{"id":909865,"date":"2026-06-02T10:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/conference-recap-a-new-chapter-with-franklin-templeton-begins-in-bermuda\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:12:01","slug":"conference-recap-a-new-chapter-with-franklin-templeton-begins-in-bermuda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/conference-recap-a-new-chapter-with-franklin-templeton-begins-in-bermuda\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference recap: a new chapter with Franklin Templeton begins in Bermuda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2 id=\"h-tl-dr\"><strong>TL;DR<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Strategic collaboration with Franklin Templeton<\/strong> announced live on stage between <a href=\"https:\/\/payward.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Payward<\/a> (Kraken\u2019s parent company) and one of the world\u2019s largest asset managers.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalassets.franklintempleton.com\/benji\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BENJI <\/a>integration on Kraken<\/strong> brings Franklin Templeton\u2019s tokenized money market funds onchain for collateral, settlement, and institutional use cases.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tokenized gold ETF airdrop<\/strong> delivered ~$200 of real, gold-backed exposure to every eligible attendee, settled onchain in seconds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>xStocks framework<\/strong> has now processed over <strong>$30 billion<\/strong> in volume since its 2025 launch, anchoring the next wave of tokenized real-world assets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We recently joined hundreds of builders, regulators, allocators, and operators in Bermuda for the Digital Finance Forum. Two moments stood out.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-a-strategic-collaboration-with-franklin-templeton-announced-live-on-stage\"><strong>A strategic collaboration with Franklin Templeton, announced live on stage<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>From the main stage, our Co-CEO Dave Ripley unveiled <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.kraken.com\/news\/payward-and-franklin-templeton-tokenized-assets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a strategic collaboration<\/a> between Payward (Kraken\u2019s parent company and developer of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kraken.com\/xstocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">xStocks<\/a> framework) and Franklin Templeton, one of the world\u2019s largest asset managers and a digital-asset pioneer since 2018.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"34381\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.kraken.com\/event\/bermuda-digital-finance-forum-2026\/attachment\/d01-211\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.kraken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/D01-211.jpg?fit=2400%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"alt\":\"\"}\" data-image-title=\"D01-211\" data-image-description data-image-caption data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.kraken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/D01-211.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.kraken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/D01-211.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt  ><\/figure>\n<p>The collaboration spans <a href=\"https:\/\/xstocks.fi\/us\/news\/xstocks-to-tokenize-seven-franklin-templeton-etfs-bringing-institutional-grade-assets-onchain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tokenized equities<\/a>, qualified <a href=\"https:\/\/custody.kraken.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">custody<\/a>, actively managed yield products, and direct access to institutional liquidity through Kraken\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kraken.com\/institutions\/otc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OTC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kraken.com\/institutions\/prime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prime<\/a> desks. Two pieces stood out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>BENJI on Kraken.<\/strong> Franklin Templeton\u2019s suite of global tokenized money market funds will be integrated across Kraken for a range of institutional use cases, expanding what tokenized cash can actually do onchain, from collateral to settlement and beyond.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New tokenized yield products, co-designed.<\/strong> Payward and Franklin Templeton will work together to bring actively managed, yield-focused strategies onchain. The products are being designed with the transparency, flexibility, and programmability crypto-native investors expect, and the credibility of a multi-decade asset manager behind them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"34384\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.kraken.com\/event\/bermuda-digital-finance-forum-2026\/attachment\/0302digitalpaymentsmarket-03_09305\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.kraken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0302DigitalPaymentsMarket-03_09305.jpg?fit=5766%2C3844&#038;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5766,3844\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"alt\":\"\"}\" data-image-title=\"0302DigitalPaymentsMarket-03_09305\" data-image-description data-image-caption data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.kraken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0302DigitalPaymentsMarket-03_09305.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.kraken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0302DigitalPaymentsMarket-03_09305.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt  ><\/figure>\n<p>Underpinning all of this is xStocks, which has processed over $30 billion in volume since launching in 2025. The framework will be a foundation for bringing more of these strategies onchain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As our Co-CEO Arjun Sethi put it:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPayward and Franklin Templeton are building toward a model of finance where the distinction between traditional assets and digital infrastructure no longer holds. The convergence between these two worlds is only going to deepen, and what collaborations like this one unlock is a new class of products that wouldn\u2019t have been possible even three years ago: assets that carry the credibility of multi-decade managers and the programmability of digital infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"34375\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.kraken.com\/event\/bermuda-digital-finance-forum-2026\/attachment\/d01-164\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.kraken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/D01-164.jpg?fit=2400%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"alt\":\"\"}\" data-image-title=\"D01-164\" data-image-description data-image-caption data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.kraken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/D01-164.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.kraken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/D01-164.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt  ><\/figure>\n<p>On community day, we put the partnership in attendees\u2019 accounts. Literally.<\/p>\n<p>Every eligible attendee received one tokenized share of the Franklin Templeton Gold ETF: about $200 of real, gold-backed exposure, dropped straight into their Kraken account.<\/p>\n<figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"34378\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.kraken.com\/event\/bermuda-digital-finance-forum-2026\/attachment\/0302digitalpaymentsmarket-03_08999\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.kraken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0302DigitalPaymentsMarket-03_08999.jpg?fit=6000%2C4000&#038;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"alt\":\"\"}\" data-image-title=\"0302DigitalPaymentsMarket-03_08999\" data-image-description data-image-caption data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.kraken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0302DigitalPaymentsMarket-03_08999.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.kraken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0302DigitalPaymentsMarket-03_08999.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt  ><\/figure>\n<p>We wanted attendees to have the experience of getting a regulated, gold-backed product from a global asset manager, settled onchain, claimable in seconds. No paperwork. No settlement delay. No business-hours wait.<\/p>\n<p>For many attendees, it was the first time they\u2019d held a tokenized real-world asset they could actually move, send, or trade. A small but concrete preview of the broader work ahead with Franklin Templeton.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-we-re-bringing-home\"><strong>What we\u2019re bringing home<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Bermuda made one thing clear: the line between traditional finance and digital finance is dissolving faster than the headlines suggest. Real assets are being issued and settled onchain. The biggest institutions in the world are picking partners. And the products coming next, like gold, treasuries, equities, and credit, are being built for a financial system where access is global and settlement is instant.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to everyone who joined us in Bermuda, and to our new partners at Franklin Templeton for kicking off this next chapter alongside us. More soon.<\/p>\n<p><em>xStocks are issued by Backed Assets (JE) Limited (a Jersey private limited company) and offered to eligible Kraken customers via Payward Digital Solutions Ltd. (\u201cPDSL\u201d), a company licensed to conduct digital asset business by the Bermuda Monetary Authority. xStocks are not nor will be registered with any local securities regulators. PDSL (Kraken) does not provide investment advice and\/or recommendations, and no communication, through any Kraken App or website or otherwise, should be construed as such. Individual investors should make their own decisions or seek professional independent advice if they are unsure as to the suitability \/ appropriateness of any investment for their circumstances or needs, including potential tax treatment. Investing in xStocks involves an element of risk. The value of an investment may go down as well as up, and past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. Not available in the U.S. or to U.S. persons. Geo restrictions apply. Read Kraken\u2019s xStocks Risk Disclosure at <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/kraken.com\/legal\/xstocks\"><em>kraken.com\/legal\/xstocks<\/em><\/a><em> as well as the Base Prospectus and related Final Terms for xStocks at <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.backed.fi\/legal-documentation\"><em>https:\/\/assets.backed.fi\/legal-documentation<\/em><\/a><em> to learn more.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.kraken.com\/event\/bermuda-digital-finance-forum-2026\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n KrakenFX<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR Strategic collaboration with Franklin Templeton announced live on stage between Payward (Kraken\u2019s parent company) and one of the world\u2019s largest asset managers. BENJI integration on Kraken brings Franklin Templeton\u2019s tokenized money market funds onchain for collateral, settlement, and institutional use cases. 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