Tagged: franklin templeton

September 8, 2026 @ 1:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

US listed spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have now drawn about $1.68 billion in cumulative net subscriptions since they began trading last November, according to the latest industry tallies. The figure underscores a durable, if uneven, institutional bid for regulated exposure to the token even as… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 8:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global asset management firm Franklin Templeton has joined forces with Hong Kong-based digital asset platform HashKey Exchange to make a tokenized money market fund available to investors throughout Asian markets. The collaboration marks another significant step in bringing traditional finance products onto blockchain infrastructure while… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC), Division of Investment Management has issued a no-action letter on August 12, 2026, allowing Franklin Templeton’s registered funds to invest in the firm’s own blockchain-based money market fund for cash management purposes. The letter addresses custody arrangements under Section… Read More

August 11, 2026 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

The US Department of the Treasury has shared information on employee contributions to the new Trump Accounts. These accounts were authorized by the current administration as a path to providing access to the benefits of holding equities and the proven appreciation of these assets over… Read More

July 1, 2026 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Euroclear and Franklin Templeton have broadened their existing collaboration by incorporating private markets offerings into the FundsPlace distribution platform. The announcement, made on June 30, 2026, marks an evolution from their previous focus on mutual funds to include Franklin Templeton’s private equity, private credit, and… Read More

June 24, 2026 @ 1:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Franklin Templeton has finalized its purchase of 250 Digital, an active cryptocurrency investment management firm. The deal, closed on June 22, 2026, brings together the full 250 Digital team and its portfolio of liquid cryptocurrency strategies that were previously managed under CoinFund. As part of… Read More

June 22, 2026 @ 2:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global asset manager Franklin Templeton has filed registration statements with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for two novel exchange-traded funds that would automatically convert dividends from U.S. stocks into Bitcoin exposure. The proposed products — the Franklin U.S. Equity Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF… Read More

May 22, 2026 @ 4:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Franklin Templeton and DigiFT have formed a new alliance to bring the BENJI Technology Platform and its associated tokenized offerings to accredited and institutional investors across the region. This collaboration highlights the growing momentum behind blockchain-enabled financial products and positions the organizations at the center… Read More

May 13, 2026 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payward Inc.—the parent company of the global cryptocurrency platform Kraken—has formed a strategic partnership with Franklin Templeton, a leading global investment manager renowned for its pioneering work in digital assets. Announced recently this month, the collaboration focuses on accelerating the mainstream use of tokenized investments,… Read More

April 6, 2026 @ 5:15 am By Michael Wong  |  

Franklin Templeton has agreed to acquire 250 Digital, a cryptocurrency investment firm spun out of CoinFund, as the global asset manager deepens its push into digital assets and seeks to broaden its offerings for large institutional investors. The deal will also create a new unit,… Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of the ongoing global effort to effectively bridge traditional finance (TradFi) and the digital asset ecosystem, Binance has recently teamed up with investment firm Franklin Templeton to introduce a new institutional collateral program. This development, which went live recently, enables qualified institutional clients… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Franklin Templeton, the global investment firm managing approximately $1.6 trillion in assets, is set to introduce its spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) on November 18, 2025. Called the Franklin XRP ETF and trading under the ticker EZRP, this product marks the firm’s latest foray into… Read More

November 6, 2025 @ 4:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN) has recently introduced Hong Kong’s tokenized money-market fund. This latest launch comes as the HK government unveiled its 5-year fintech strategy intended to incorporate both artificial intelligence and blockchain across the city-state’s vibrant financial services ecosystem. The so-called Franklin OnChain U.S. Government… Read More

September 19, 2025 @ 1:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DBS, Franklin Templeton, and Ripple have announced plans to launch advanced trading and lending solutions powered by tokenized money market funds and Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin. The partnership, formalized through a memorandum of understanding, leverages the XRP Ledger to deliver 24/7 operations for accredited and institutional investors…. Read More

September 14, 2025 @ 5:36 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users, and Franklin Templeton, a global investment provider with $1.6 trillion in assets under management, announced a collaboration to build digital asset initiatives and solutions tailored for a broad range of investors. The firms will explore… Read More

June 28, 2025 @ 4:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CAIS, the alternative investment platform for financial advisors, today announced the first in a growing series of investment models—developed by BlackRock, Carlyle, Franklin Templeton, and KKR—onto the CAIS Models Marketplace. As recently announced, advisors can now “leverage single-click model allocations across private and registered funds, for… Read More

April 8, 2025 @ 2:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a significant move within the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, Cap, a stablecoin company, has secured $11 million in seed funding from a group of  investors, including asset management firm Franklin Templeton. The investment round also attracted participation from trading firm Susquehanna, investment firm Triton… Read More

October 25, 2024 @ 12:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

It is obvious to many that one of the most practical features of blockchain is the tokenization of assets and the intrinsic reduction in cost to manage these assets. Digital securities are the future. We just aren’t quite there yet. One firm is reportedly putting… Read More

August 23, 2024 @ 10:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Franklin Templeton, a global investment firm with $1.6T in assets under management, has expanded its L1 blockchain footprint by extending the availability of its first-of-its-kind on-chain money market fund to the Avalanche network. The Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund (FOBXX or the Fund) was… Read More

August 10, 2024 @ 10:58 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, the Arbitrum Foundation and global asset manager Franklin Templeton announced the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund (FOBXX) is available on Arbitrum, an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain. Investors can gain exposure to FOBXX in digital wallets through the Benji Investments platform, Franklin Templeton’s proprietary blockchain-integrated… Read More