{"id":7835,"date":"2025-08-14T18:47:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T18:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/kaio-bridges-traditional-finance-and-defi-with-hedera-integration\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T18:47:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T18:47:13","slug":"kaio-bridges-traditional-finance-and-defi-with-hedera-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/kaio-bridges-traditional-finance-and-defi-with-hedera-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"KAIO bridges traditional finance and DeFi with Hedera integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">KAIO just rewired institutional investing by bringing BlackRock, Brevan Howard, and Laser Digital\u2019s funds onchain via Hedera, creating a real bridge between regulated money markets and programmable DeFi liquidity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_0f3a7d968bc0d759e00fb80cc6faaff8\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>KAIO has onboarded BlackRock, Brevan Howard, and Laser Digital\u2019s funds onto Hedera, marking the first large-scale tokenization of major institutional vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>These funds now operate on-chain with programmable features like instant settlement and DeFi composability, giving accredited investors native access to money markets, macro, and crypto yield strategies.<\/li>\n<li>KAIO\u2019s launch signals a structural shift in TradFi, with blockchain-native versions of funds like BlackRock\u2019s $1.3T liquidity fund now theoretically usable in DeFi protocols.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>According to a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/kaio-brings-institutional-funds-onchain-via-the-hedera-network-302528414.html\" target=\"_blank\">press release<\/a> on Thursday 14, KAIO, \u00a0a protocol purpose-built for real world assets, has onboarded three heavyweight institutional funds, including BlackRock\u2019s ICS US Dollar Liquidity Fund, Brevan Howard\u2019s Master Fund, and Laser Digital\u2019s Carry Fund, onto the Hedera network.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The move marks the first time these traditionally opaque investment vehicles have been tokenized at scale, granting accredited investors blockchain-native access to strategies spanning money markets, macro trading, and crypto yield generation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By leveraging Hedera\u2019s enterprise-grade distributed ledger, KAIO\u2019s infrastructure ensures compliance while enabling programmable features like instant settlements and DeFi composability.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The institutional onchain tipping point?<\/h2>\n<p>KAIO\u2019s move to bring BlackRock, Brevan Howard, and Laser Digital funds onchain represents more than a technological upgrade; it is a structural shift in how institutional capital can interact with blockchain ecosystems.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThis launch marks a critical inflection point in institutional blockchain adoption,\u201d Olivier Dang, COO of KAIO, said. \u201cBy using the Hedera network, we\u2019re bringing composable access to leading fund strategies \u2013 ranging from money market and macro to digital asset carry funds \u2013 entirely onchain. It\u2019s the foundation for real-time, programmable, financial infrastructure built for the next era of capital markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The three funds now live on Hedera through KAIO\u2019s platform represent distinct but equally critical pillars of modern finance. Laser Digital\u2019s Carry Fund, for example, isn\u2019t just a tokenized wrapper for a crypto fund. It\u2019s a Cayman-registered vehicle now operating with blockchain-native efficiency, capturing arbitrage opportunities and staking yields while maintaining institutional-grade risk controls.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, BlackRock\u2019s money market fund, with its $1.3 trillion in assets, could now theoretically serve as collateral in DeFi protocols, a concept that would have been unthinkable even two years ago. Brevan Howard\u2019s inclusion is equally telling; the hedge fund\u2019s participation suggests even the most guarded corners of TradFi see value in onchain programmability for subscriptions, redemptions, and reporting.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KAIO just rewired institutional investing by bringing BlackRock, Brevan Howard, and Laser Digital\u2019s funds onchain via Hedera, creating a real bridge between regulated money markets and programmable DeFi liquidity. 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