InstitutionsActive· US

Franklin Templeton

First SEC-registered fund on a public chain. Shipped while everyone else was still announcing pilots.

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Brief

Asset manager behind the Benji tokenization platform. Its Franklin OnChain US Government Money Fund (FOBXX), represented by BENJI, launched on Stellar in 2021. The platform supports blockchain-based share records, peer-to-peer transfers and onchain dividend distribution.

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Snapshot

Key terms and identifiers.

Asset classes
Commodities, Private credit, Equities, Treasuries
Regulatory
sec-reg-d, sec-spot-etf
Jurisdiction
US
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Milestones

How this player got here.

  1. Jun 2026Announced Benji Technology Platform integration with MoonPay Trade for institutional access
  2. Apr 2026BENJI suite reached $1.98B AUM
  3. Nov 2025BENJI Technology Platform expanded to Canton Network
  4. Aug 2025BENJI expanded to BNB Chain via Binance tokenization partnership
  5. May 2025P2P transfer functionality expanded to retail BENJI holders, investor growth surged
  6. Jan 2025Expanded to Arbitrum, Base
  7. Oct 2024Benji crosses $400M AUM
  8. Apr 2023Benji on Stellar (first tokenized fund on public chain)
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Connections

Who they build with, build on, integrate with.

Flow

Capital, products, and distribution moving outward.

Tension

Direct competition or overlapping market position.