Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Capital partners with Kaio to explore tokenized access to private market investment strategies, aiming to digitize fund structures and potentially offer global access to institutional-grade products. The move reflects the interest in using RWA tokenization as a distribution layer for alternative assets traditionally gated behind high minimums.

Mubadala Capital manages over $430 billion in assets across various strategies and is a subsidiary of Mubalada Investment Company, a sovereign wealth fund of the government of Abu Dhabi. Another subsidiary, the Abu Dhabi Investment Council, reportedly held at least $500 million in BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF. The goal is to leverage digital rails to broaden access to institutional-grade products.

Kaio, known for supporting tokenized feeder structures for asset managers like BlackRock, brings over $200 million in institutional assets onchain. The collaboration with Mubadala reflects momentum toward tokenized investment vehicles across public and private markets. Traditional institutional capital is scaling onchain, according to Kaio CEO Shrey Rastogi.

By engaging with tokenization infrastructure, Mubadala joins institutional players exploring onchain mechanisms to simplify processes and widen participation. CoinShares reported strong growth in tokenized RWAs in 2025, with onchain Treasurys increasing from $3.9 billion to $8.6 billion. The trend is expected to continue in 2026, driven by growing global demand for dollar yields.

Polygon deployed a hard fork to reinforce its infrastructure and improve performance, in preparation for high-frequency use cases like stablecoin and RWA tokenization. Infrastructure providers are gearing up to meet the surge in tokenized RWAs, as the industry continues to explore the potential of onchain mechanisms in simplifying processes and expanding participation.

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