- Franklin Templeton has launched its US authorities cash fund on Ethereum Layer 2 community Arbitrum.
- The asset supervisor’s enlargement of FOBXX provides to accessibility on Stellar and Polygon.
Franklin Templeton, a worldwide asset supervisor with $1.66 trillion in belongings below administration, has expanded its cash market fund, the Franklin OnChain U.S. Authorities Cash Fund (FOBXX) to the Arbitrum blockchain.
The agency introduced the transfer on Aug. 8, with the collaboration with Arbitrum Basis seeing the Wall Avenue large now supply its FOBXX fund to traders on three blockchain networks. Aside from Arbitrum, FOBXX can be stay on Stellar (XLM) and Polygon (MATIC).
“We’re excited to see Franklin Templeton be a part of the Arbitrum ecosystem and sit up for the transformative influence their participation will convey to our neighborhood,” Steven Goldfeder, co-founder and CEO of Arbitrum contributor Offchain Labs, stated.
FOBXX launches on Arbitrum
Franklin Templeton launched FOBXX in 2021, with no less than 99.5% of the fund’s complete belongings invested in US authorities securities, money and repurchase agreements. These are absolutely collateralized by US Treasury debt or money.
Franklin Templeton’s @FTI_DA OnChain U.S. Authorities Cash Fund is now out there on Arbitrum!
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— Arbitrum (💙,🧡) (@arbitrum) August 8, 2024
In response to the press launch, investments in FOBXX might be through Franklin Templeton’s proprietary blockchain-integrated platform Benji. The launch on Arbitrum will see eligible traders entry it on-chain.
“Increasing into the Arbitrum ecosystem is a vital step on our journey to empower our asset administration capabilities with blockchain expertise,” Roger Bayston, Head of Digital Property at Franklin Templeton, famous.
FOBXX ranks behind BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) by way of market cap with $412 million in comparison with over $510 million as per knowledge on rwa.xyz on August 8, 2024. Ondo Finance’s US Greenback Yield (USDY) has a market cap of $299 million to rank third.
