KAIO (KAIO-USD) Research Brief

What KAIO is

KAIO is an institutional-grade real-world asset (RWA) tokenization protocol, incubated by Nomura's Laser Digital (Nomura Group's digital asset arm) [4], [6]. Its infrastructure allows asset managers to issue and distribute regulated tokenized funds across blockchain networks while embedding compliance directly into the protocol [3], [6], [7]. The system operates multi-chain, supporting Ethereum, Solana, Aptos, Hedera, and Sei [9].