
KEY POINTS
- Franklin Templeton recently posted about the crypto industry, particularly various blockchain networks
- It mentioned other blockchains outside Bitcoin and its intention to "support, monitor and develop on these networks as they grow and mature"
- Ripple Labs' David Schwartz commented on this post and shilled the XRP Ledger
- Franklin Timpleton did not respond to Schwartz, but the comment revived hopes that an XRP ETF could be on its way
David Schwartz, chief technology officer (CTO) of Ripple Labs, recently nudged Franklin Templeton, a global powerhouse in asset management, and highlighted the intrinsic strengths and potential of the XRP Ledger (XRPL), Ripple's blockchain technology. This set the rumor mill abuzz with speculations about a groundbreaking endeavor: the potential launch of an XRP Ledger exchange-traded fund (ETF).