TLDR
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BENJI gains stablecoin access through MoonPay’s onchain trading platform
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Franklin Templeton expands BENJI use across liquidity and collateral markets
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MoonPay Trade links stablecoins with tokenized money market fund exposure
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BENJI integration gives institutions a cleaner path into onchain yield products
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Franklin Templeton deepens tokenization push with MoonPay Trade partnership
Franklin Templeton and MoonPay have linked BENJI to stablecoin liquidity through a new institutional onchain trading integration. The move gives eligible users a direct path between stablecoins and tokenized money market fund exposure. It also strengthens BENJI as a regulated cash-management tool for digital asset markets.
BENJI Gains Stablecoin Access Through MoonPay Trade
Franklin Templeton will integrate BENJI and other tokenized products into MoonPay Trade. The connection will support swaps between USDC, USDT and Franklin Templeton’s tokenized money market fund. As a result, institutions can manage liquidity without leaving blockchain-based workflows.
The integration connects Franklin Templeton’s Benji Technology Platform with MoonPay’s institutional onchain execution system. MoonPay Trade gives banks, fintechs, and enterprises one API for digital asset transactions. It also supports routing, settlement, collateral movement, and tokenized asset activity across more than 200 blockchains.
BENJI holders will gain a clearer route into stablecoins when liquidity needs change. Meanwhile, stablecoin holders can access tokenized fund exposure through a regulated structure. Therefore, the partnership links cash-like blockchain assets with yield-bearing fund products.
Franklin Templeton Expands Tokenized Fund Utility
Franklin Templeton has built BENJI as part of its wider tokenized asset strategy. Its Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund launched in 2021 using public blockchain records. The fund became the first U.S.-registered mutual fund to use public blockchain at launch.
The firm has since expanded BENJI through distribution and collateral partnerships. Recent moves include work with Payward, Kraken’s parent company, and Binance. These deals aim to make BENJI useful across trading, collateral, and treasury operations.
The MoonPay partnership adds another practical channel for institutional access. It may also support workflows such as portfolio rebalancing, liquidity provision, and collateral management. Moreover, the deal places BENJI closer to daily blockchain-based financial activity.
MoonPay Broadens Institutional Tokenized Asset Push
MoonPay Trade launched in May as an institutional-grade onchain execution platform. The platform reflects MoonPay’s expansion beyond fiat, crypto, and stablecoin services. It also uses infrastructure from recent acquisitions, including Decent, DFlow, and Sodot.
MoonPay’s platform can handle cross-chain routing, execution, settlement, and tokenized asset transactions. Therefore, the Franklin Templeton link gives the system a stronger role in regulated fund access. It also supports MoonPay’s push into institutional liquidity and collateral solutions.
Franklin Templeton had about $1.74 trillion in assets under management in its latest quarterly report. That scale gives the BENJI integration wider relevance inside the tokenization market. However, the larger test remains whether tokenized funds can become working institutional cash infrastructure.
