The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission’s conference on Emerging Trends in Asset Management featured a panel discussion on digital assets and tokenization.
Mike Muir from Franklin Templeton Digital Assets discussed how they launched a tokenized money market fund in 2021, the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund.
Franklin Templeton utilized blockchain technology to process transactions and record share ownership for their fund.
Tokenization on a blockchain streamlines collateral movement, enhancing capital efficiency and reducing risk.
Providers like Copper facilitate posting collateral for crypto derivatives efficiently through tokenized funds.
Blockchain implementation can improve risk and operational issues in trading, as seen in Copper's collateral movement process.
The 'Great Collateral Experiment' by DTCC showed how tokenized collateral can enhance collateral management and risk mitigation in global markets.
DTCC aims to create scalable infrastructure to leverage the benefits of decentralized finance and expand global liquidity pools.
Institutional acceptance of digital assets and tokenization is progressing, with efforts to standardize tokens across jurisdictions for wider adoption.