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

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…

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