Tokenisation platform KAIO has expanded its offering on the Hedera network by bringing three major institutional funds on-chain. The move connects regulated money market and alternative investment strategies with crypto-native investors through fully digital infrastructure, reveals a press release on PR Newswire.
The funds now available in tokenised form are BlackRock’s ICS US Dollar Liquidity Fund, the Brevan Howard Master Fund, and the Laser Digital Carry Fund (LCF), operated by Nomura’s digital asset subsidiary. According to KAIO, the integration provides compliant access to these products directly on-chain, while leveraging Hedera’s distributed ledger technology (DLT).
Real-time financial infrastructure
KAIO’s chief operating officer Olivier Dang described the expansion as an important step for institutional adoption of blockchain. “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 on-chain,” he said. The company positions the initiative as a step towards real-time, programmable infrastructure for capital markets.
Laser Digital’s tokenisation lead, Florent Jouanneau, pointed to Hedera’s growing use in real-world asset tokenisation as a driver behind the decision. “We believe building on the Hedera network reflects the growing interest in compliant, efficient, and interoperable asset management solutions,” he said.
Broader institutional traction
Gregg Bell, chief business officer at the HBAR Foundation, which supports the Hedera ecosystem, called the development a “major leap forward for institutional finance”. He highlighted that accredited and institutional investors can now access tokenised alternatives “at scale” through the combination of KAIO’s infrastructure and Hedera’s DLT.
With the integration, KAIO positions itself at the intersection of traditional funds and blockchain-based distribution, giving investors new digital channels to regulated strategies.
