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Franklin Templeton

6 pieces · Jul 2024 to Oct 2025 · 2 flagship

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Thesis11 Oct 2024Aptos thesis: Move, parallel execution, RWAs, enterprise and AISix-pillar thesis: the Move language, high-performance parallel execution, RWA tokenization, enterprise adoption, AI/ML use cases and ecosystem growth. Backed by throughput and user numbers.Article24 Jul 2024The State of RWAs: A Multi-Trillion OpportunityLong-form tour of onchain RWAs by category: stablecoins, treasuries ($1.9B), private credit ($8.4B active loans), bonds, commodities ($890M) and stocks ($6M). Ends with an endgame thesis of chain-abstracted, agent-driven access to tokenized assets.Market take18 Nov 2024BlackRock BUIDL on Aptos and the tokenized treasury marketBUIDL (>$540M market cap, >$514M on Ethereum) is landing on Aptos. Tokenized treasuries total $2.37B onchain with >$1.6B on Ethereum; argues Aptos is positioned to take share thanks to MoveVM parallel execution and Move's safety features.

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09 Oct 2025A1 RWA report TL;DR: why CLOBs are the missing piece for tokenizationTL;DR of A1's RWA article: tokenized assets are $30B (0.75% of crypto market cap), five asset classes total $1.28 quadrillion, and onchain CLOBs are the missing infra for institutional adoption, alongside regulatory and custody gaps.BreakdownRWATokenized stocksDeFi

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18 Nov 2024BlackRock BUIDL on Aptos and the tokenized treasury marketBUIDL (>$540M market cap, >$514M on Ethereum) is landing on Aptos. Tokenized treasuries total $2.37B onchain with >$1.6B on Ethereum; argues Aptos is positioned to take share thanks to MoveVM parallel execution and Move's safety features.Market takeRWAL1/L2

11 Oct 2024Aptos thesis: Move, parallel execution, RWAs, enterprise and AISix-pillar thesis: the Move language, high-performance parallel execution, RWA tokenization, enterprise adoption, AI/ML use cases and ecosystem growth. Backed by throughput and user numbers.ThesisL1/L2RWAAI

04 Oct 2024Aptos acquires Hashpalette to enter JapanSummarizes Aptos Labs' agreed acquisition of Hashpalette, moving the Palette ecosystem to Aptos and giving access to Japanese enterprises like KDDI and the Expo 2025 Osaka wallet. Positions it as a gateway to Japan and Asia.Market takeL1/L2

04 Oct 2024Aptos and Franklin Templeton's onchain money market fund FOBXXFranklin Templeton expanded its OnChain U.S. Govt Money Fund (FOBXX, $440M across chains) to Aptos as the chain's TVL passed $1B. Argues Move's security and performance suit tokenized assets, citing $16.1T projected tokenization by 2030.BreakdownRWAL1/L2DeFi

24 Jul 2024The State of RWAs: A Multi-Trillion OpportunityLong-form tour of onchain RWAs by category: stablecoins, treasuries ($1.9B), private credit ($8.4B active loans), bonds, commodities ($890M) and stocks ($6M). Ends with an endgame thesis of chain-abstracted, agent-driven access to tokenized assets.ArticleRWAStablecoinsTokenized stocks

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