In this episode, Mike Reed of Franklin Templeton discusses how the $1.5 trillion asset manager is embracing digital assets through authentic on-chain innovation, including tokenized money market funds like "Benji." Franklin Templeton has launched ETFs for Bitcoin and Ethereum and a multi-token product called Easy Peasy, with plans to expand as regulators approve more assets. The conversation explores how their money fund infrastructure benefits from blockchain features like instant transferability and intraday yield, especially appealing in institutional settings. Reed emphasizes their organic approach, collaborative regulatory stance, and vision of a future where wallets become the unified account for all financial and experiential assets.
00:00 – Introduction of guest Mike Reed and Franklin Templeton's mission in crypto
02:33 – Origin story: How Reed's team got into crypto through Bitcoin and Ethereum
04:45 – Franklin Templeton's Bitcoin, Ethereum, and multi-token ETF offerings
07:31 – Discussion about the Easy Peasy ETF and pending altcoin ETFs
13:44 – Multi-chain strategy: Why Franklin expanded Benji to Solana, Polygon, and more
20:52 – Launch of "intraday yield" for institutional use cases (patent pending)
26:50 – Regulatory differences between stablecoins and Benji as a digital asset security
43:46 – Reed's personal crypto portfolio allocation and thoughts on ETF adoption
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