Mike Muir
Mike Muir is a senior vice president at the asset manager Franklin Templeton who previously served as its head of digital assets technology and, as of October 2026, is head of FIRST Technology, working on the company’s tokenized fund efforts and its discussions with the SEC Crypto Task Force.
Contents6 sections
Key facts
December 2022Remarks on Uses of NFTs in Finance
In December 2022, Mike Muir, as Franklin Templeton’s head of digital assets technology, discussed the company’s exploration of NFTs. The company had earlier issued non-transferable NFT badges to attendees of its first Innovation Forum, which attendees could claim through the Benji Investments app and use to access research from the digital assets team. Muir said the company did not view NFTs only as vehicles for artwork or collectibles, adding that unique assets such as loans and property titles are likewise non-fungible.[1]
February 28, 2025Meeting With the SEC Crypto Task Force
On February 28, 2025, Franklin Templeton met with SEC Crypto Task Force staff on issues related to the regulation of crypto assets, and Mike Muir was listed among the anticipated attendees as senior vice president and head of digital assets technology.[2]
June 5, 2025Speaking at the SEC Conference on Emerging Trends in Asset Management
On June 5, 2025, at the SEC’s 2025 Conference on Emerging Trends in Asset Management in Washington, Mike Muir took part in the “Digital Assets & Tokenization” panel as senior vice president and head of digital assets technology at Franklin Templeton Digital Assets.[3][4]
During the discussion he said the company began thinking deeply about the potential of blockchain around 2018 and 2019; in his view, blockchain helps participants rethink the future structure of financial services, and a tokenized money market fund can offer features not found in a traditional money market fund.[4]
October 9, 2026Meeting With the SEC Crypto Task Force on Tokenized Funds
On October 9, 2026, Franklin Templeton representatives met with staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Crypto Task Force, and Mike Muir was listed among Franklin Templeton’s anticipated attendees as senior vice president and head of FIRST Technology. The agenda covered the company’s digital assets business (including the FOBXX fund), the SEC’s proposed Innovation Exemption, and Investment Company Act of 1940 issues, such as whether tokenized money market fund shares traded in pairs with tokenized NMS stocks on a trading system would need relief from Section 22(d) and Rule 22c-1.[5]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Franklin Templeton: Official website: https://www.franklintempleton.com/ (opens in a new window)[6]
Sources
- $1.3T Asset Manager Exploring Use Cases for NFTs (opens in a new window)
- MEMORANDUM To: Crypto Task Force Meeting Log From: Crypto Task Force Staff Re: Meeting with Franklin Templeton (opens in a new window)
- 2025 Conference on Emerging Trends in Asset Management (opens in a new window)
- SEC Conference Discusses Digital Assets & Tokenization (opens in a new window)
- Memorandum: Crypto Task Force Meeting Log — Meeting with Franklin Templeton (October 9, 2026) (opens in a new window)
- Franklin Templeton (opens in a new window)