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The investment vehicle tied to XRP launched amid other offerings from Grayscale, Bitwise Asset Management and Canary Capital. Asset management company Franklin Templeton launched an exchange-traded fund tracking the XRP token on the NYSE Arca amid regulatory approvals clearing the way for other crypto investment vehicles. On Monday, the Franklin XRP ETF launched on the NYSE Arca under the ticker XRPZ, providing investors with access to the cryptocurrency. Its trading debut coincides with the launch of the Grayscale XRP Trust ETF (GXRP) and follows other similar launches from Bitwise Asset Management and Canary Capital. XRP (XRP) is the native asset of the XRP Ledger, an open-source blockchain developed by Ripple. The cryptocurrency has risen 8.25% over the past 24 hours, according to Cointelegraph Markets data. Read more

Franklin Templeton has linked its Benji tokenization platform to the Canton Network, expanding institutional access to regulated onchain assets. Franklin Templeton has expanded its tokenization and investor platform, Benji, to the Canton Network, marking another step in the growth of institutional blockchain infrastructure for tokenized investment products. The integration, announced Wednesday, connects Franklin Templeton’s proprietary Benji Technology Platform to Canton, a blockchain network designed for regulated financial institutions. The move enables Benji’s tokenized assets, including its onchain US government money market fund, to be used as collateral and liquidity within Canton’s Global Collateral Network. Each Benji token represents a share of Franklin Templeton’s tokenized money market fund, with yields calculated intraday and ownership recorded onchain. Read more

The launch marks Franklin Templeton’s latest step into digital assets, introducing a blockchain-based UCITS fund as Hong Kong accelerates its push toward real-world asset tokenization. Franklin Templeton has launched a tokenized US dollar money market fund for professional investors in Hong Kong, expanding its crypto offerings in Asia. According to a statement shared with Cointelegraph on Wednesday, the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund is the first end-to-end tokenized structure by an asset manager to integrate issuance, distribution and servicing directly onchain in Hong Kong. The tokenized fund will be initially available only to institutional and professional investors. It is registered in Luxembourg under a regulated framework that allows investment funds to be sold across the European Union. Read more

The SEC has extended deadlines for crypto funds tracking Solana and XRP, along with proposals targeting Ether staking. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed decisions on multiple crypto exchange traded funds (ETF) proposals Wednesday, pushing back deadlines for funds including BlackRock and Franklin Templeton. According to SEC filings, the agency has set a new deadline of Nov. 13 for Franklin’s Ethereum staking amendment, and Nov. 14 for its Solana and XRP ETFs. A proposal seeking to permit staking in BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust is now slated for Oct. 30. The filings do not indicate how the SEC is leaning on the applications; only that more time is needed to evaluate them. The commission is using the maximum extension available before issuing a final decision. Read more

BNB reached a new all-time high of $907.38 on Sept. 10, marking the token’s second major milestone in less than three weeks. The record comes as crypto markets surged past $4 trillion in total market capitalization, after a broader rally that added $100 billion in 24 hours. BNB posted 29% gains in 2025 alone and […] The post BNB hits new all-time high of $907 amid Binance partnering with Franklin Templeton for tokenization appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Binance has partnered with the crypto ETF issuer Franklin Templeton to explore the tokenization of securities combined with a global trading infrastructure. Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has entered into a partnership with the US crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider, Franklin Templeton. Binance and Franklin Templeton are collaborating to explore tokenization of securities combined with a global trading infrastructure, the crypto exchange announced on Wednesday. “Our goal is to take tokenization from concept to practice for clients to achieve efficiencies in settlement, collateral management, and portfolio construction at scale,” said Roger Bayston, Franklin Templeton’s head of digital assets. Read more

Franklin Templeton has launched the BENJI platform on at least seven blockchains, with the fund’s largest market share on Stellar. VeChain, a layer-1 blockchain for real-world applications, is partnering with $1.5 trillion asset manager Franklin Templeton to integrate the company’s BENJI platform for enterprise payments. The move extends the reach of Franklin Templeton’s platform while providing businesses operating on VeChain another stablecoin option, according to a statement shared with Cointelegraph. Franklin Templeton’s BENJI platform permits tokenized access to the company’s Franklin Templeton OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund (FOBXX), an onchain US government money fund worth about $780 million. The fund invests in cash, government securities and collateralized repurchase agreements. One BENJI token is equivalent to one share in the fund, which the company tries to peg to $1. Read more

The growing wave of corporate crypto treasuries could amplify market downturns if prices fall sharply, analysts at Franklin Templeton warned. The post Corporate Crypto Treasuries Could Worsen Price Crashes: Franklin Templeton appeared first on Cryptonews.

Yield for assets is often calculated over at least one-day periods, a problem that blockchain composability could address, according to the asset manager. Franklin Templeton, an investment management company with $1.53 trillion in assets under management, has debuted a feature that offers investors yield down to the second when holding tokenized assets. According to a Tuesday announcement, the “Intraday Yield” feature will allow investors to accrue yield proportional to the time they hold a tokenized security, even if it’s transferred before the day’s end. In addition, investors can earn yield on non-banking days, including holidays and weekends. The feature will be integrated into Franklin Templeton’s tokenization platform Benji. The company said it can potentially improve the crypto industry’s current model of calculating yield over a longer period. Read more