PANews reported on April 20th that KAIO , an Abu Dhabi-regulated tokenization platform, announced the completion of an $ 8 million strategic funding round, led by Tether and several crypto and institutional investors, bringing its total funding to $ 19 million . KAIO builds the infrastructure to support asset managers in tokenizing and distributing funds from institutions such as BlackRock , Brevan Howard , and Hamilton Lane on-chain, with a minimum investment threshold of approximately $ 100 for accredited investors. The company plans to expand into credit, structured products, and ETFs , and will launch an on-chain fund with Mubadala Capital , while also channeling USDT liquidity into compliant investment products. Currently, KAIO manages approximately $ 100 million in assets and has processed over $ 500 million in transactions.