Franklin Templeton Tokenized MMF Shares Go Live as Off-Exchange Collateral on Binance

Off-Exchange Collateral Moves Beyond Stablecoins

Binance and Franklin Templeton announced an institutional off-exchange collateral program that lets eligible clients use tokenized money market fund shares as collateral while trading on Binance, with custody and settlement infrastructure provided by Ceffu. The exchange describes the collateral as tokenized MMF shares issued via Franklin Templeton’s Benji Technology Platform, with the assets held off-exchange and the collateral value mirrored inside Binance’s trading environment.

The structural change is the point. Instead of posting balances directly to an exchange wallet, institutions can keep regulated, yield-bearing money market fund exposure off-exchange while still using it to support trading activity. That reduces the amount of capital that has to sit idle on venue, while also cutting counterparty exposure during normal trading operations.

What remains to verify is the operational detail that determines real adoption. The Binance post frames eligibility as institutional and account-manager led, but it does not list public jurisdiction coverage, tier thresholds, or published haircuts and caps. It also does not specify which exact Benji-issued fund shares are supported, the settlement cadence for collateral valuation, or whether any margin multipliers apply.

Binance Futures Starts AZTECUSDT Pre-Market Perps With Mark-Price Controls

Binance Futures launched pre-market trading for the USDⓈ-margined AZTECUSDT perpetual contract starting 2026-02-11 04:30 (UTC), with leverage up to 5x.

The announcement includes tighter guardrails than a typical standard perp launch. During pre-market, the mark price is calculated as the average of the last 10 seconds of trade prices, updated every second. Binance also says it applies a plus or minus 1% per-second cap on mark price changes during the pre-market and the transition window, and notes a stricter maximum price may be imposed. The transition to a standard perp happens when Binance can derive a stable spot index price, and the mark price converges to the standard median-based formula.

Why it matters is price discovery routing. Pre-market perps can concentrate early discovery into derivatives before spot liquidity becomes reliable, which can amplify volatility, tighten liquidation thresholds, and incentivize short-term positioning. Traders watching this launch typically track when pre-market converts to standard perps, how the max price settings change, and whether funding mechanics remain stable during the transition.

Mark-Price Precision Changes for TradFi Perps

Binance also published a backend update for its TradFi perpetual contracts that alters the price precision used in its mark-price determination, covering HOODUSDT, INTCUSDT, TSLAUSDT, XAGUSDT, XPDUSDT, and XPTUSDT.

Binance says the change should not impact trading, settlement, or liquidation. Even so, precision shifts can matter in edge cases. Rounding and mark calculation details can influence how close the mark tracks last price during fast moves, and that is often where liquidation and de-risk automation becomes sensitive.

Binance Earn Refresh Pushes USDe Rewards and a 29% APR Ceiling

Binance Earn refreshed its Yield Arena offers with a headline claim of up to 29% APR, and highlighted a USDe hold-based promo. In the Earn Spotlight section, Binance states that eligible users who hold at least 0.01 USDe for 24 hours can receive 3.5% APR rewards from 2026-02-06 00:00 (UTC) to 2026-02-12 23:59 (UTC).

The same offer table shows the highest listed rate as a 29.9% APR locked product for NIL with a 120-day term, alongside other capped and tiered rates across flexible and locked products. These promos can shift short-term balances because yield seekers move stablecoin and alt balances to wherever the best capped incentives are available, then rotate out when terms expire.

Key verification points are the caps and regional constraints. Binance states offers can be first-come, first-served and APRs can change, so the actual impact depends on per-user limits, subscription caps, and whether the headline rate is widely accessible or effectively a small pool.

Binance Japan Reports API Connection Failure

Separately, Binance Japan published an incident notice confirming a disruption at approximately 05:29 am where some API connections became unavailable, and it apologized for delayed notification because the issue was not detected in real time.

For market makers and bot-driven traders, even partial API availability issues can create temporary slippage and execution risk, especially when cancel or replace logic fails. The notice does not detail which endpoints were affected or how long the incident persisted, so the practical follow-up is whether Binance Japan publishes a root-cause explanation, the affected products list, and preventative steps.

What To Watch Next

Institutional collateral adoption will hinge on published haircuts, eligible jurisdictions, and whether the Benji share set expands beyond a narrow starting universe. AZTEC pre-market perps will be monitored for max price adjustments, funding behavior, and the timing of conversion to standard perpetuals once spot indices stabilize. Earn promos are most relevant if caps are large enough to move balances at scale. For Binance Japan, the next datapoint is a more detailed post-incident update that clarifies scope and duration.

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