Binance and Franklin Templeton Join Forces to Push RWA Tokenization

Binance, the world’s biggest crypto exchange, has partnered with Franklin Templeton, a major asset manager with $1.6 trillion under management, to create new tokenized products. They aim to make tokenization a regular part of investing.

By bringing their expertise together, the two firms hope to create investment products that are faster, more flexible, and easier to trade.

Binance and Franklin Templeton To Push Tokenized Assets Mainstream

For years, tokenization has been seen as a bridge between traditional finance and digital markets. 

It changes real-world assets like funds or securities into digital tokens that can be traded on blockchains. This can lower costs, speed up processes, and create new ways for investors to earn. Now, Binance and Franklin Templeton want to put this into action. 

Their partnership will focus on products that offer faster settlements, better returns, and smoother liquidity. The companies have not shared full details or launch dates yet, but they said the first products should be released later this year, depending on local rules.

Sandy Kaul, executive vice president at Franklin Templeton, said the partnership is meant to give more investors access to these benefits. 

With Binance’s large user base and active trading, tokenized securities could become part of daily investing. By joining Franklin Templeton’s regulatory expertise with Binance’s size, the two companies could help take tokenized securities to mainstream finance.

Franklin Templeton Took Early Lead in Tokenized Funds

Franklin Templeton is not new to this field. The asset manager has already taken an early lead in the space. 

In 2021, it launched BENJI, a U.S.-regulated money market fund on Stellar. It later expanded it to Ethereum and Solana blockchain networks. That product has grown into one of the largest government securities funds in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. 

Its early adoption shows the firm’s long-standing belief that tokenization can reshape how investors access traditional markets. 

At the same time, Binance has been working to link centralized trading platforms with decentralized markets. This partnership continues that plan, giving both everyday and professional investors access to tokenized funds and other assets.

The US Tokenization Push and Binance Alliance

Binance-Franklin Templeton partnership comes as there is a surge of interest in tokenized securities in the crypto industry. Other big players like Kraken and Gemini are already in the market, and they have taken their tokenized products beyond the U.S.

Nasdaq has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to approve a rule change that would let tokenized securities trade alongside regular stocks. At the same time, policymakers are creating rules for how blockchain assets should work in regulated markets.

With Franklin Templeton and Binance joining forces, the push to bring tokenization into mainstream finance has moved into a more practical stage.