Bybit and Franklin Templeton Partner on Tokenized Investing Access
The two firms are launching an off-exchange collateral program and tokenized wealth strategies aimed at institutional and wallet-based investors.
Bybit and Franklin Templeton have announced a strategic collaboration designed to broaden access to tokenized investing, the companies revealed in a joint statement issued from Dubai. The partnership marks a significant crossover between a major cryptocurrency exchange and one of the world's established asset management firms.
The initiative launches with an off-exchange collateral program intended to unlock trading liquidity for institutional clients. By allowing collateral to be held outside of exchange custody, the arrangement aims to reduce counterparty risk while preserving capital efficiency — a structure increasingly sought by institutional participants in digital asset markets.
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Beyond the collateral program, the collaboration includes plans to bring tokenized wealth products and yield-generation strategies directly to wallet-based investors. The move reflects growing industry momentum around real-world asset tokenization, which enables traditional financial instruments to be represented and traded on blockchain infrastructure.
Franklin Templeton has been an active participant in the tokenized fund space, and the pairing with Bybit's global exchange platform suggests both firms see retail and institutional demand converging around on-chain financial products. The partnership positions both organizations at the intersection of traditional finance and decentralized infrastructure at a time when regulatory frameworks for such products are still taking shape across major jurisdictions.
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