Franklin Templeton's HUGE Crypto Acquisition & Expansion Plans Revealed! | Christopher Perkins

Christopher Perkins, CEO of 250 Digital Asset Management, joined us to discuss Franklin Templeton launching a dedicated cryptocurrency division with a planned acquisition of crypto investment firm 250 Digital. Recorded on May 8th<br />Topics: <br />- Franklin Templeton Crypto <br />- Crypto’s Institutional Era <br />- TradFi vs Native Crypto firms<br />- Privateers and Bitcoin Reserve<br />- Crypto market outlook <br />Brought to you by 🌟 Build with BitGo - https://bitgo.com/?utm_source=thinking_crypto&amp;utm_medium=brand&amp;utm_campaign=sponsorship<br /><br />💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX <br />🖥️ Learn Crypto with Expert Commentary - http://MyCryptoCourse.com <br />Sponsors:<br />🏦 Learn about iTrustCapital’s powerful Premium Custody Account (PCA) and tax-advantaged Crypto IRA platforms https://www.itrustcapital.com/go/thinkingcrypto <br />🔐 Safely Store your Crypto with Trezor Hardware Wallets - https://affil.trezor.io/SHlz <br />🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk. <br />🖥️ Sign up with Santiment to get quality crypto metrics - https://app.santiment.net/pricing?fpr=thinkingcrypto Get 25% discount with code THINKINGCRYPTO <br />📰 Sign up for the Free Thinking Crypto Weekly Newsletter https://thinkingcrypto.substack.com/ <br />✅ Become a Channel Member - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjpkwsuHgYx9fBE0ojsJ_-w/join <br />🔥 Buy Merch &amp; support the Podcast https://my-store-574b5b.creator-spring.com/ <br />🧙‍♂️Merlin - http://tinyurl.com/MerlinTCYouTube “I am a Merlin partner and get compensated for purchases made through links in this content"this content"<br /><br />Follow on social media:<br />➡️ X(Twitter) - https://x.com/thinkingcrypto <br />➡️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thinkingcrypto/<br />➡️ LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/company/thinking-crypto <br />➡️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingcrypto/<br />➡️ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thinkingcrypto5 <br />➡️ Threads - https://www.threads.net/@thinkingcrypto <br />➡️ Website - https://www.ThinkingCrypto.com/ <br /><br />🔊 Listen to content on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinking-crypto-news-interviews/id1458945676 <br />🔊 Listen to content on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/221AV5A65v7uYEsuMviVKl <br /><br />💼Business Inquiries💼<br />hellothinkingcrypto@gmail.com <br /><br />⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ <br />00:00 Intro <br />3:10 Franklin Templeton 250 digital acquisition<br />09:22 Getting into Crypto with Sandy Kaul<br />11:01 250 Digital overview<br />11:44 Benji Tokens<br />13:35 Institutional crypto race<br />16:25 Crypto learning from TradFi<br />19:04 TradFi vs Crypto native firms<br />24:52 Private Equity tokenization<br />27:08 Privateers Bitcoin Reserve<br />33:20 Clarity Act<br />35:25 Crypto market outlook<br />37:42 Inflation &amp; Market data accuracy<br />================================================= <br />#Crypto #FranklinTempleton #TradFi #CryptoNews #Cryptocurrency #Bitcoin #BTC #BitcoinNews #ETF #News #Ripple #XRP #XRPNews #RippleXRP #Ethereum #EthereumNews #ETH #Solana #money #investing #trading #Altcoin #Altcoins #NFTs #Metaverse #Podcast #ThinkingCrypto ================================================= <br />The Thinking Crypto Podcast is your home for the best Crypto News and Interviews - crypto, cryptocurrency, crypto news, bitcoin, bitcoin news, xrp, xrp news, ripple, ripple news, ripple xrp, ethereum, ethereum news, cardano, ada, solana, altcoins, defi, news, interviews, podcast, metaverse, nft, altcoin daily, cryptosrus, coin bureau, altcoin news, bitcoin today, markets, investing ================================================= <br />Disclaimer - The Thinking Crypto podcast and Tony Edward are not financial or investment experts. You should do your own research on each cryptocurrency and make your own conclusions and decisions for investment. Invest at your own risk, only invest what you are willing to lose. This channel and its videos are just for educational purposes and NOT investment or financial advice. Note that links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content each week!<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thinking-crypto-news-interviews--3464539/support?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thinking-crypto-news-interviews--3464539/support</a>.