Plume Launches nBND Vault Tokenizing Fidelity Bond ETF Shares
Plume's new nBND vault brings tokenized exposure to Fidelity's Total Bond ETF onto its Open Finance platform for institutional assets.
Plume, an Open Finance platform focused on institutional assets, has introduced a new vault called nBND that holds shares of the Fidelity Total Bond ETF (NASDAQ: FBND), marking a fresh step in the ongoing push to bring traditional fixed-income instruments onto blockchain-based infrastructure.
The Fidelity Total Bond ETF is an actively managed fund that allocates across investment-grade debt, high-yield bonds, and emerging markets debt securities — a diversified fixed-income profile that Plume is now making accessible through tokenized form via its platform.
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The launch reflects a broader trend in global finance in which asset managers and fintech platforms are racing to tokenize real-world assets, aiming to improve liquidity, accessibility, and settlement efficiency for institutional investors who have historically faced friction when moving between traditional and digital markets.
By wrapping an established, actively managed ETF inside a tokenized vault structure, Plume is attempting to bridge the gap between conventional asset management and decentralized finance rails — offering institutions a familiar underlying asset in a more programmable format.
The nBND vault launch positions Plume among a growing cohort of platforms testing whether tokenization can add measurable utility to products like bond ETFs that already trade on major exchanges. Continue reading at All Financial Services & Investing.
