Bitcoin News
By James Thorp
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Franklin Crypto, BENJI, Ondo: A Digital Asset Powerhouse. Franklin Templeton is not just filing for two ETFs. The company has been building something…
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Bitcoin Below $62,700, but Institutions Keep Pushing. Interesting timing. Bitcoin is hovering around $62,700 this Friday — down more than 50% from its…
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Franklin Templeton aims to revolutionize how dividends are utilized. The asset management firm has filed an application with the SEC to launch two ETFs that automatically…
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The two funds are named Franklin US Equity Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF and Franklin US Innovation Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF.
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There's also BENJI. Franklin Templeton's tokenized money fund has been integrated into MoonPay Trade's infrastructure.
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Franklin has also struck a deal with Ondo Finance to offer tokenized versions of its existing ETFs, with transactions available 24/7 from crypto wallets.
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To oversee all this, the company has created Franklin Crypto — a division dedicated to cryptocurrencies, born from the acquisition of 250 Digital, an entity spun off from CoinFund.
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Franklin Templeton manages $1.5 trillion in assets. This is not a startup testing ideas.
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Interesting timing. Bitcoin is hovering around $62,700 this Friday — down more than 50% from its peak in October 2025. The market is sluggish.
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BlackRock has just launched the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF. The logic here is different: the fund generates monthly income through the sale of covered call options on…
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Two approaches, same direction. BlackRock wants to monetize volatility. Franklin Templeton wants to passively accumulate Bitcoin via dividends.
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The SEC released general standards for crypto-linked funds at the end of 2025. Since then, Bitwise estimates that more than 100 crypto ETFs could be launched in 2026.
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Franklin Templeton's two DRIP ETFs fit into this dynamic — but with a mechanism not really seen before.
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