HashKey Holdings Limited (3887.HK), an integrated digital assets company in Asia, announced that its licensed trading platform, HashKey Exchange, has partnered with global asset management leader Franklin Templeton to distribute its flagship tokenized money market fund, the Franklin Onchain U.S. Government Liquidity Fund (grBENJI), to digital asset investors across Asia.
This partnership officially launches on HashKey Exchange’s wealth management channel on August 24, 2026, with the Franklin Onchain U.S. Government Liquidity Fund (grBENJI). The product provides eligible digital asset investors with access to the fund through a blockchain-based infrastructure. The fund primarily invests in U.S. government money market instruments and U.S. dollar cash assets.
As the digital asset ecosystem continues to evolve, market participants are increasingly favoring yield-bearing instruments backed by real-world assets (RWA). This collaboration represents a significant step in connecting traditional financial markets with compliant digital asset infrastructure, helping to advance the development of on-chain capital markets.
Through this partnership, Franklin Templeton extends its tokenized fund solutions to compliant digital asset markets across Asia. For HashKey Exchange, the collaboration strengthens its Earn ecosystem by introducing compliant tokenized investment products and deepening its collaboration with a leading global asset management firm.
By combining Franklin Templeton’s decades of global investment expertise with HashKey Exchange’s compliant digital asset infrastructure, the partnership aims to provide institutions and professional investors with a compliant and scalable channel to access tokenized financial products from renowned global asset managers.
Building on the launch of grBENJI, the two companies will continue to explore opportunities to expand access to tokenized products across additional markets and asset classes, while remaining committed to advancing transparent and compliant RWA solutions.
Ru Haiyang, CEO of HashKey Exchange, said: “Partnering with Franklin Templeton, a global leader in asset management, is a major milestone for HashKey Exchange and the entire Asian digital assets landscape. By introducing Franklin’s on-chain U.S. government liquidity fund (grBENJI) to our wealth management channel, we directly address the growing institutional demand for compliant, real-world asset (RWA) yield solutions. This collaboration bridges traditional finance with secure, compliant on-chain infrastructure, setting a new benchmark for transparency and capital market innovation in the region.”
Chetan Karkhanis, Senior Vice President of Digital Assets Client Business at Franklin Templeton, said: “We are excited to launch our tokenized money market fund on the HashKey Exchange platform. Leveraging blockchain technology, this fund brings investors greater transparency, security, accessibility, speed, and cost efficiency. Listing on HashKey Exchange is a key step in expanding our reach, enabling us to connect with its rapidly growing base of native digital banking and wealth management platform users as well as established institutional clients, while advancing our digital assets and innovation strategy in the region.”
He added: "Leveraging HashKey Exchange’s multi-jurisdictional platform spanning Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Dubai, and Bermuda, we look forward to deepening this partnership over time and expanding our offerings beyond tokenized money market funds to other tokenized products."
This product is intended solely for professional investors and is not offered to the general public in Hong Kong.
About HashKey Exchange
HashKey Exchange is a digital asset exchange under HashKey Holdings Limited (3887.HK), committed to setting new industry standards in compliance, fund security, and platform safety for virtual asset exchanges. Hash Blockchain Limited (HashKey Exchange) is among the first licensed retail virtual asset exchanges in Hong Kong. It has been approved by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong and holds licenses under the Securities and Futures Ordinance for Type 1 (dealing in securities) and Type 7 (providing automated trading services), as well as a license to operate a virtual asset trading platform under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance. HashKey Exchange is certified with ISO 27001 (Information Security) and ISO 27701 (Privacy Information Management) systems. To comply with legal and regulatory requirements, HashKey Exchange does not provide services to users in mainland China, the United States, or certain other jurisdictions.
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