$1.7T Asset Manager on Drift, CLARITY & Why TradFi Is Still Buying | Mike Reed, Franklin Templeton

Welcome to The Big Picture, SolanaFloor's weekly livestream focused on the macro, regulatory, and institutional forces shaping crypto markets. This week we're joined by Mike Reed, SVP and Head of Digital Asset Partnership Development at Franklin Templeton — one of the most aggressive traditional asset managers moving into crypto. With $1.7 trillion in AUM, a staking Solana ETF, a tokenized money market fund live on nine chains, and a brand new crypto division created through the 250 Digital acquisition, Franklin Templeton isn't dipping a toe in — they're all in. We cover: 📍 Why institutions are still bullish while crypto natives are depressed 📍 The $285M Drift exploit and how institutions think about DeFi security post-hack 📍 The CLARITY Act — Senate markup targeted for late April, what happens if it misses May 📍 Iran, oil, the Fed, and how geopolitical risk is now crypto's problem too 📍 The November midterms as crypto's biggest political inflection point 📍 SOL the asset vs Solana the blockchain — are they the same bet? --- This show is about signal over noise — no price predictions, no protocol promotion, and a clear distinction between facts and interpretation. 📍 Live every Thursday at 11am ET on YouTube and X 🔔 Subscribe for reminders and don’t miss future episodes of The Big Picture. --- Follow Jack Dunham on X: https://x.com/_JackDunham Follow Thomas Bahamas on X: https://x.com/Thomasbahamas Follow Matt Hougan on X: https://x.com/Matt_Hougan ---