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Franklin’s move is ruthless: this $1.8 trillion giant isn’t asking you to have faith—it’s quietly turning U.S. stock dividends into $BTC . One fund tracks 500 major companies, the other 100 innovative companies. They start with 95% stocks and 5% Bitcoin, and buy crypto the day after each dividend payment arrives. If it rises above 5%, they trim it back to 4.5% quarterly; if it surges past 20%, they cut it back to 4.5% within two days. In other words, you get the shell of a large-cap stock fund with the dollar-cost averaging of Bitcoin—and you don’t even have to open an account or manage a wallet. Registration takes effect tomorrow, October 27; the launch date hasn’t been set yet. This isn’t an ETF—it’s a back door for traditional investors. Sound off in the comments: A. Now that’s clever—stacking coins while you sit back; B. Dividends should be reinvested in stocks. Swapping them for crypto is a bait-and-switch.

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Franklin Templeton turning stock dividends into Bitcoin? New ETF proposal is here

On 6/18, Franklin Templeton submitted two "Bitcoin DRIP ETF" proposals to the SEC—basically, instead of reinvesting your cash dividends from US stocks into more shares, it will automatically buy you Bitcoin. The initial allocation is 95% US stocks + 5% BTC, with quarterly rebalancing and a BTC position cap of 20%. But watch out: this is still in the proposal stage, and the SEC hasn't approved it yet; management fees and codes are still blank. Plus, with the recent massive outflow from spot BTC ETFs (a whopping $3.4 billion in a single week), this product feels more like a long-term passive accumulation play rather than a short-term speculative tool. The 5% BTC exposure has limited impact on overall returns, but the packaging is definitely interesting: traditional accounts + passive BTC accumulation, no need to touch wallets or private keys.

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