Franklin Templeton has acquired crypto asset manager 250 Digital, integrating its team and strategies into a new division, Franklin Crypto. This move expands Franklin Templeton's digital asset business, aiming to offer actively managed crypto strategies to institutional investors.
Franklin Templeton filed with the SEC to launch two ETFs that would reinvest stock dividends into Bitcoin exposure, aiming to integrate crypto into traditional portfolios without direct upfront investment.
Franklin Templeton a déposé deux demandes d'ETF Bitcoin DRIP auprès de la SEC. Ces fonds réinvestissent les dividendes d'actions en Bitcoin, avec une exposition initiale de 5% à 20%.
Franklin Templeton has filed with the SEC to launch two ETFs that reinvest dividends from U.S. stocks into Bitcoin. The funds, named Franklin U.S. Equity Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF and Franklin U.S. Innovation Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF, will initially have a 5% Bitcoin weighting, capped at 20%. This move follows a trend of crypto-linked ETF launches.
Franklin Templeton has filed for two ETFs that will convert US stock dividends into Bitcoin exposure. The funds will initially allocate 5% to Bitcoin and 95% to US equities, reinvesting dividends into Bitcoin holdings through a rules-based strategy.
The second part of the Fortune Crypto 100 2026 ranking highlights traditional finance (TradFi) institutions like Franklin Templeton, JPMorgan Chase, and Nasdaq entering the crypto market. Driven by client demand and the growth of tokenized assets and regulated products like Bitcoin ETFs, these giants are rapidly integrating digital assets into their services, signaling crypto's growing legitimacy.
Financial institutions like Franklin Templeton and BNP Paribas are exploring tokenization and stablecoins to enhance capital markets in Europe by improving settlement and liquidity. Major US banks are also planning tokenized deposit networks, while Nasdaq and NYSE are developing tokenized trading infrastructure.
Franklin Templeton's Luis Gonzali predicts a slowdown in Mexico's economy, with GDP growth potentially falling to 0.2-0.3% in an adverse oil price scenario, reminiscent of 2001, not 2008 or 2020. Inflation remains controlled despite energy and food price pressures, mitigated by government subsidies.
Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton, stated in a podcast that Europe must actively compete for global investments, as capital flows to where it is well-treated. She also discussed retirement provisions and a key weakness in the AI boom.
SBI Group plans to launch Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in Japan, pending regulatory reforms on crypto funds and taxation. The asset manager aims for a $31.5 billion AUM target within three years, leveraging Japan's large household savings and existing investment infrastructure.
Payward (Kraken) and Franklin Templeton collaborate to bring traditional financial products to blockchain, including tokenized equities, yield products, and money market funds, bridging Wall Street and crypto markets.
»Das Gewinnwachstum geht weiter«: Katrina Dudley vom billionenschweren Vermögensverwalter Franklin Templeton erklärt die aktuelle Börsenrallye und sagt, wo sie trotz aller Unsicherheiten das größte Potenzial sieht.
»Das Gewinnwachstum geht weiter«: Katrina Dudley vom billionenschweren Vermögensverwalter Franklin Templeton erklärt die aktuelle Börsenrallye und sagt, wo sie trotz aller Unsicherheiten das größte Potenzial sieht.
Roger Bayston, Head of Digital Assets at Franklin Templeton, unpacks how one of the world's largest asset managers embraced tokenization.
