Franklin Templeton expands tokenized fund platform Benji to BNB Chain

Global investment giant Franklin Templeton, which boasts $1.6 trillion in assets under management, has expanded its Benji Technology Platform to the BNB Chain ￰0￱ the company looks forward to broader access to its tokenized products for institutional and retail ￰1￱ Bayston, head of digital assets at Franklin Templeton, said, “Our goal is to meet more investors where they’re active, while continuing to push the boundaries of what tokenization can deliver with security and compliance at the forefront.” 🔓New chain ￰2￱ Benji Technology Platform is now live and integrated on @BNBCHAIN ! ￰3￱ — Franklin Templeton Digital Assets (@FTDA_US) September 24, 2025 Benji Technology Platform comprises the company’s proprietary blockchain-based technology ￰4￱ is used to issue and manage tokenized real-world assets (RWAs).

It also provides the tech behind the Franklin OnChain US Government Money Fund (BENJI). According to RWAxyz, it currently has a total on-chain asset value of nearly $732 million, making it the third-largest tokenized US Treasury ￰5￱ currently lives on eight blockchains, including Stellar, Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Solana, with $467 million of its $731.8 million in total assets on Stellar. Meanwhile, BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) is in the lead and boasts an on-chain value of over $2.1 billion. Benji’s expansion to use BNB Chain’s technical strengths According to Franklin Templeton, Benji’s expansion to BNB Chain stands out because the chain offers a purpose-built environment for ￰6￱ move builds on Benji’s experience with tokenization at the institutional level by using BNB Chain’s technical strengths, like its scalable, low-cost infrastructure and high transaction throughput, to create a new class of on-chain financial ￰7￱ Song, head of business development at BNB Chain, said, “BNB Chain has a purpose-built environment that issuers can’t find elsewhere: fast settlement, low fees, and compliant data tooling in one ecosystem For an institution like Franklin Templeton, it’s not only about the technology, it’s about partnering with a chain that already demonstrates real liquidity and adoption at scale,” Meanwhile, the total value of real-world assets tokenized on the BNB chain is over $542 million, making it the eighth-largest in the ￰8￱ global RWA market has grown fivefold in three years and is estimated to reach $30 trillion by ￰9￱ addition, BNB Chain has surged in the past couple of years to become the fifth-largest blockchain by market capitalization, at about $140.65 ￰10￱ native token, BNB , recently broke over $1,000 for the first time, and is currently trading at $1,010, up 17% over the past month.

However, the coin is down almost 1% in the last 24 ￰11￱ sector surpasses the 30 billion threshold Franklin Templeton’s move reflects a broader trend among major traditional asset managers using public blockchains to scale tokenized financial products. Meanwhile, the tokenized RWA sector continues to expand, recently surpassing $30 billion in on-chain value, nearly double the amount recorded in January ￰12￱ to the latest data from RWA. xyz, the on-chain RWA market has reached $30.42 ￰13￱ is supported by 400,880 individual holders ￰14￱ RWA value.