITY] Solana key material stored unencrypted. Use secure enclave in production.',
+      '[SECURITY] Solana key material stored in encrypted MMKV on native (key in Keychain/Keystore); unencrypted localStorage on web.',
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/SuiWalletUtil.ts b/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/SuiWalletUtil.ts
index 55d3a382..1b3b64f2 100644
--- a/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/SuiWalletUtil.ts
+++ b/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/SuiWalletUtil.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export async function loadSuiWallet(input: string): Promise<{
   await storage.setItem('SUI_MNEMONIC_1', trimmedInput);
   if (__DEV__) {
     console.warn(
-      '[SECURITY] SUI mnemonic stored unencrypted. Use secure enclave in production.',
+      '[SECURITY] SUI mnemonic stored in encrypted MMKV on native (key in Keychain/Keystore); unencrypted localStorage on web.',
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/TonWalletUtil.ts b/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/TonWalletUtil.ts
index c18b559d..e951734c 100644
--- a/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/TonWalletUtil.ts
+++ b/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/TonWalletUtil.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export async function loadTonWallet(input: string): Promise<{
   await storage.setItem('TON_SECRET_KEY_1', newWallet.getSecretKey());
   if (__DEV__) {
     console.warn(
-      '[SECURITY] TON secret key stored unencrypted. Use secure enclave in production.',
+      '[SECURITY] TON secret key stored in encrypted MMKV on native (key in Keychain/Keystore); unencrypted localStorage on web.',
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/TronWalletUtil.ts b/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/TronWalletUtil.ts
index 06638a1f..37ea5f3c 100644
--- a/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/TronWalletUtil.ts
+++ b/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/TronWalletUtil.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export async function loadTronWallet(input: string): Promise<{
   storage.setItem('TRON_PrivateKey_1', trimmedInput);
   if (__DEV__) {
     console.warn(
-      '[SECURITY] TRON private key stored unencrypted. Use secure enclave in production.',
+      '[SECURITY] TRON private key stored in encrypted MMKV on native (key in Keychain/Keystore); unencrypted localStorage on web.',
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/secureEncryptionKey.ts b/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/secureEncryptionKey.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62c92561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/secureEncryptionKey.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { Platform } from 'react-native';
+import * as SecureStore from 'expo-secure-store';
+
+// Owns the lifecycle of the MMKV encryption key. The key is generated once and
+// persisted in the OS Keychain (iOS) / Keystore (Android) via expo-secure-store,
+// so the key that protects the wallet secrets never sits in plaintext MMKV.
+//
+// Native-only: SecureStore is unavailable on web, and the react-native-mmkv web
+// shim (localStorage) ignores encryption anyway — so on web we return undefined
+// and the secure store stays best-effort/unencrypted by design.
+
+const SECURE_STORE_KEY = 'mmkv_encryption_key';
+
+// Upper bound on how long we wait for the Keychain/Keystore before giving up.
+// On real signed builds SecureStore resolves in milliseconds; on an unsigned
+// build (E2E) the Keychain can stall on the securityd/KeychainMigrator path,
+// and this call sits on the app-init critical path — so we cap it to avoid the
+// splash screen hanging, falling back to unencrypted storage on timeout.
+const SECURE_STORE_TIMEOUT_MS = 4000;
+
+class SecureStoreTimeoutError extends Error {}
+
+function withTimeout<T>(promise: Promise<T>, ms: number): Promise<T> {
+  // Swallow a late rejection so it doesn't surface as an unhandled rejection
+  // once the timeout has already won the race.
+  promise.catch(() => {});
+  return Promise.race([
+    promise,
+    new Promise<T>((_, reject) =>
+      setTimeout(
+        () => reject(new SecureStoreTimeoutError(`SecureStore timed out after ${ms}ms`)),
+        ms,
+      ),
+    ),
+  ]);
+}
+
+// MMKV's encryption key cannot exceed 16 bytes. We generate 12 random bytes and
+// base64-encode them into a 16-character (16-byte) key — 96 bits of entropy,
+// the most that fits within MMKV's limit.
+function generateKey(): string {
+  const bytes = crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(12));
+  // Buffer is polyfilled globally by '@walletconnect/react-native-compat'.
+  return Buffer.from(bytes).toString('base64');
+}
+
+let keyPromise: Promise<string | undefined> | undefined;
+
+// Resolves the MMKV encryption key, generating and persisting it on first use.
+// Returns undefined on web (no native secure storage available).
+export function getEncryptionKey(): Promise<string | undefined> {
+  if (!keyPromise) {
+    keyPromise = (async () => {
+      if (Platform.OS === 'web') {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+
+      try {
+        const existing = await withTimeout(
+          SecureStore.getItemAsync(SECURE_STORE_KEY),
+          SECURE_STORE_TIMEOUT_MS,
+        );
+        if (existing) {
+          return existing;
+        }
+
+        const key = generateKey();
+        await withTimeout(
+          SecureStore.setItemAsync(SECURE_STORE_KEY, key),
+          SECURE_STORE_TIMEOUT_MS,
+        );
+        return key;
+      } catch (err) {
+        // The Keychain/Keystore can be unavailable or stall — e.g. an UNSIGNED
+        // iOS build (our E2E simulator archive is built with
+        // CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=NO) has no application-identifier entitlement, so
+        // Keychain access fails or hangs on the securityd migration path. Fall
+        // back to an unencrypted store so the app still initializes instead of
+        // hanging on the splash screen; encryption stays active on real signed
+        // builds, where SecureStore resolves quickly.
+        console.warn(
+          '[secureEncryptionKey] Keychain/Keystore unavailable; wallet storage will be unencrypted on this build:',
+          err,
+        );
+        return undefined;
+      }
+    })();
+  }
+  return keyPromise;
+}
diff --git a/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/storage.ts b/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/storage.ts
index 6e8f1ee3..6d9118c4 100644
--- a/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/storage.ts
+++ b/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/src/utils/storage.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,44 @@
 import { MMKV } from 'react-native-mmkv';
 import { safeJsonParse, safeJsonStringify } from '@walletconnect/safe-json';
+import { getEncryptionKey } from './secureEncryptionKey';
 
-const mmkv = new MMKV();
+// Wallet secrets (mnemonics/private keys) and WalletConnect Core data are kept
+// in a DEDICATED, encrypted MMKV instance — never the default store. Other
+// modules (SettingsStore, WalletStore, LogStore) open the default `new MMKV()`
+// without a key; if this data shared that instance, encrypting it would make
+// their reads/writes fail. Isolating it under its own id avoids that conflict.
+const SECURE_STORE_ID = 'wallet-secure';
+
+// Created lazily because the encryption key must be fetched from the OS
+// Keychain/Keystore first (async). On native the store is encrypted at rest; on
+// web (no key) it falls back to the localStorage shim, unencrypted by design.
+let mmkvPromise: Promise<MMKV> | undefined;
+
+function getStore(): Promise<MMKV> {
+  if (!mmkvPromise) {
+    mmkvPromise = (async () => {
+      const key = await getEncryptionKey();
+
+      // No key on web (SecureStore unavailable) — fall back to the unencrypted
+      // localStorage shim, which is best-effort by design.
+      if (!key) {
+        return new MMKV({ id: SECURE_STORE_ID });
+      }
+
+      return new MMKV({ id: SECURE_STORE_ID, encryptionKey: key });
+    })();
+  }
+  return mmkvPromise;
+}
 
 export const storage = {
   getKeys: async () => {
+    const mmkv = await getStore();
     return mmkv.getAllKeys();
   },
   getEntries: async <T = any>(): Promise<[string, T][]> => {
+    const mmkv = await getStore();
+
     function parseEntry(key: string): [string, any] {
       const value = mmkv.getString(key);
       return [key, safeJsonParse(value ?? '')];
@@ -17,9 +48,11 @@ export const storage = {
     return keys.map(parseEntry);
   },
   setItem: async <T = any>(key: string, value: T) => {
+    const mmkv = await getStore();
     return mmkv.set(key, safeJsonStringify(value));
   },
   getItem: async <T = any>(key: string): Promise<T | undefined> => {
+    const mmkv = await getStore();
     const item = mmkv.getString(key);
     if (typeof item === 'undefined' || item === null) {
       return undefined;
@@ -28,6 +61,7 @@ export const storage = {
     return safeJsonParse(item) as T;
   },
   removeItem: async (key: string) => {
+    const mmkv = await getStore();
     return mmkv.delete(key);
   },
 };
diff --git a/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/yarn.lock b/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/yarn.lock
index 8fcece50..e8f8948c 100644
--- a/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/yarn.lock
+++ b/wallets/rn_cli_wallet/yarn.lock
@@ -5256,6 +5256,7 @@ __metadata:
     expo-application: ~56.0.3
     expo-clipboard: ~56.0.4
     expo-navigation-bar: ~56.0.3
+    expo-secure-store: ~56.0.4
     expo-system-ui: 56.0.5
     jest: ^29.2.1
     jest-expo: 56.0.5
@@ -8387,6 +8388,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"expo-secure-store@npm:~56.0.4":
+  version: 56.0.4
+  resolution: "expo-secure-store@npm:56.0.4"
+  peerDependencies:
+    expo: "*"
+  checksum: a47a5c0378fdc7676df9d11b3f2417bac4106fcc9b7b461ee4774c8ffb0277a52e6c35545a0dff82de2f48dc9c112bd14060cc20a019cca1ea7507286a6822ac
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "expo-server@npm:^56.0.5":
   version: 56.0.5
   resolution: "expo-server@npm:56.0.5"