Franklin Templeton, Kraken Parent Payward Team Up to Tokenize Wall Street Products

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The post Kraken Parent Teams With Franklin Templeton to Bring Managed Funds Onchain appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways Payward and Franklin Templeton partnered on May 12, 2026, to build tokenized yield and equity products onchain. Kraken’s xStocks framework, with $30B+ in volume, will host Franklin Templeton actively managed strategies. BENJI token integration into Kraken expands institutional collateral and yield options for onchain capital. Payward Joins Franklin Templeton to Expand Real-World Asset Tokenization The partnership pairs Franklin Templeton’s roughly $1.74 trillion in assets under management with Payward’s xStocks tokenized equities framework, which has processed more than $30 billion in trading volume since its 2025 launch. At the center of the deal is a plan to build actively managed investment products directly on blockchain networks, allowing professionally managed strategies from a major traditional asset manager to become programmable and tradeable o

The collaboration signifies a shift towards integrating traditional finance with blockchain, potentially transforming global investment landscapes. The post Kraken parent Payward, Franklin Templeton to launch new suite of tokenized yield products appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Payward Inc., the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, and Franklin Templeton announced a strategic collaboration Tuesday to develop tokenized investment products and expand onchain financial infrastructure for institutional and retail clients. Payward Joins Franklin Templeton to Expand Real-World Asset Tokenization The partnership pairs Franklin Templeton’s roughly $1.74 trillion in assets under management with Payward’s […]

The post Bitcoin, ETH, XRP Risks Falling as JPMorgan & Wall Street Giants See Hot CPI Inflation at 3.8% appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The US stock market and global crypto market are facing renewed selling pressure as Wall Street anticipates hotter-than-expected U.S. CPI inflation data today. JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and other major banks warn that a higher inflation reading could reinforce a “higher for longer” Fed rate environment, weighing on Bitcoin, Ethereum (ETH), and XRP. US CPI Inflation Estimates by JPMorgan & Other Wall Street Giants After the Nonfarm payrolls data showed a resilient US labor market, investors are closely monitoring the US CPI inflation data release later today. An upside surprise in inflation could erase hopes of Fed rate cuts, sending Bitcoin, ETH, and XRP crashing. Wall Street giants JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, UBS, and Wells Fargo expect CPI inflation to come in hot at 3.8%. The core CPI is expected to rise amid

The post Hyperliquid Gains Wall Street Momentum as Grayscale Updates HYPE ETF Proposal appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Grayscale Investments filed Amendment No. 2 to its Form S-1 registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2026, to formally advance its proposed Hyperliquid ETF. Hyperliquid enters institutional stage As competition for altcoin ETF products heats up, institutional interest in Hyperliquid’s native token, HYPE, continues to grow, according to the updated filing. The proposed product, which is currently known as the Grayscale HYPE ETF, is intended to give investors direct exposure to HYPE tokens without requiring them to hold the asset themselves, according to the filing. By keeping actual HYPE tokens inside the fund structure, the trust would operate similarly to spot Ethereum and Bitcoin ETFs. You Might Also Like Ray Dalio: Bitcoin Fails as Safe Haven Can Toncoin (TON) Lose All Gains? Ethereum (ETH) $2,000 Plunge Is Pos