Aptos Helps Franklin Templeton Advance TradFi On-Chain With $400M Fund

Key Points

1. Aptos Labs participated in an OMFIF roundtable with Franklin Templeton, Stellar, and R3 to discuss public blockchains' role in regulated finance.

2. Franklin Templeton’s $400M+ OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund (FOBXX) is the second-largest tokenized fund globally and is live on Aptos, Avalanche, Stellar, Arbitrum, and Polygon.

3. The fund allows investors to hold shares of U.S. government securities on blockchain, combining traditional financial security with blockchain benefits.

4. Aptos Labs focuses on scalability, safety, and reliability, marking a significant step in real-world digital asset infrastructure with Franklin Templeton’s fund integration.

5. The OMFIF roundtable explored the tokenization of real-world assets, with Franklin Templeton’s fund maintaining a stable $1 NAV and $743M in total assets as of June 30, 2025.