Franklin Templeton, a global asset management firm with $1.5 trillion in assets under management, is looking to launch a mutual fund natively on the Solana blockchain.  This news was announced at the Solana Breakpoint 2024 event in Singapore.  Their goal is to find operational efficiencies using blockchain technology, explained Mike Reed, director of partnership development at Franklin Templeton.  The company chose a money market fund and built its infrastructure from scratch.  They have officially filed a build request on Solana and are minting tokens authentically on the blockchain.  Meanwhile, PayPal's Jose Fernandez stated that Ethereum is not the best solution for payments and that Solana is a better option for widespread adoption with its features.  The value of Solana has increased by 8.53% to $150.88 and more than $5 billion has been added to its market value.