All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders.
- VeChain partnered with Crypto.com to provide institutional custody for VET and VTHO and boost enterprise security.
- Franklin Templeton expanded its $780 million tokenized fund to VeChain, signaling growing institutional adoption.
Crypto.com has partnered with the VeChain Foundation to enable custody support of VeChain (VET) and VeThor (VTHO), bringing enterprise-grade security to institutional clients. The integration will provide high-net-worth individuals and enterprises access to the regulated custody platform of Crypto.com, which is built with multi-user access privileges, governance mechanisms, and insurance.
We’re excited to announce our partnership with the @vechainofficial to provide secure custody support for their native assets.
Read more 👉 https://t.co/g50J3aoVDa pic.twitter.com/8LdfgAkbIZ
— Crypto.com (@cryptocom) August 18, 2025
The collaboration will help partners to reshape how institutions store and transact on the VeChainThor blockchain. The network is designed to support transparent data movement and high-velocity value transfer, both business-to-business and business-to-consumer applications.
Crypto.com President and COO Eric Anziani noted in a press release that it applies to offering robust security and liquidity. He pointed out that there is an increased demand for scalable, compliant blockchain infrastructure, and the service meets that.
VeChainThor has a dual-token ecosystem that runs VET and VTHO as value transfer and transaction fee tokens, respectively. The new gas fee model of its platform, released recently and inspired by Ethereum EIP-1559, is designed to stabilise fees, introducing a deflationary aspect to tokenomics.
Adoption Boosted by Franklin Templeton Integration
The custody announcement comes after Franklin Templeton announced plans to expand its $780 million tokenized U.S. Government Money Fund to VeChain, as Crypto News Flash previously reported. The asset manager, which manages $1.6 trillion, announced the addition on its BENJI portal. The integration will enable investors to purchase and store tokenized Treasury bills through VeChain and be custodied and liquidated by BitGo and Keyrock.
Through its expansion to more than Ethereum and Solana, Franklin Templeton intends to enter Layer 1 networks with enterprise-oriented applications. According to Sunny Lu, the CEO of VeChain, the Crypto.com integration is a move towards mainstream adoption as institutions can now trust established custody standards to organize their holdings.
Market Performance and Analysts’ Prediction
VeChain (VET) has registered good investor sentiment and currently stands among the top of CoinMarketCap metrics with 85% positive sentiment. At the time of reporting, VET was trading at $0.02357, a decline of 5.57% in 24 hours and 6.1% over the week. The total capitalization was up by $2.03 billion with a trading volume of $59 million, an increase of 78.55%.
However, technical indicators are at short-term caution. There are resistance levels around $0.026-$0.028, and the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is near 43.77, a possible indication of consolidation. The Bollinger Bands show that this range lies between the support of $0.0220 and the resistance of $0.0263, whereas the MACD indicates a possible bearish crossover.
Crypto analyst Crypto Patel highlighted a breakout of a Falling Wedge motive, implying that VET may increase to the $0.045 area, its 87% potential increase. He highlighted resistance lines as being a significant line in momentum.
Other prominent analysts, like Michaël van de Poppe, estimated equally impressive potential, with a long-term target price of $0.12. He pointed to a bullish sign of a double-bottom structure built since mid-2023 and early 2025. The historical accumulation level of $0.019-$0.028 has supported prices previously, and a recent position in this area supports accumulation.
