KAIO Brings Institutional Funds Onchain via the Hedera Network

August 6, 2025 – KAIO, the first, fully onchain infrastructure for regulated real-world assets (RWAs), today announced the expansion of its tokenized fund offerings on the Hedera network.

By combining KAIO’s institutional-grade infrastructure with the Hedera network’s high-performance, sustainable public DLT, the integration enables secure, compliant, and composable access to alternative investment products directly on-chain.

“This launch marks a critical inflection point in institutional blockchain adoption,” said Mr. Olivier Dang, COO of KAIO. “By using the Hedera network, we’re bringing composable access to leading fund strategies - ranging from money market and macro to digital asset carry funds - entirely onchain. It’s the foundation for real-time, programmable, financial infrastructure built for the next era of capital markets.”

KAIO has brought three major institutional funds onchain through its integration with the Hedera network, expanding crypto-native access to regulated money markets and alternative investment strategies.

Laser Digital Carry Fund (LCF)

Strategy: Market-neutral, low-correlation digital asset fund Structure: Tokenized via KAIO on the Hedera network Access: Institutional and accredited investors residing in eligible jurisdictions (“Investors”)

Laser Digital’s Laser Carry Fund (LCF) has been successfully tokenized and distributed via KAIO on the Hedera network. The fund aims to generate returns by capturing funding rate inefficiencies and staking yield opportunities in the digital asset space while maintaining market neutrality.

The Fund is a separate cell that forms part of Laser Digital Funds SPC, a Segregated Portfolio Company registered as a mutual fund pursuant to section 4(3) of the Mutual Funds Act with CIMA (Cayman Islands Regulatory Authority).

As one of the first funds tokenized through KAIO’s multi-manager architecture, LCF reflects the growing demand for regulated and diversified digital asset strategies. The fund is accessible through secure, blockchain-native infrastructure with the Hedera network’s low cost, high-throughput performance.

“We’re excited to bring LCF on-chain via KAIO using the Hedera network,” said Florent Jouanneau, Partner, Tokenisation Lead at Laser Digital. “The Hedera network’s recent traction in tokenization, particularly with real-world assets and enterprise-grade infrastructure, makes it a natural fit. We believe building on the Hedera network reflects the growing interest in compliant, efficient, and interoperable asset management solutions.”

BlackRock ICS US Dollar Liquidity Fund

Strategy: Aims to maximise income and maintain capital while providing liquidity in normal conditions. Structure: Tokenized independently via KAIO on the Hedera network. Access: Institutional and accredited investors only.

Access to a KAIO token which holds shares in the BlackRock ICS US Dollar Liquidity Fund, one of the largest institutional money market funds, is now available onchain via KAIO’s integration with the Hedera network. The KAIO token meets the growing demand for secure, low-volatility digital investment products while enabling programmability and composability in treasury operations.

The money market fund tokenized by KAIO can also be integrated into stablecoin architectures and other DeFi applications as collateral or as a yield-bearing reserve, thereby supporting greater transparency, liquidity, and automation in institutional blockchain finance.

The launch also includes access to the Brevan Howard Master Fund alongside the funds from Blackrock and Laser Digital. KAIO enables institutional investors to access this sophisticated macro fund through a secure, programmable framework that supports streamlined subscription, redemption, and reporting processes.

Gregg Bell, Chief Business Officer at HBAR, Inc, said: “Nomura continues to lead in digital asset innovation through Laser Digital, and this latest move signals a major leap forward for institutional finance. By leveraging KAIO’s onchain RWA infrastructure and the speed, compliance, and efficiency of the Hedera network, institutional and accredited investors now have a clear, secure path to access and engage with tokenized alternatives at scale.”

Together, these funds exemplify the ability of the KAIO-Hedera network integration to bring real-world asset strategies, which span yield-bearing MMFs, macro funds, and crypto-native carry strategies, into composable, regulated, and secure onchain formats.

About KAIO:

KAIO is the first protocol purpose-built for RWAs, ensuring seamless movement, compliance, and liquidity in DeFi through a sovereign AppChain. Merging traditional security with DeFi agility, KAIO unlocks real utility across decentralized finance.

Over $200 million in assets from the funds of global institutions including BlackRock, Brevan Howard, Hamilton Lane, Laser Digital have already been tokenized on KAIO. From money markets to alternative strategies, KAIO makes institutional finance DeFi-native secure, scalable, and ready for a new era of programmable capital. At present, KAIO makes its tokenized funds available exclusively to institutional and accredited investors.

For more information about KAIO, please visit https://kaio.xyz.

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