Ex-Citi banker’s ‘perfect marriage’ with Franklin’s crypto unit

Investment giant throws weight behind Chris Perkins’ plan for investing in digital markets When Franklin Templeton acquired the cryptocurrency investment firm 250 Digital in June, part of the payment was made in Benjis, the street name for shares of Franklin’s first-of-its-kind tokenised money market fund.Chris Perkins, head of Franklin Crypto and former chief executive of 250 Digital, had no qualms about accepting the digital payment. In fact, he took it as validation of his investment Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@risk.net or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.risk.net/subscribe You are currently unable to print this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more. You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more. Copyright Infopro Digital Limited. All rights reserved.You may share this content using our article tools. As outlined in our terms and conditions, https://www.infopro-digital.com/terms-and-conditions/subscriptions/ (clause 2.4), an Authorised User may only make one copy of the materials for their own personal use. You must also comply with the restrictions in clause 2.5.If you would like to purchase additional rights please email info@risk.net Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists. New to Risk.net? View our subscription options If you already have an account, please sign in here. Most read articles loading... Back to Top