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Franklin Templeton Expands its Tokenization Platform to Ethereum

Franklin Templeton expanded its Benji tokenization platform to the Ethereum network after launches on Aptos, Avalanche, Arbitrum, and Base.
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Franklin Templeton Expands its Tokenization Platform to Ethereum

Highlights

  • Franklin Templeton's Benji tokenization platform is now live on the Ethereum network, increasing accessibility and functionality.
  • The market cap for tokenized treasuries has surpassed $2.37 billion, with Franklin Templeton's fund ranking third largest.
  • FOBXX, is available on Coinbase's Base blockchain, offering investors a new way to access and manage traditional assets.

Franklin Templeton is launching its Benji tokenization platform on the Ethereum network, marking the fifth launch this year after Aptos, Avalanche, Arbitrum, and Base. It was hitherto launched only on Stellar and Polygon.

This launch represents an important milestone for the company’s plans to develop new innovative blockchain solutions for clients.

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Franklin Templeton Pushes Tokenization Forward with Ethereum Launch

In an X post, Franklin Templeton announced that it is expanding its Benji tokenization platform to the Ethereum network. This follows earlier launches on Aptos, Avalanche, Arbitrum, and Base. Previously, the platform was only available on Stellar and Polygon.

The launch is a significant stride in the innovation path for blockchain solutions for clients. It will help leverage Ethereum’s Virtual Machine and smart contract functionality to enhance the capabilities of its tokenized funds.

According to data from RWA, tokenized treasuries are up almost 2% on the week, lifting their total market capitalization above $2.37 billion. XYZ. Franklin Templeton’s on-chain market fund, valued at $409 million, is the third largest, behind BlackRock’s BUIDL and Ondo’s USDY.

BlackRock recently expanded BUIDL to Aptos, Optimism’s OP Mainnet, Polygon, Arbitrum, and Avalanche. While Franklin Templeton’s fund has been live since 2021, this year, BlackRock has seen a significant onslaught in crypto with its Bitcoin ETFs in January, followed by BUIDL.

Addressing the multi-chain expansion of BUIDL, the CEO of Securitize- Carlos Domingo, explained the development as marking a pivotal moment when Securitize issued the same asset on several chains for the first time in history. Domingo added that this time around, the change in their blockchain infrastructure proves that this change might be huge. Things are heating up hot in the sector of tokenized funds, where rapid growth and innovation take precedence.

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FOBXX Marks Major Milestone for Coinbase’s Base

Franklin Templeton’s tokenized fund, FOBXX, is also live on Coinbase’s Base blockchain; therefore, investors can purchase shares and store them directly in their digital wallets via the Benji Investments application. This will make traditional assets more accessible to manage, and the security and efficiency of blockchain will be an added advantage.

FOBXX going live on Base recently is a big deal for the network, which launched in 2022 and has rapidly become one of the biggest names in the Ethereum layer-2 space. Meanwhile, Base welcomes its largest asset manager to date, FOBXX.

The move also provides a significant milestone for Base, which has emerged to onboard established institutions and make investing more accessible while utilizing blockchain for transaction speed and efficiency at much lower costs.

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Teuta Franjkovic

Teuta is a seasoned writer and editor with over 15 years of expertise in macroeconomics, technology, and the crypto and blockchain sectors. She began her career in 2005 as a lifestyle writer for *Cosmopolitan* before transitioning to business and economic reporting for renowned outlets like *Forbes* and *Bloomberg*. Inspired by thought leaders like Don and Alex Tapscott and Laura Shin, Teuta embraced blockchain's potential, viewing cryptocurrency as one of humanity's most transformative innovations. Since 2014, she has specialized in fintech, focusing on crypto, blockchain, NFTs, and Web3. Known for her strong collaboration and communication skills, Teuta also holds dual MAs in Political Science and Law.

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