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About Franklin Templeton Digital Assets

A complete digital assets ecosystem.

Whether you’re an individual investor, financial professional or a blockchain start-up, we have the expertise and resources to help advance your digital asset investment strategy or business. From launching the industry’s first tokenized money market fund in the United States, to funding blockchain start-ups, we’re setting the pace of innovation for the global asset management industry.

Why Franklin Templeton for digital asset investing?

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Blockchain-native operational expertise

In-depth knowledge of blockchain ecosystems gained by investing across the lifecycle of various protocols including:

  • Digital assets technology
  • Digital assets investment strategies
  • Early-stage blockchain venture capital
  • Node operations
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Franklin Templeton focus

  • Dedicated group of 50+ investment professionals
  • Operational infrastructure to support a full suite of digital asset investment offerings
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Global presence and deep industry relationships

  • Extensive experience with global securities regulators worldwide
  • Investment operations and distribution presence in 25 countries around the world

A team of seasoned digital asset and investment professionals

Roger Bayston, CFA

Executive Vice President, Head of Digital Assets

Mike Muir

Senior Vice President, Head of Digital Assets Technology

Anthony Pecore

Senior Vice President, Director of Digital Asset Management

Mike Reed

SVP, Head of Digital Asset Partnership Development

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Ready to explore partnership opportunities? Contact us today to gain access to our comprehensive range of products and services.

Our knowledge hub

Alternatives education by Franklin Templeton

The Franklin Templeton knowledge hub provides educational resources to help empower partners to navigate alternative investments. Explore our knowledge hub section to find out more about our experts’ latest thinking, unique opportunities, and an in-depth understanding of the alternatives market.

Explore our knowledge hub

Accessing private assets: Liquidity in an illiquid world

The first in our ‘Accessing Private Assets’ series aimed at providing transparency on private asset products, we explore how managers support the periodic liquidity (subscriptions and redemptions) available to investors in semi-liquid fund structures. 

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The cost of being too liquid

Private markets have historically delivered an “illiquidity premium” which has been captured by many institutions in their asset allocation to alternatives. Learn more about the illiquidity premium and get some ideas about allocating to private markets. 

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Unlocking opportunities: Understanding the growing secondary market

The global secondary market has grown over the past three decades primarily because of the increased supply of capital committed to private investment funds, according to Lexington Partners. They believe the backdrop for the secondary market continues to remain attractive.

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Data as of 30/06/2025.

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Investment risks

Digital asset investments have historically been subject to greater volatility of returns with additional risks associated with the issuance, redemption, transfer, custody and record keeping of shares maintained and recorded primarily on a blockchain.

Important information

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