NYC founders, come work with us for the afternoon ☕️
We’re getting together with @UseCorgi for coffee, coworking and conversations about fundraising, equity and everything that comes after.
Tuesday, Oct. 6 RSVP here 👇
luma.com/fairmint-5kqw
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Equity exposure is moving onchain much faster than tokenized equities themselves.
In June, equity perps did $67.8B in volume vs. $4.2B of tokenized-equity spot volume.
Two very different markets. Pretty big gap.
Source: @PanteraCapital
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RT @sentosumosaba: Congratulations 👏 The First Onchain Transfer Agent. Big things coming from this team! @fairmint
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Fairmint retweeted
Not every day you get to see what you’ve been building for years on Nasdaq's screen in Times Square
Pretty special one for the @fairmint team 👇
We're building Fairmint with a clear vision: bringing recordkeeping and liquidity on the same rail. Onchain.
Great to have everyone together in New York this week 🗽
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Fairmint retweeted
You guys heard of @fairmint right? 🤔
read further and I found 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀
remember, the 𝗖𝗮𝗽 𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 gives us the full picture of a company's equity ownership.
but what represents an individual investor's position onchain?
this is where 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 comes in.
@fairmint Equity Certificate represents a 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 that use an ERC-721-style structure representing an 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿'𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in the company.
the certificate is 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱, meaning it isn't designed to be freely transferred from wallet to wallet like a normal NFT.
look at it like this:
a company has 1,000 shares and you own 100 of them.
the OCP cap table records that you own those 100 shares,
instead of your equity certificate existing only as a piece of paper, it can exist as a digital certificate connected to the company's onchain equity records.
which means an investor can have a soulbound Equity Certificate that digitally represents their equity position in the company.
which brings me to another question:
𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙣?
what happens to the investor’s Equity Certificate?🤔
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Interoperability has to reach the ownership record too.
If assets can move between systems but the record of who owns them can’t, we’re still going to end up reconciling different versions of the same thing.
To unlock the full value of tokenization, markets need interoperability to connect platforms, improve efficiency and support broader adoption at scale. Explore the key takeaways from our latest white paper, The Connective Tissue of Digital Finance, co-authored with @Citibank and @swiftcommunity: dtcc.com/insights/2026/why-i…
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This is the choice more issuers are going to have to make.
Is the token just another representation of the stock, or is it actually connected to the shareholder register?
RESEARCH: Tokenized equities are being created with or without the underlying issuer, as third parties are already spinning up tokenized versions of publicly listed shares in offshore markets, which leaves every issuer a choice: shape how your stock is represented onchain, or let others define it for you.
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The SEC is proposing the first major update to transfer agent rules in decades.
In a new @CoinDesk Op-Ed, Fairmint CEO @Joris_DLN makes the case for modernizing the infrastructure without recreating the fragmentation of the old system.
Read more:
coindesk.com/opinion/2026/09…
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Tokenised HKD deposits were used to settle the HKD tranche.
Onchain securities need more than the asset itself onchain. Ownership, cash and settlement infrastructure need to work together.
Good to see that taking shape on Canton.
The HKSAR Government has priced HK$20B in digital green bonds, the largest digital bond issuance globally, including the 1st tokenised HKD deposit settlement.
Run on HSBC Orion, and built on Daml + Canton's technology with its own dedicated synchronizer.
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$158 trillion.
That’s the size of global public equity markets. More than 90x Bitcoin’s current market cap.
And that doesn’t include privately held companies.
Bringing equity onchain means bringing a very different scale of assets and market infrastructure onchain.
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Franklin Templeton is showing what comes next for tokenized fund shares: using them as collateral without moving them onto the trading venue.
It raises an important infrastructure question: how should the ownership record reflect what happens to those shares once pledged?
Building with @Bybit_Ins.
Bybit and Franklin Templeton Form Strategic Collaboration to Expand Access to Tokenized Investing
The wider collaboration launches with a new off-exchange collateral program that unlocks trading liquidity for institutional clients, alongside initiatives to bring tokenized wealth and yield-generation strategies to wallet-based investors
SAN MATEO & DUBAI – SEPTEMBER 28, 2026 — Bybit, the world’s second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, today announced a strategic collaboration with Franklin Templeton, a global investment leader with $1.7 trillion in assets under management and a pioneer in digital asset innovation.
The collaboration’s first initiative allows eligible clients to use tokenized money market fund shares as off-exchange collateral when trading on Bybit. The shares are issued through the Benji Technology Platform, Franklin Templeton's proprietary blockchain-integrated recordkeeping and transfer agency infrastructure.
Eligible investors can now pledge Benji-issued fund shares through ByCustody, an institutional-grade custody platform, to access USDT or USDC trading credit lines on Bybit while the underlying tokenized assets remain held off-exchange in regulated custody. The value is mirrored within Bybit's trading environment, allowing clients to continue earning yield on holdings while supporting their trading activity.
“As institutional adoption of digital assets accelerates, investors increasingly expect the same flexibility, capital efficiency, and risk management standards they are accustomed to in traditional markets,” said Yoyee Wang, Global Head of RWA and TradFi at @Bybit_official.
“By expanding the range of high-quality collateral available through our off-exchange infrastructure, we are helping clients deploy capital more effectively while maintaining exposure to trusted, regulated investment products.”
The program extends Bybit's growing suite of institutional infrastructure, giving eligible clients another way to access trading liquidity against regulated, yield-bearing collateral without moving those assets onto the exchange, reducing counterparty exposure and improving capital efficiency and treasury management.
The collaboration also extends to wallet-based investors, with a tokenized wealth product on the Bybit exchange and Mantle chain that provides access to Franklin Templeton investment strategies. Bybit and Mantle will share further details separately.
Franklin Templeton and Bybit will also release digital content programs and education initiatives designed to help wallet-based retail investors explore traditional investment strategies and better understand concepts like goals-based investing and diversification.
“Tokenization continues to reshape finance, and we’re excited to partner with Bybit to increase access to actively managed retail investment solutions that meet the evolving needs of the wallet ecosystem,” said Sandy Kaul, Head of Digital Assets and Innovation at Franklin Templeton. “For institutions, extending connectivity of the Benji Technology Platform to Bybit offers a trusted venue to put regulated, yield-bearing assets to work in digital markets, and is a great example of how blockchain-integrated solutions can drive innovation and efficiency across markets.”
These initiatives mark the beginning of a broader collaboration between Franklin Templeton and Bybit aimed at closing the distance between regulated investment management and on-chain markets. For institutions, that means the collateral, custody, and capital efficiency standards familiar from traditional finance, applied inside a digital asset trading environment. For wallet-based investors, it means access to professionally managed strategies, and the education to use them, in the venues where they hold their assets.
About Bybit
Bybit is The New Financial Platform. Trusted by more than 80 million users worldwide, Bybit brings together investing, trading, payments, and wealth-building in a single secure and intelligent ecosystem. Through the combination of AI-powered technology, deep global liquidity, robust security, and transparent operations, Bybit makes global finance more accessible, efficient, and empowering for everyone. Built for everyone. Powered by intelligence. Open to the world.
For more details about Bybit, please visit Bybit Press. For media inquiries, please contact: media@bybit.com.
About Franklin Templeton
Franklin Templeton is a trusted investment partner, delivering tailored solutions that align with clients' strategic goals. With deep portfolio management expertise across public and private markets, we combine investment excellence with cutting-edge technology. Since our founding in 1947, we have empowered clients through strategic partnerships, forward-looking insights, and continuous innovations – providing the tools and resources to navigate change and capture opportunity.
With $1.79 trillion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026, Franklin Templeton operates globally in more than 35 countries.
To learn more, visit your local Franklin Templeton website.
Franklin Templeton, Inc. [NYSE:BEN]
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