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Invesco Takes Over Superstate’s $900M Fund; Franklin Crypto in Focus

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🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Why is Wall Street betting on crypto? On this episode of CoinDesk’s Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, Jennifer Sanasie is joined by 250 Digital Asset Management CEO Chris Perkins to discuss his firm’s acquisition by Franklin Templeton. Superstate CEO Robert Leshner and Invesco’s Kathleen Wrynn break down their partnership, with Invesco becoming the investment manager of Superstate’s Short Duration US Government Securities Fund (USTB). Plus, NYSE Senior Market Strategist Michael Reinking unpacks the macro environment. - Timecodes: 00:00 Welcome to Public Keys 00:32 Bitcoin Miners Pivot to AI 02:09 Franklin Templeton Expands Crypto Push with Franklin Crypto 03:00 Institutional Moment Explained 06:23 Bitcoin Psychology and Volatility 10:12 Invesco Partners with Superstate, Now Managing $900M US Treasury Fund 12:53 DeFi Utility and Collateral 14:02 Investor Appetite for 24/7 Products 15:12 Is Blockchain Tech Ready for Trillions? 17:56 BTC ETFs Snap 4-Month Outflow Streak 20:38 Macro Outlook For Week Ahead 27:22 Bitcoin to $10K? Mike McGlone's Bearish Call Has a Catch - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

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0:00.0

Hey, everyone, I'm Jennifer Sanassi, and this is CoinDusk's public keys at the New York Stock Exchange.

0:12.7

This show is all about crypto in the public markets, from IPOs and digital asset treasuries to ETFs and the biggest market moving headlines.

0:20.0

Over the next half hour. We'll break

0:21.5

down what to watch this week, a new crypto division at Franklin Templeton and Invesco,

0:26.1

becoming the investment manager of Super States flagship tokenized short duration U.S.

0:30.2

Treasuries Fund. All right, let's get into it. The story I've been watching this week is

0:34.6

Bitcoin Miners pivoting to AI infrastructure. We recently learned that BitFarms

0:39.6

is targeting zero Bitcoin on its balance sheet as it shifts towards AI-focused data centers. This is a

0:45.5

trend that's been building over the past few years, and it makes sense, at least to me,

0:50.1

miners already control the holy trinity of AI infrastructure, access to power, land, and large-scale compute.

0:56.5

And with global demand for AI data centers at a fever pitch, those assets are becoming more valuable hosting GPUs than mining blocks.

1:03.5

At the same time, mining economics are getting tougher, post-having rewards are down, energy costs are rising, and in many cases miners are operating at a loss of around $19,000 per Bitcoin mine.

1:15.5

So it's no surprise that they're pivoting to one of the hottest and most capital-hungry sectors right now.

1:20.8

So what should we be watching?

1:22.5

First, valuation, there's already a clear divide emerging.

1:25.8

Pure play miners are trading at roughly six times revenue, while those with AI or high-performance computing exposure are closer to 12 times, according to coin shares. That shows just how much the market is rewarding this pivot right now. But to justify those higher multiples, execution is key. Are these companies actually securing deals with hypers? And more importantly,

1:45.0

can they deliver at the scale and speed AI demand requires? Then there's capital. Building

1:51.0

or retrofitting data centers isn't cheap. So how are miners finding the transition and what does

1:56.0

that mean for dilution? Finally, we should be watching margins and stability. AI infrastructure

2:00.0

offers the potential for more predictable long-term cash flow if miners can lock in mildly year contracts that could reshape how the market values these businesses.

2:09.6

All right, let's get to a story that took over my social feeds last week.

2:12.6

Franklin Templeton is making a deeper push into crypto, launching a new division called Franklin Crypto, anchored by its acquisition of 250 digital.

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