Expanding RWA on-chain: ArbitrumDAO chooses Franklin Templeton, Spiko, and WisdomTree for STEP 2
ArbitrumDAO has selected Franklin Templeton, Spiko, and WisdomTree as STEP 2 partners, allocating 35 million ARB to their tokenized U.S. Treasury offerings.
The Arbitrum Foundation has announced that ArbitrumDAO will allocate 35 million ARB to tokenized U.S. Treasury offerings from Franklin Templeton, Spiko, and WisdomTree as part of the next phase of its Stable Treasury Endowment Program.
Following a competitive request-for-proposal process that reviewed more than 50 applicants, the DAO approved the following allocations for STEP 2:
- 35% to Franklin Templeton’s FOBXX (tokenized as BENJI)
- 35% to Spiko’s USTBL
- 30% to WisdomTree’s WTGXX
STEP is ArbitrumDAO’s flagship initiative to strategically diversify its treasury into real-world assets (RWAs). The program’s initial investment, exceeding $30 million, has already generated approximately $700,000 in yield from products including BlackRock’s BUIDL, Ondo’s USDY, and USDM from Mountain Protocol.
“Having organizations like Blackrock, Franklin Templeton, Spiko, and Wisdom Tree interacting with a DAO publicly in a forum is an unbelievable accomplishment for the whole crypto space,” said Matthew Fiebach, Co-Founder of Entropy Advisors.
Each selected issuer offers tokenized, regulated exposure to short-term U.S. Treasuries, providing ArbitrumDAO with both on-chain liquidity and compliance-aligned security for its treasury reserves.
“Since launching the first tokenized UCITS funds on public blockchains in mid-2024, Spiko has rapidly become Europe’s leading tokenization platform, with over $260 million in assets under management. Our ambition is to build the leading treasury management fintech on Arbitrum,” said Paul Adrien, CEO of Spiko.
ArbitrumDAO has positioned itself as a frontrunner in real-world asset adoption, with more than $45 million deployed across eight issuers and over $240 million in RWAs currently live on Arbitrum-powered platforms, a more than 50x increase compared to last year.
“By leveraging Arbitrum’s leading Layer 2 technology, we are able to deliver faster, more scalable, and cost-efficient solutions to our clients. This collaboration not only strengthens our commitment to innovation but also positions us at the forefront of the next generation of financial services infrastructure,” said Roger Bayston, Head of Digital Assets at Franklin Templeton.
In addition to addressing idle capital inefficiencies, Arbitrum’s STEP program is laying the groundwork for broader diversification across new asset classes, including early-stage ventures, commodities, and credit strategies.
