**News Flash: Aptos and Franklin Templeton Join Forces! đ**
- Aptos Foundation and Franklin Templeton have teamed up to integrate the Franklin OnChain US Government Money Fund (FOBXX) on the Aptos blockchain.
- Powered by the Move programming language, Aptosâ layer-1 blockchain now supports this Treasury-backed fund, marking a significant step in integrating real-world assets into non-EVM blockchain environments.
- The fund, which has over $427.95 million in assets, is the first US-registered mutual fund to use blockchain tech for transactions and share ownership.
- Each share is tokenized as a BENJI token, storable in digital wallets.
- Aptos, founded by ex-Meta blockchain wizards, has seen explosive growth, hitting 115.4 million transactions in a single day in May 2024.
- With $545 million in total value locked, Aptos is making waves in both TradFi and DeFi worlds.
Stay tuned for more blockchain breakthroughs!