- Aptos Labs participated in an OMFIF roundtable alongside Franklin Templeton, Stellar, and R3.
- They discuss the intersection of public blockchains and regulated finance.
- Franklin Templeton’s $400M+ OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund is live on Aptos.
Aptos Labs has joined a key virtual roundtable hosted by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) to reaffirm its position as a leader in on-chain finance.
The event brings together industry figures from Franklin Templeton, Stellar Development Foundation, and R3 to discuss how public blockchains are transforming the world of regulated finance.
The $400M+ Franklin Templeton Fund on Aptos
The highlight of Aptos’ contribution to the space is its integration with Franklin Templeton’s OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund (FOBXX). This $400 million fund is now the second-largest tokenized fund globally.
Launched on Aptos in October 2024, the fund is also live on Avalanche, Stellar, Arbitrum, and Polygon. This makes Aptos one of the few public blockchains supporting live, regulated financial products.
FOBXX enables investors to hold shares of U.S. government securities in digital wallets via the Benji Investments app. It brings together the benefits of blockchain with the security of traditional financial instruments.
From the Archives: Franklin Templeton’s move into on-chain finance has been building for a while. CoinEdition covered the initial launch of its Benji app on Ethereum.
Why TradFi Is Turning to Public Blockchains
The OMFIF roundtable is tackling the growing momentum behind the tokenization of real-world assets. Speakers are exploring how public blockchains differ from traditional financial infrastructure, not just technically, but in their decentralized governance models. Because these systems are not centrally owned, they raise important regulatory questions about accountability, transparency, and compliance.
The discussion highlighted that institutions like Franklin Templeton have already taken decisive steps to explore blockchain’s potential. The OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund, for instance, has maintained a stable $1 NAV and reported over $743 million in total assets as of June 30, 2025.
Aptos: Building for Institutional Finance
Aptos Labs, as an independent Layer 1 blockchain, focuses on delivering scalability, safety, and reliability. With the integration of Franklin Templeton’s fund, Aptos has taken a major step in building real-world use cases for digital asset infrastructure.
The roundtable, featuring Aptos Labs CBO Solomon Tesfaye, is another milestone in the platform’s push toward becoming a foundational layer for the future of finance.
The Bigger Picture: Franklin Templeton isn’t the only major company building on Aptos. Here’s how South Korea’s Lotte Group also integrated with the blockchain.
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