Franklin Templeton is acquiring 250 Digital to establish its crypto division, Franklin Crypto, integrating the team's investment strategies. The deal will utilize BENJI tokens as payment, marking a shift to on-chain transactions in M&A.

Franklin Templeton is launching a cryptocurrency division, Franklin Crypto, by acquiring 250 Digital to enhance its digital asset offerings. Led by Christopher Perkins, the division aims to provide institutional investors with active crypto strategies and includes a novel payment using BENJI tokens, signaling a trend toward tokenized transactions in financial acquisitions.

Elon Musk’s social media platform X announced on March 25, 2026, the appointment of Benji Taylor as head of design, a move that brings deep cryptocurrency product experience to the company as it prepares to launch X Money, a payments service offering peer-to-peer transactions, bank deposits, debit cards, and cashback rewards across more than 40 U.S. states.

Author: Benji Siem, IOSG I. Introduction This research begins with a simple observation: the power system is being asked to complete a task it was never designed to perform. With the accelerating penetration of renewable energy, the comprehensive advancement of electrification, and the surge in AI-driven data center demand, the traditional model of "building more generation and transmission facilities to meet peak loads" is collapsing. Infrastructure construction cycles are too long, grid connection queues are severely backlogged, and capital intensity remains elevated. Against this backdrop, flexibility—the ability to dynamically adjust supply and demand in real-time—has evolved from an auxiliary function to a core pillar of grid reliability. The supply of flexibility, which previously relied mainly on large industrial loads and peaking power plants, is transforming into a complex multi-tier market where distributed energy resources (DER), software platforms, and aggregators coordinate hundreds

Asset management giant Franklin Templeton announced the integration of its Benji Token representing money market fund shares into the institutional-grade Canton Blockchain network. (Background: Franklin launched Hong Kong's first tokenized US dollar fund, targeting the $19 trillion US debt RWA market) (Additional context: Canton

Franklin Templeton connects the Benji Technology Platform to the Canton Network, expanding global seamless access for institutional clients to regulated tokenized financial instruments and strengthening the capabilities of the Global Collateral Network.

Franklin Templeton has expanded its tokenization and investor platform, Benji, to the Canton Network, marking another step in the growth of institutional blockchain infrastructure for tokenized investment products. The integration, announced Wednesday, connects Franklin Templeton’s proprietary Benj

Canton Network, a public blockchain that brings institutional-scale operations to the industry via on-chain privacy, is eyeing Franklin Templeton's traction for expansion. Summary Canton Network taps into Franklin Templeton's Benji to expand institutional adoption. Move follows integration

Deep Tide TechFlow News, November 12, according to Decrypt, asset management giant Franklin Templeton announced the expansion of its proprietary Benji technology platform to the Canton network, a private blockchain aimed at regulators. This move aims to deepen its role in the rapidly growing tokenized financial products market. The Benji platform supports real-time transfers of tokenized fund shares, protocol-level compliance enforcement, and allows assets to be settled in stablecoins or cash equivalents. The platform was initially deployed on public blockchains such as Stellar and Polygon. This expansion marks a shift toward institutional-grade infrastructure. Reportedly, the Canton network handles over $6 trillion in tokenized U.S. Treasury activities, supporting daily repurchase transactions of $280 billion. Its native token, Canton Coin, plummeted about 30% after its market debut on Monday.

Franklin Templeton is planting its Benji Technology Platform on the BNB Chain, widening its tokenization footprint to reach everyday investors and institutions. Benji Platform Migrates to BNB Chain Franklin Templeton, which manages $1.6 trillion, says the integration taps BNB Chain’s low-cost