$1.6 Trillion AUM Franklin Templeton is all in on Crypto, Tokenization, & Stablecoins!

Christopher Jensen, Portfolio Manager & Director of Digital Asset Research for Franklin Templeton, joined me to discuss the firm’s crypto initiatives—including ETFs, tokenization, and much more. Topics: - Franklin Templeton’s crypto strategy - The Benji Tokenization Platform - Market outlook for real-world asset tokenization - Traditional finance’s (TradFi) entrance into crypto - The GENIUS Act and its impact on the stablecoin market - What to expect from the upcoming CLARITY Act - The broader outlook for crypto adoption Show Sponsor - ✅ VeChain is a versatile enterprise-grade L1 smart contract platform https://www.vechain.org/ 💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX 🖥️ Learn Crypto with Expert Commentary - http://MyCryptoCourse.com Sponsors: 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk. 🏠 Propy (PRO) is a blockchain-based real estate marketplace and decentralized title registry that leverages smart contracts to facilitate property transactions globally https://propy.com/home/ & https://propy.com/home/ownyourtomorrow/ 🔐 Safely Store your Crypto with Trezor Hardware Wallets - https://affil.trezor.io/SHlz 🏦 Learn about iTrustCapital’s powerful Premium Custody Account (PCA) and tax-advantaged Crypto IRA platforms https://www.itrustcapital.com/thinkingcrypto Promo Code: THINK7 🖥️ Sign up with Santiment to get quality crypto metrics - https://santiment.net/?fpr=thinkingcrypto Get 25% discount with code THINKINGCRYPTO 📰 Sign up for the Free Thinking Crypto Weekly Newsletter https://thinkingcrypto.substack.com/ ✅ Become a Channel Member - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjpkwsuHgYx9fBE0ojsJ_-w/join 🔥 Buy Merch & support the Podcast https://my-store-574b5b.creator-spring.com/ 🧙‍♂️Merlin - http://tinyurl.com/MerlinTCYouTube “I am a Merlin partner and get compensated for purchases made through links in this content"this content" Follow on social media: ➡️ X(Twitter) - https://twitter.com/ThinkingCrypto1 ➡️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thinkingcrypto/ ➡️ LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/company/thinking-crypto ➡️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingcrypto/ ➡️ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thinkingcryptopod ➡️ Threads - https://www.threads.net/@thinkingcrypto ➡️ Website - https://www.ThinkingCrypto.com/ 🔊 Listen to content on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinking-crypto-news-interviews/id1458945676 🔊 Listen to content on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/221AV5A65v7uYEsuMviVKl 💼Business Inquiries💼 hellothinkingcrypto@gmail.com ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 Intro 01:52 Christopher's background 03:27 Crypto's growth 05:03 Process of reviewing crypto tech 09:47 Crypto disruption to business 16:59 Franklin Templeton's crypto products 21:28 Selecting new blockchains 23:10 New Altcoin ETFs 30:07 Crypto & Stablecoin legislation 31:49 Launching a stablecoin? 35:40 TradFi competition in Crypto 38:20 Crypto mass adoption 45:43 Wrap up questions ================================================= #Crypto #Tokenization #Stablecoins #CryptoNews #Cryptocurrency #Bitcoin #BTC #BitcoinNews #ETF #News #Ripple #XRP #XRPNews #RippleXRP #Ethereum #EthereumNews #ETH #Solana #money #investing #trading #Altcoin #Altcoins #NFTs #Metaverse #Podcast #ThinkingCrypto ================================================= The Thinking Crypto Podcast is your home for the best Crypto News and Interviews - crypto, cryptocurrency, crypto news, bitcoin, bitcoin news, xrp, xrp news, ripple, ripple news, ripple xrp, ethereum, ethereum news, cardano, ada, solana, altcoins, defi, news, interviews, podcast, metaverse, nft, altcoin daily, cryptosrus, coin bureau, altcoin news, bitcoin today, markets, investing ================================================= Disclaimer - The Thinking Crypto podcast and Tony Edward are not financial or investment experts. You should do your own research on each cryptocurrency and make your own conclusions and decisions for investment. Invest at your own risk, only invest what you are willing to lose. This channel and its videos are just for educational purposes and NOT investment or financial advice. Note that links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content each week! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thinking-crypto-news-interviews--3464539/support .