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Plume partners with Bybit to launch institutional fixed income vaults

Plume partners with Bybit to launch institutional fixed income vaults

Bybit’s RWA Earn lets eligible users subscribe in USDC to tokenized bond funds from PIMCO and CMBI through regulated exchanges DigiFT in Singapore and Hong Kong using Plume infrastructure.

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Fact Check
Bybit's official PR Newswire release and its own announcement page confirm the core claim: Bybit launched RWA Earn on June 15, 2026 in partnership with Plume and DigiFT, letting eligible users subscribe in USDC to tokenized PIMCO (PDO) and CMBI (CMIGB) bond funds, tokenized via DigiFT (MAS-regulated, Singapore) and processed through Plume Nest Vaults. Independent outlets (crypto.news, cryptobriefing) corroborate. The only minor imprecision is the claim's phrasing 'DigiFT in Singapore and Hong Kong' — official sources confirm DigiFT's Singapore (MAS) regulation but do not explicitly detail a separate Hong Kong exchange license, though CMBI/CMB Wing Lung trustee involvement ties to Hong Kong. This does not undermine the substantive claim.
Summary

Plume and Bybit have expanded their institutional real-world asset offering with RWA Earn, allowing eligible users to subscribe in USDC to tokenized bond funds managed by PIMCO and China Merchants Bank International through regulated exchange infrastructure operated by DigiFT in Singapore and Hong Kong. The initial products are the PIMCO Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund (PDO) and the CMBI Investment Grade Bond Fund, giving users access to tokenized fixed income strategies from within the crypto ecosystem. Bybit said no subscription, redemption or onchain transaction fees apply, although principal and returns are not guaranteed. The launch builds on demand for onchain access to traditional credit and bond products using stablecoins, while earlier CoinGecko data showed PLUME trading near $0.01152, up 10.7%, as the partnership announcement became public.

Terms & Concepts
  • RWA Earn: A product that gives users access to tokenized real-world asset investments through a crypto platform.
  • tokenized bond funds: Traditional bond investment funds represented digitally for onchain or exchange-based access.
  • fixed income: Debt-based investments that typically aim to provide regular returns.