A new development in institutional blockchain adoption is unfolding as KAIO announced it has expanded its suite of tokenized fund offerings on the Hedera network.
Positioned as the first fully onchain infrastructure for regulated real-world assets (RWAs), KAIO is bridging the gap between traditional finance and decentralized markets. By leveraging Hedera’s high-performance, sustainable distributed ledger, the platform is bringing institutional-grade money markets and alternative investment strategies directly onchain.
“This launch represents a turning point for institutional finance,” said Olivier Dang, Chief Operating Officer at KAIO. “We’re enabling investors to access market-leading fund strategies, from money markets to digital asset carry funds, entirely within a secure, programmable onchain framework.”
Three Flagship Funds Go Onchain
KAIO’s expansion features three heavyweight institutional funds, each tokenized and made accessible via Hedera’s infrastructure:
- Laser Digital Carry Fund (LCF): A market-neutral, low-correlation digital asset strategy designed to capture inefficiencies in funding rates and staking yields. Tokenized through KAIO, LCF offers institutional investors exposure to digital returns while preserving market neutrality.
- BlackRock ICS US Dollar Liquidity Fund: One of the world’s largest institutional money market funds, now available onchain. Through KAIO, the fund can be deployed within DeFi frameworks, providing liquidity, transparency, and the potential to serve as collateral in stablecoin ecosystems.
- Brevan Howard Master Fund: A sophisticated macro strategy fund that investors can now subscribe to and redeem via KAIO’s programmable infrastructure.
These offerings highlight the breadth of opportunities KAIO is bringing to accredited investors, from low-volatility cash management solutions to advanced digital asset and macro strategies.
Building Momentum for Tokenization
The move underscores Hedera’s growing role in the tokenization space. With its low transaction costs and high throughput, the network is increasingly being used to support regulated, enterprise-grade asset management solutions.
“Nomura, through Laser Digital, continues to be at the forefront of digital asset innovation,” said Gregg Bell, Chief Business Officer at HBAR, Inc. “KAIO’s integration with Hedera provides institutions with a clear, compliant pathway to engage with tokenized alternatives at scale.”
The Bigger Picture
Tokenization of real-world assets has long been touted as the next frontier for finance, allowing faster settlement, greater transparency, and programmable use cases that legacy systems struggle to deliver. KAIO’s integration with Hedera aims to make these promises tangible by turning traditional funds into composable onchain instruments.
With institutional money markets, macro funds, and crypto-native carry strategies now accessible on Hedera, the question is less about if tokenization will reshape capital markets — and more about how quickly adoption will accelerate.
