Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson speaking at TOKEN2049 Singapore on tokenized assets; the firm's money market fund holds over $2.5B onchain.
RWA & Tokenization ·
Jenny Johnson, who runs Franklin Templeton, is scheduled to speak at TOKEN2049 Singapore on October 7–8 at Marina Bay Sands. The firm launched the first US-registered tokenized money market fund in 2021, positioning it ahead of broader Wall Street adoption of tokenization infrastructure. Its tokenized money market fund, BENJI, now holds over $2.5 billion onchain.
Johnson's return to the conference stage reflects growing institutional engagement with blockchain-based financial products. Franklin Templeton's early entry into the space—predating the recent wave of tokenization initiatives among legacy asset managers—has given it a substantial foothold in onchain liquidity for money market instruments, a category traditionally anchored to traditional finance rail systems.
The firm's scaling to nine figures of onchain assets in a single fund demonstrates measurable demand for tokenized yield products among institutional and retail participants. Open questions remain around whether other asset classes will follow the money market fund model, and how regulatory developments may shape the competitive landscape for tokenized financial products across jurisdictions.