Franklin Templeton Wins SEC Relief to Bring Tokenized Cash Into Traditional Funds

Aug 20, 2026

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by Whitney Nyantune

for CoinEdition

Franklin Templeton Wins SEC Relief to Bring Tokenized Cash Into Traditional Funds

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Franklin Templeton won SEC staff relief allowing its conventional funds to invest in the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund (BENJI), using blockchain-recorded cash for cash management and as collateral for securities lending. The relief is limited to the specific arrangement, not formal SEC approval, requires individual fund board sign-off and is expected to be deployed in the fourth quarter, marking a milestone for tokenized assets, crypto adoption and institutional use of tokenized cash.

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Franklin Templeton won SEC staff relief that could allow its traditional investment funds to use a blockchain-based money market fund for cash management and collateral, Bloomberg reported.

The relief gives Franklin’s conventional funds a way to invest in the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund, known as BENJI. The SEC stressed that the letter is not formal approval and applies only to the specific arrangement and conditions outlined in the request.

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The relief would allow Franklin’s funds to use the OnChain Fund to manage cash and provide collateral for securities lending. Franklin expects individual fund boards to approve the arrangements before the funds can begin using it in the fourth quarter.

The fund records transactions on a blockchain while Frank…

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