KAIO Brings BlackRock & Laser Digital Tokenized Funds to Hedera AllinCrypto August 15, 2025
KAIO, an on-chain infrastructure for regulated real-world assets, has announced an expansion of its tokenized fund offerings on Hedera Hashgraph.
The move brings institutional-grade investment products onto HBAR’s distributed ledger environment, allowing investors exposure to BlackRock and Laser Digital funds.
KAIO COO Olivier Dang says the integration allows “composable access to leading fund strategies, from money market and macro to digital asset carry funds – entirely on-chain.”
Institutional Funds Now On Hedera
The expansion on Hedera brings three institutional funds to Hedera, offering compliant, blockchain-native access to money markets and digital asset yield products.
Laser Digital Carry Fund (LCF)
Led by Nomura-backed Laser Digital, the LCF fund follows a market-neutral strategy that pinpoints funding rate inefficiencies and staking yield opportunities while avoiding wider market exposure.
The fund, tokenized via KAIO’s multi-manager architecture, is registered under the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, accessible to institutional and accredited investors in various jurisdictions.
Laser Digital is a digital asset firm with a focus on asset management and investing. Tokenisation Lead Florent Jouanneau said: “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
As one of the largest institutional money market funds in the world, this BlackRock fund aims to maximize income while preserving capital and providing liquidity under usual market conditions.
Tokenized via KAIO, BlackRock’s ICS fund offers investors a secure, low-volatility yield that can also serve as collateral within stablecoin ecosystems, decentralized finance applications, and treasuries.
Brevan Howard Master Fund
Known for their macro investment strategies, the Brevan Howard Master Fund is accessible in tokenized form via KAIO, with programmable infrastructure for streamlined redemptions and reporting.
Why KAIO chose Hedera Hashgraph?
KAIO’s decision to expand offerings to Hedera allows it to leverage the network’s low transaction costs, high throughput, energy efficiency, and robust security, which institutions desire when it comes to dealing with market funds.
Hedera’s recent traction in tokenizing real-world assets has attracted multiple enterprise-grade projects, positioning it as a compliant and scalable alternative to Ethereum-based solutions.
Gregg Bell, Chief Business Officer at Hedera, says the move is a “major leap forward” for institutional finance:
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.
KAIO’s Role in Institutional DeFi on Hedera
KAIO is one of the first protocols built for institutional RWAs, ensuring secure, compliant movement and liquidity in DeFi through its AppChain.
Stats show KAIO has tokenized over $200 million in assets from various institutions, including BlackRock, Brevan Howard, Hamilton Lane, and Laser Digital.
Usually, KAOI’s offerings include money markets and various alternative strategies, which are available to institutional and accredited investors. The firm’s mission is to make institutional finance DeFi-native, scalable, and secure.
Tokenization of RWAs
The integration of these funds highlights the industry’s draw to the tokenization of real-world assets. By bringing regulated investment products on-chain, KAIO and Hedera aim to bring greater interoperability to capital markets.
Tokenized money market funds could be embedded into payment systems and DeFi protocols, enabling real-time settlements and new types of yield strategies.
KAOI’s collaboration with Hedera is a significant example of how regulated RWAs can be deployed on blockchains and web3 networks, enhancing institutional finance.
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