Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, will work with asset manager Franklin Templeton to develop tokenised financial products for institutional investors, CoinDesk reported on May 12. The companies plan blockchain-based offerings including tokenised yield products, tokenised stocks and digital-asset-linked custody services. They will also consider launching actively managed tokenised products tradable on-chain, accessible to institutions and, in some regions, Kraken retail users. Kraken plans to integrate Franklin Templeton's tokenised money market fund lineup BENJI.

Hancom reported first-quarter standalone revenue of 46.5 billion won and operating profit of 17.6 billion won, up 2.4 percent and 2.7 percent from a year earlier. On a consolidated basis, revenue was 63.6 billion won and operating profit was 8.5 billion won. The company said its AI business led growth and it is targeting annual revenue of 210 billion won this year. It also plans to launch a "twin-type agentic OS" in the first half.