Real Finance's Brandon Kazakoff: Why RWAs Need Their Own Layer 1

Real Finance's Brandon Kazakoff: Why RWAs Need Their Own Layer 1

From Bitcoin.com News Interviews by Bitcoin.com

April 22, 2026 · 12 min

About this episode

Brandon Kazakoff discusses the necessity of a dedicated Layer 1 blockchain for real-world assets at Paris Blockchain Week 2026.

Most RWA projects bolt onto Ethereum or Solana. Real Finance didn't — they built their own chain. VP of Ecosystem Growth Brandon Kazakoff joins Alex Richardson at Paris Blockchain Week 2026 to explain why, in his view, real-world assets aren't just another token category. Issuance, risk classification, insurance logic, and governance all need to live at the protocol layer, not on top of it. We cover: - Why Real Finance built its own Layer 1 instead of deploying on Ethereum or Solana - What RWA protocols actually need that general-purpose chains can't deliver - How issuance, risk classification, and insurance logic work on-chain - Why 2026 is the year RWAs shift from theory to structured financial products - What institutional interest in RWAs actually looks like right now Filmed at Paris Blockchain Week 2026. Host: Alex Richardson

People in this episode

Host: Alex Richardson

Guest: Brandon Kazakoff

Topics covered

  • real-world assets
  • Layer 1 blockchain
  • protocol design
  • financial products
  • institutional interest

Keywords

  • real-world assets
  • Layer 1
  • Ethereum
  • Solana
  • protocol layer
  • risk classification
  • insurance logic
  • financial products
  • institutional interest

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Real Finance, Ethereum, Solana

Places: Paris

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