Digital asset price volatility
The trust holds crypto assets directly, so share value moves with bitcoin, ether, and related market prices.
- Scope
- Fund NAV and investor returns
- Materiality
- high
Franklin Crypto Trust
Franklin Crypto Trust is a Delaware statutory trust that issues shares of the Franklin Crypto Index ETF, a passive exchange-traded fund designed to track an underlying digital asset index. The trust holds digital assets directly, calculates daily NAV, and trades on Cboe BZX, giving investors regulated exchange access to crypto market exposure without directly holding the assets.
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|---|---|
| Exchange-traded crypto fund | 100% Shares of the Franklin Crypto Index ETF that provide listed exposure to digital assets. |
The trust’s investors are market participants seeking exchange-traded exposure to bitcoin, ether, and related digital...
- Retail brokerage investorsprimary
Buy ETF shares for simple, exchange-traded exposure to digital assets without managing wallets or private keys.
- Institutional investorsprimary
Use the fund as a regulated portfolio instrument for tactical or strategic crypto allocation.
- Trading and arbitrage participantssecondary
Trade shares for liquidity, price discovery, and exposure to underlying crypto market moves.
The trust is organized in the United States as a Delaware statutory trust and its shares trade on Cboe BZX in the U.S...
- •U.S.-domiciled Delaware statutory trust
- •Shares listed on Cboe BZX Exchange in the United States
- •Underlying crypto markets are global and trade 24/7
- •Stablecoin and blockchain infrastructure create cross-border exposure
- •No country-level revenue disclosure provided
The trust’s strategy is to provide passive, index-linked exposure to digital assets while keeping tracking error low...
01
Maintain tight index trackingshort-term
The product’s value proposition depends on mirroring the underlying crypto index with minimal tracking error.
02
Support liquidity and market accessshort-term
Exchange listing and tradability are central to investor adoption and secondary-market use.
03
Protect product relevance as crypto market structure evolvesmedium-term
Stablecoin regulation, network changes, and market infrastructure shifts can alter demand for bitcoin and ether exposure.
The fund’s performance is highly exposed to digital asset price volatility and to market structure risks such as...
Stablecoin disruption and regulatory scrutiny
The reports state that stablecoins such as USDC and Tether are important to digital asset liquidity and trading activity.
- Scope
- Bitcoin and ether market liquidity, pricing, and investor demand
- Materiality
- high
Regulatory change affecting payment stablecoins
The GENIUS Act and similar rules could reduce stablecoin usage on major blockchain networks.
- Scope
- Demand for ether and broader digital asset market activity
- Materiality
- high
Operational or settlement failures
Technical issues or market infrastructure problems could prevent orderly trading or asset settlement.
- Scope
- Trading continuity and NAV integrity
- Materiality
- medium
Fair value measurement of digital assets
Affects reported NAV, unrealized gains/losses, and comparability across periods
Realized and unrealized gains/losses
Can create large quarter-to-quarter volatility in reported results
Sponsor fee and transaction costs
Reduces asset base and can increase realized trading costs
: 28.4.2026