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Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X platform that ETF analyst Nate Geraci stated that Franklin Templeton's two bitcoin dividend reinvestment ETFs, FBEQ and FIBT, are expected to launch soon. The SEC filing lists an effective registration date of October 27, though this date is not necessarily the date trading begins. Both funds target approximately 95% U.S. equity exposure and 5% bitcoin exposure, and automatically reinvest U.S. equity dividends into bitcoin exposure rather than distributing them to investors. FBEQ tracks a U.S. large-cap stock index covering approximately 500 companies, with an annual management fee of 0.09%; FIBT tracks an innovation-themed index composed of 100 U.S. companies, with an annual management fee of 0.19%.
Odaily reports: Franklin Templeton on Thursday issued approximately $150 million worth of tokenized money market fund shares on the XRP Ledger, bringing the related shares on that network to nearly 193 million. At $1.039 per share as recorded in transaction records, the related shares are worth approximately $200 million in total. The new shares were issued through two subscription transactions of $75 million each, both transferred to the same wallet, which as a result holds all of the fund's shares on the XRP Ledger. On-chain records show that this wallet shares the same 8 authorized signer addresses as Franklin Templeton's issuance account, with any two addresses able to jointly approve transactions. It is currently unclear whether the wallet represents a single investor or is held by a custodian on behalf of multiple clients' assets; the identity of the relevant investors and the source of funds have not been disclosed. These tokens correspond to shares of Franklin Templeton's Singapore-registered OnChain U.S. Dollar Short-Term Money Market Fund. The fund primarily invests in short-term U.S. dollar debt and money market instruments, with returns reflected in the share price. The fund's tokenized assets on the XRP Ledger rank second in size only to Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin. Holding the related tokens requires approval from the issuer, and the issuer also retains the authority to freeze balances and claw back tokens.
Odaily News: Franklin Templeton has expanded its off-exchange collateral program to Bybit, allowing users to use their tokenized money market fund shares as collateral for crypto trading. These shares represent approximately $686 million in net assets and can be used to borrow USDT or USDC, while the underlying assets continue to generate yield.Users do not need to transfer the underlying assets to Bybit. The regulated custody platform ByCustody will hold the relevant assets off-exchange, with their value mirrored within Bybit's trading environment. Franklin Templeton has previously offered similar services to Binance and OKX users.
According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), yesterday’s Ethereum spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $22.58 million, a marked improvement from the $4.93 million net outflow on June 12. Among them, BlackRock’s ETHA saw inflows of $17.62 million—accounting for over 70% of total inflows—and delivered the strongest performance. Grayscale’s mini-ETH ETF recorded inflows of $3.12 million, while Grayscale’s ETHE saw $1.77 million in inflows. Fidelity’s FETH, Bitwise’s ETHW, 21Shares’ TETH, Invesco’s QETH, Franklin Templeton’s EZET, and VanEck’s ETHV all registered zero inflows on the day.
According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $64.84 million yesterday. Grayscale’s GBTC alone saw a single-day outflow of $124 million, dragging down overall performance; BlackRock’s IBIT posted the strongest inflow at $66.45 million, followed by Morgan Stanley’s MSBT ($9.35 million) and Grayscale’s Mini BTC ($10.6 million); Fidelity’s FBTC recorded an outflow of $8.69 million, VanEck’s HODL $6.13 million, Ark Invest’s ARKB $6.63 million, and Franklin Templeton’s EZBC $5.78 million.
Goldman Sachs significantly reduced its crypto ETF exposure in the first quarter of 2026 and has completely exited its holdings in XRP and Solana-related ETFs.Filings show that in the fourth quarter of 2025, Goldman Sachs held approximately $154 million in XRP-related ETFs, including products from Bitwise, Franklin Templeton, Grayscale, and 21Shares, making it one of the largest institutional holders of XRP ETFs at the time. Additionally, the firm previously held Solana-related ETFs such as the Grayscale Solana Trust ETF, Bitwise Solana Staking ETF, and Fidelity Solana Fund, all of which have now been fully sold off.However, Goldman Sachs still retains substantial holdings in BTC and ETH ETFs. Specifically, it holds approximately $690 million in BlackRock's IBIT and about $25 million in Fidelity's FBTC, though both positions were reduced by roughly 10% compared to the previous quarter. Meanwhile, its holding in BlackRock's ETHA shrank by about 70%, leaving approximately 7.2 million shares valued at around $114 million.Furthermore, Goldman Sachs increased its holdings in crypto-related stocks such as Circle, Galaxy Digital, Coinbase, Robinhood, and PayPal, while reducing positions in mining and infrastructure companies like Strategy, Bit Digital, Riot Platforms, and IREN. (Cointelegraph)
According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), yesterday’s net inflow into Bitcoin spot ETFs totaled $45.85 million. BlackRock’s $IBIT led with $134 million in inflows, while most other products performed poorly: Fidelity’s $FBTC saw outflows of $38.95 million, Bitwise’s $BITB recorded $25.18 million in outflows, Grayscale’s $GBTC experienced $17.1 million in outflows, and Franklin Templeton’s $EZBC had $7.05 million in outflows. Meanwhile, products from Morgan Stanley, Ark Invest, Invesco, and VanEck all registered zero net flows for the day.
According to Cointelegraph, JP Richardson, CEO of Exodus, stated that financial institutions have accelerated their participation in the cryptocurrency market this year—including stablecoin market capitalization reaching an all-time high, Morgan Stanley launching a Bitcoin ETF, Schwab opening a waitlist for spot Bitcoin trading, Franklin Templeton establishing a cryptocurrency division, and Fannie Mae accepting Bitcoin as collateral for loans. Unlike previous cycles, institutional investors have stood out during this bull run, while retail participation has declined sharply. Data from CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost shows that inflows into small accounts holding less than 1 BTC on Binance have hit a record low, with retail activity dropping to its lowest level in nine years. Some retail investors have shifted toward equities and commodities markets. Analysts attribute the absence of retail investors primarily to the cost-of-living crisis and inflationary pressures.
According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $305 million yesterday, marking a significant rebound from the previous day’s net outflows of $124 million on April 8. Among them, BlackRock’s IBIT accounted for $269 million in net inflows—over 80% of the day’s total; Morgan Stanley’s MSBT saw $14.9 million in net inflows; Bitwise’s BITB recorded $11.73 million; Ark Invest’s ARKB brought in $4.78 million; Franklin Templeton’s EZBC added $2.08 million; and VanEck’s HODL contributed $2.04 million. Fidelity’s FBTC, Invesco’s BTCO, and other products registered zero net inflows that day.
Castle Labs (@castle_labs) published a post stating that the current crypto market is undergoing a profound paradigm shift—speculative models prioritizing extraction are gradually giving way to investment logic oriented toward revenue generation. The article notes that since 2026, the broader crypto market has performed poorly: most assets have seen sustained price declines, ETF funds have continued flowing out, project shutdowns have intensified, and institutional VC investments have grown increasingly conservative. The key catalysts for this shift were last October’s large-scale liquidation event and the ongoing market reflection triggered by gold consistently outperforming Bitcoin. On the revenue data front, among the roughly 5,700 protocols tracked by DeFiLlama, only 3.5% generated over $100,000 in revenue over the past 30 days—and fewer than 1% actually distributed earnings to token holders. The article focuses on top revenue-generating protocols—including Hyperliquid (HYPE), Pumpdotfun (PUMP), Tron (TRON), Sky (SKY), Jupiter (JUP), Aave (AAVE), and Aerodrome (AERO)—analyzing their price-to-sales ratios (P/S) and token holder return metrics. It argues that protocol revenue—and its capacity to feed value back to token holders—is becoming the core metric investors use to evaluate and select projects. Regarding institutionalization trends, traditional financial giants—including NYSE, Robinhood, BlackRock, and Franklin Templeton—