HashKey Holdings Limited (3887.HK) said its licensed exchange platform, HashKey Exchange, has entered into a partnership with Franklin Templeton to distribute the asset manager’s flagship tokenized money market fund, the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund (grBENJI), to digital asset investors in Asia.
The companies said the product went live on HashKey Exchange’s wealth management channel on Aug. 24, 2026. According to the announcement, grBENJI uses blockchain-based infrastructure to give eligible digital asset investors access to the fund. The fund mainly invests in U.S. government money market instruments and U.S. dollar cash assets.
Push into regulated digital asset markets in Asia
The announcement said market participants have shown growing interest in yield-bearing tools backed by real-world assets, or RWA, as the digital asset ecosystem evolves. The partnership is presented as a move linking traditional financial markets with regulated digital asset infrastructure, while also extending Franklin Templeton’s tokenized fund offering into compliant digital asset markets across Asia.
For HashKey Exchange, the partnership adds a regulated tokenized investment product and deepens ties with a global asset manager, reinforcing its Earn ecosystem. The two companies said Franklin Templeton’s global investment experience, combined with HashKey Exchange’s regulated digital asset infrastructure, is intended to create a compliant and scalable channel for institutional and professional investors seeking tokenized financial products from established global asset managers.
Building on the launch of grBENJI, the companies said they will continue exploring ways to expand access to tokenized products across additional markets and asset classes, while keeping their focus on transparent and compliant RWA solutions.
What executives said
Zhu Haiyang, chief executive officer of HashKey Exchange BG, said: 「Partnering with a global asset management leader like Franklin Templeton is a major milestone for HashKey Exchange and for the broader digital asset sector in Asia. By bringing the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund (grBENJI) to our wealth management channel, we are directly addressing rising institutional demand for compliant real-world-asset yield solutions. This partnership connects traditional finance with secure and compliant onchain infrastructure, setting a new benchmark for transparency and capital markets innovation in the region.」
Chetan Karkhanis, senior vice president for Franklin Templeton Digital Assets Client Business, said: 「We are pleased to launch our tokenized money market fund on the HashKey Exchange platform. By using blockchain technology, the fund brings investors greater transparency, security, accessibility, speed and cost efficiency. Going live on HashKey Exchange is a key step in expanding our reach, allowing us to connect with its fast-growing base of native digital banking and wealth management platform clients as well as established institutional clients, while advancing our digital assets and innovation strategy in the region.」
He added: 「With HashKey Exchange’s multi-jurisdiction platform spanning Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Dubai and Bermuda, we look forward to deepening this partnership over time and expanding beyond tokenized money market funds into other tokenized products.」
Investor scope and offering limits
The product is available only to professional investors and is not offered to the Hong Kong public, according to the announcement.
About HashKey Exchange
HashKey Exchange is a digital asset exchange under listed company HashKey Holdings Limited (3887.HK). The company said Hash Blockchain Limited, which operates HashKey Exchange, is among Hong Kong’s first licensed retail virtual asset exchanges. It has received approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and holds Type 1 (dealing in securities) and Type 7 (providing automated trading services) licenses under the Securities and Futures Ordinance, as well as a virtual asset trading platform license under the Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance.
HashKey Exchange has also obtained ISO 27001 certification for information security management and ISO 27701 certification for privacy information management. The company said it does not provide services to users in mainland China, the United States and certain other jurisdictions in order to comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
About Franklin Templeton
Franklin Templeton said it has operated since 1947 and provides customized investment solutions aligned with clients’ strategic goals, combining portfolio management expertise in public and private markets with technology capabilities.
As of July 31, 2026, Franklin Templeton had $1.80 trillion in assets under management and operations in more than 35 countries and regions worldwide. More information is available at https://www.franklinresources.com/all-sites and through the company’s official LinkedIn account.