Franklin Templeton isn’t just acquiring a CoinFund spinoff, it’s launching Franklin Crypto: • Building an end-to-end crypto asset management platform across VC, liquid strategies, and global distribution • Scaling active management • Using BENJI tokens for deal consideration, an early step toward on-chain M&A “This positions us among a small group of global asset managers with a dedicated, institutional-grade crypto investment management team.” — CEO Jenny Johnson The intersection of crypto and asset management is red hot anon(Frank Chaparro)