Franklin Templeton filed Form 8-A with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22, 2026 to register the Franklin US Equity Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF and Franklin US Innovation Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF on Nasdaq, effective October 27, 2026

Banks, asset managers, corporations and pension funds moving into digital assets through custody launches, trading desks and treasury allocations.

Exchange-traded funds that hold Bitcoin for stock-market investors, with their fund flows, competing issuers and regulatory approvals.