what's franklin templeton?
Franklin Templeton is a global investment management firm specializing in asset management, with a dedicated digital assets team focused on blockchain technology, tokenized real-world assets, and cryptocurrency-related products. The firm manages trillions in assets under management and has pioneered on-chain financial instruments, including the first U.S.-registered mutual fund issued on blockchain platforms. Their key crypto offering is the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund (FOBXX), represented by BENJI tokens, which invests primarily in U.S. government securities, cash, and repurchase agreements. These tokens enable peer-to-peer transfers, intraday yield accrual, and deployment across multiple blockchains like Ethereum, Polygon, Stellar, and others, facilitating integration with DeFi ecosystems while maintaining regulatory compliance as a yield-bearing alternative to stablecoins.
Franklin Templeton deployed on Aptos blockchain as part of institutional adoption.
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x.com/fti_usDeployed on Aptos blockchain alongside BlackRock's BUIDL, PayPal PYUSD, and Paxos USDG as part of institutional adoption of the network.
Partnered with ADI Chain, a Layer 2 blockchain that launched mainnet in December 2025 and is focused on emerging markets infrastructure.
JPMorgan arranges $50 million U.S. commercial paper issuance for Galaxy Digital on Solana blockchain, with Franklin Templeton and Coinbase purchasing the notes and settlement conducted in Circle's USDC.
The Solana ETF begins trading on NYSE Arca under ticker SOEZ.
The Solana ETF from the $1.67 trillion AUM manager begins trading.
SEC approves Franklin Templeton Solana ETF for listing with trading set to begin shortly.
Franklin Templeton adds 6 coins to its EZPZ index ETF portfolio.
Form 8-A filing submitted to SEC for Solana ETF, the final pre-launch step with trading expected to begin as soon as the next day.
Franklin Templeton's XRP ETF records $62.6M in inflows on its debut day, contributing to total XRP ETF inflows of $164M across all providers.
Franklin Templeton rolls out DOGE ETF alongside XRP and Solana ETF products.
Files amended S-1/A with SEC for Solana ETF (ticker SOEZ), changing listing exchange from Cboe to NYSE.
Franklin Templeton rolls out live tokenized products with Sui Network infrastructure.
Franklin Templeton XRP ETF expected to go live on Monday the 24th.
Amends XRP ETF application filing ahead of November 13 SEC decision deadline.
Expands Benji platform to Canton Network, a private blockchain serving banks and trading firms that processes $6T in tokenized Treasuries and $280B in daily repo transactions.
SEC decision deadline for spot XRP ETF applications including Franklin Templeton set for November 13.
Franklin Templeton XRP ETF is now listed on the DTCC platform alongside Bitwise, 21Shares, Canary Capital and CoinShares XRP ETFs.
Debuts Hong Kong's first tokenized fund under new AI-driven fintech plan.
Franklin Templeton expands market share in tokenized Treasuries alongside Ondo and Circle, while BlackRock's BUIDL leads the sector at 33%.
S-1 filing for spot XRP ETF updated with removal of delaying amendment, November launch targeted pending exchange approval.
Franklin Templeton updates their $XRP S-1 filing, alongside Canary Funds and Bitwise Invest.
46M+ STBL staked in Multi-Factor Staking Beta, $1M monthly buybacks start October 31st for 3 months in USST then continue ongoing, $500K Kaito Creator Campaign launches with $100K monthly to top 100 creators, Wormhole bridge goes live, and $100M USST mint progresses with $2M+ completed.
Franklin Templeton executives speak today at the Federal Reserve's Payments Innovation Conference alongside executives from Chainlink, BlackRock, Coinbase, Google Cloud, BNY Mellon, Circle, Paxos, ARK Invest, Stripe, and JPMorgan Kinexys.
Franklin Templeton publishes new research stating "the time has come for digital assets," citing broader market access, rising institutional participation, and increasingly favorable regulation.
Franklin Templeton launches on Solana, adding another major blockchain to its tokenization infrastructure.
Multi-factor staking launches October 24th, on-chain buybacks launch end of October, and dynamic pegging mechanism launches by end of November, while a larger strategic funding round will be announced within the next month. Project targets $200-300M in minted TVL within next few months, pushing toward $1B in USST by early Q1 2026, and has recently enabled minting on Ethereum.
Announces $1M monthly buyback program with no Q4 token emissions alongside multifactor staking launch this month, while publicly-listed company MegaMatrixMPU raises capital to purchase STBL on open market and market maker Wintermute accumulates tokens.
BENJI tokenized Money Market Fund earned approximately $121k in management fees during August while incurring only $28 in gas costs, representing 0.02% of revenue and demonstrating high operational efficiency.
Benji tokenization platform expands to BNB Chain, adding another blockchain to its multi-chain footprint for tokenized funds.
Franklin Templeton will mint $100M of USST stablecoin through the STBL platform, with STBL currently trading at approximately $120M market cap.
Announces wide-ranging partnership with Binance following previous STBL integration, while planning $100M minting using BENJI token and revealing upcoming partnership with an undisclosed US-based payments firm.
Partners with DBS Bank and Ripple to launch repo markets using tokenized money market fund sgBENJI on XRP Ledger, tradeable with RLUSD stablecoin on DBS's digital exchange.
Achieves top 5 position in US Treasuries TVL rankings, demonstrating significant RWA market presence.
Major institutional expansion into Japanese market with XRP ETF initiative backed by ¥300 trillion AUM.
Tokenized money market fund integrates with BounceBit Prime, launching first active RWA deployment in structured yield.
Achieves top 10 TVL ranking on Arbitrum, expanding institutional presence to L2.
Files updated Solana spot ETF registration, becoming fourth issuer to submit amended S-1 out of nine applicants.
Innovation Head announces plans to move entire product suite on-chain, signaling major institutional adoption expansion.
Currently manages $338.4M in tokenized assets, ranking 4th among major RWA issuers behind BlackRock, Ondo Finance, and Superstate.
$800M in assets tokenized across multiple blockchains, marking major institutional adoption milestone.
TVL increases 19% to $92.5M, leading RWA growth for the week.
Major asset manager warns of dangerous feedback loop risks in crypto treasury firms.
New partnership with Cardano Foundation aims to accelerate corporate blockchain adoption.
Major financial institution supports Bitcoin DeFi integration while maintaining Bitcoin's store-of-value thesis.
SEC delays spot XRP ETF decision to June 17, extending review period.
Launched $594 million money-market fund on Solana, with contract address Dm5BxyMetG3Aq5PaG1BrG7rBYqEMtnkjvPNMExfacVk7.
$1.5T AUM firm launches tokenized money market fund (FOBXX) on Solana on Feb 12, 2025.