Franklin Templeton Expands Benji Platform to BNB Chain in Major Crypto Integration Move

Traditional finance giant Franklin Templeton just dropped a blockchain bombshell—their Benji investment platform is now live on BNB Chain.

Wall Street Meets Web3

The $1.5 trillion asset manager isn't dipping toes—they're diving headfirst into decentralized infrastructure. This isn't some experimental side project either. We're talking about real institutional capital flowing through a chain that's processed over 2 billion transactions to date.

Why This Matters

Forget the 'crypto winter' narrative. When firms managing pension funds start building on-chain, it signals irreversible institutional adoption. The move effectively bridges traditional finance's compliance framework with DeFi's efficiency—bypassing three layers of legacy infrastructure in the process.

Market Impact

Watch for other asset managers following suit within quarters, not years. The institutional floodgates aren't just opening—they're being dismantled entirely. Though let's be real: it took them until 2025 to realize they could cut settlement times from days to seconds. Typical finance dinosaurs finally discovering fire.

Targeting global RWA growth

Roger Bayston, Head of Digital Assets at Franklin Templeton, said the expansion is about meeting investors where they are and pushing tokenization forward with security and compliance at its core. “Together, Franklin Templeton and BNB Chain will work to deliver tokenized assets with greater utility, and enhanced features for retail and institutional clients across the globe,” Bayston stated.

The partnership arrives at a time when real-world asset (RWA) tokenization is gaining traction among institutions. BNB Chain currently hosts over $542 million in tokenized RWAs, according to Dune data, and the market is projected to reach $30 trillion by 2030. Franklin Templeton’s latest moves shifts its pilot project to production-grade deployments, suggesting the firm sees tokenization not as a future concept, but as a live, evolving infrastructure for global finance.

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