KAIO Launches KASH Waitlist, Bringing Institutional-Grade Real World Yield Onchain to Retail Investors

KAIO Launches KASH Waitlist, Bringing Institutional-Grade Real World Yield Onchain to Retail Investors

KASH will introduce a single-token offering exposure to blue-chip real world asset funds, unlocking diversified, non-crypto correlated yield for digital native investors

February 5, 2026 - KAIO, a leading provider of institutional onchain infrastructure for regulated real-world assets (RWAs), today announced the launch of the waitlist for KASH, a yield-bearing token designed to give crypto-native users simple access to institutional-grade real world asset exposure.

KASH is a single tokenized product that represents a diversified basket of institutional funds sourced from leading global asset managers including BlackRock, Hamilton Lane, and Laser Digital. The product seeks to deliver stable, predictable yield from real world money markets, credit, and alternative investment strategies that are structurally uncorrelated to crypto markets.

“With KASH, we are removing the barriers that have historically kept institutional yield products out of reach for most investors. This is about putting blue-chip real world assets directly into users’ wallets, without gatekeeping, complexity, or legacy friction.” Shrey Rastogi, Chief Executive Officer of KAIO.

Blue-Chip RWAs, One Product

KASH is structured as a single-token wrapper that offers exposure to the performance of a curated basket of tokenized institutional funds. These may include money market, private credit, and macro strategies managed by some of the most established names in global finance.

The product, currently under design, targets up to 8 percent annualized yield range that is uncorrelated to crypto markets, with permissionless transferability among non-sanctioned wallets after issuance. KASH will be natively composable across DeFi, enabling permissionless access to self-custody of assets and democratizing access to lending and borrowing.

All underlying fund due diligence, structuring, risk management controls, and operational oversight are handled by KAIO and selected partners through its onchain infrastructure.

Built for Newly-Native Digital Asset Users

A growing wave of retail users is entering Web3 through exchanges, neobanks, and crypto-enabled fintech platforms. While these users are comfortable holding digital assets, they increasingly seek stable yield products that resemble traditional finance in quality and risk profile.

KASH addresses this gap by packaging institutional real world assets into a familiar, liquid token format. The product tests a core market hypothesis that retail users will adopt a diversified basket of institutional funds when delivered in a simple, effortless onchain experience.

KASH represents a new model for how institutional capital can be accessed and distributed in digital markets. By combining the governance and risk standards of global asset managers with the liquidity and composability of tokenized rails, KASH establishes a scalable framework for real world yield onchain.

The KASH waitlist is now live. Eligible early participants will receive priority access ahead of the product’s initial issuance. The product will be available in eligible jurisdictions, with the exclusion of, among others, the United States, Canada and FATF-black listed jurisdictions.

To join the waitlist and for more information and disclaimer on the product, visit: https://waitlist.kaio.xyz/

This communication is intended for eligible investors in eligible jurisdictions only. It does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. Forecasts are not reliable indicators of future performance. Capital is at risk. Please consult the relevant offering documentation before making any investment decisions. 

DISCLAIMERS

About KAIO

KAIO is the leading protocol purpose-built for RWAs, ensuring seamless movement, compliance, and liquidity in DeFi. 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, offered through its regulated fund manager. 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 residing in eligible jurisdictions. 

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

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