Franklin Templeton put a fund fully on-chain. Here’s what happened. скачать в хорошем качестве

Franklin Templeton put a fund fully on-chain. Here’s what happened.

Franklin Templeton put a 40-Act fund natively on chain five years ago. Today, its shareholder record operates exclusively on blockchain. In Episode 8 of The Final Block, Georges Bock speaks with Robert Crossley, Head of Digital & Industry Advisory Services at Franklin Templeton, about what this shift actually means for the fund industry. The conversation goes beyond pilots and proof-of-concepts. It explores how native tokenization changes the mechanics of asset management — from record keeping and interest accrual to collateral mobility and programmable assets. Topics discussed include: • Why asset management is fundamentally a record-keeping industry • What changes when shareholder records update in real time • Real-time interest accrual and control of collateral • Programmable securities and the concept of assets as software • The coexistence of traditional accounts and blockchain wallets • What will ultimately drive adoption across the industry As Robert Crossley explains: “When an asset moves on chain, it becomes software. Software is programmable.” This episode examines how tokenization moves from experimentation to industrial application in global asset management.