$1.5 Trillion Asset Manager Franklin Templeton Files for US Bitcoin ETF

In a move that further legitimizes Bitcoin in institutional finance, the global investment giant Franklin Templeton filed a regulatory Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, seeking approval for a spot Bitcoin ETF. The development comes at a time when the race to launch the first US spot Bitcoin ETF is hotly contested, with entrants…