Franklin Templeton on Canton Network
Franklin Templeton expanded its Benji technology platform to the Canton Network on November 12, 2025, making Canton one of the supported blockchains for their tokenized fund infrastructure. Franklin Templeton manages over $1.5 trillion in AUM and has been a pioneer in on-chain fund distribution. The Benji expansion to Canton enables institutional clients to access tokenized Franklin Templeton fund shares on Canton's privacy-preserving settlement rails.
Franklin Templeton's Role in the Canton Ecosystem
As a Tokenized Fund Distribution in the Asset Management category, Franklin Templeton contributes to the Canton Network's growing ecosystem of 119+ institutional participants. Franklin Templeton provides essential asset management services that support Canton's institutional DeFi infrastructure.
About the Canton Network
The Canton Network is a privacy-enabled blockchain designed for institutional finance. With a market capitalization of approximately $5.47 billion, 976 active validators, and over 642,000 daily transactions, Canton has established itself as the leading blockchain for regulated financial markets.
Canton's unique architecture — built on Digital Asset's Daml smart contract language — provides sub-transaction privacy, deterministic finality, and cross-domain composability. This allows institutions like Franklin Templeton to transact on shared infrastructure while maintaining data privacy and regulatory compliance.