PANews reported on November 11th that in a recent Binance Studios interview, Christopher Jensen, Director of Digital Asset Research at Franklin Templeton, stated that 2025 will be a pivotal year for the convergence of TradeFi and DeFi. Institutional investors are accelerating their entry into the digital asset space, from stablecoins to asset tokenization, driving the blockchainization of global capital markets.

Jensen emphasized that stablecoins are the "killer app" for cryptocurrencies, not only revolutionizing payment systems but also becoming the base currency pair for tokenized assets and DeFi protocols. Meanwhile, institutional interest in direct on-chain assets is also increasing, including yield pools, stablecoin liquidity, and tokenized credit opportunities.

Franklin Templeton has expanded to nine public blockchains and partnered with Binance to develop innovative digital asset products, aiming to improve the efficiency and transparency of capital markets. With the gradual improvement of regulations, such as the GENIUS Act for stablecoins, institutional confidence will be further strengthened.

Jensen believes that digital wallets will diversify, including U.S. Treasury bonds, stablecoins, NFTs, and tokenized real estate, driving the full integration of the crypto economy with traditional finance.