Key Takeaways Franklin plans to use $2.6B BENJI assets inside ETFs and mutual funds after SEC clearance. Franklin’s $872B fund base could push tokenization deeper into mainstream portfolio management. BENJI use could start in Q4, pending fund-board approvals across Franklin’s 130+ ETFs. Franklin Wins SEC Clearance to Put BENJI Inside Traditional Funds Franklin Templeton is preparing to place tokenized assets inside traditional investment funds, pushing blockchain deeper into the plumbing of mainstream asset management. The firm plans to use its Franklin Onchain U.S. Government Money Fund, known as BENJI, as a holding or collateral inside exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual …

