Animoca Brands and Franklin Templeton collaborate to expand institutional access to tokenized investments

Franklin Templeton and Animoca Brands have entered a strategic collaboration aimed at exploring and facilitating institutional adoption of tokenized real-world assets. The partners' co-authored article series, "Tokenization, RWAs, and the Future of Finance," frames the initiative around the convergence of decentralized finance, the blockchain-based system underlying crypto and digital assets, with traditional finance. The authors note that DeFi and traditional finance are currently of very unequal size, but argue that the industry is nearing a tipping point for the spread of DeFi technology across the traditional financial system.

Citing figures reported by top1000funds.com, the series says tokenized real-world assets, defined as tokenized forms of existing traditional assets, have grown 5x since 2023 and 3x between 2025 and 2026. Some forecasts place the market as high as US$30 trillion by 2033. The authors also argue that blockchains will become a key venue for innovation and value creation in the next phase of the global economy, and an enabler of artificial intelligence within traditional industries.

The publications are presented for informational and educational purposes only. They state that they reflect the authors' opinions and should not be construed as investment advice, endorsement, or a recommendation regarding Animoca Brands or any of its holdings. The series also discloses that each party may derive financial or other benefits from the relationship. Specific operational terms, product launches, or deal economics of the collaboration were not available in the material reviewed.