A panel at Bermuda Digital Asset Week examined how tokenized funds are transforming institutional capital management. Speakers from Franklin Templeton, Coinbase, and Apex Group discussed how blockchain infrastructure cuts costs while enabling new asset classes and institutional-grade efficiency.
Panelists explored how established financial institutions are adopting blockchain for real-world asset management. Franklin Templeton's tokenized money market fund, live on Stellar since April 2021, trades 24/7/365 while reducing transaction costs from $75,000 to $1.13 per 50,000 transactions—savings that pass directly to investors. The discussion centered on a 'universal liquidity layer' where stablecoins, tokenized money market funds, tokenized bank deposits, and CBDCs interact seamlessly. This infrastructure creates opportunities for insurance-linked securities, treasury optimization, and cross-border institutional flows. The panel reflected how major asset managers view tokenization as a permanent infrastructure upgrade, not a speculative experiment.
