BNS

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Tokenized Bank of Nova Scotia

Tokenized Bank of Nova Scotia, on-chain exposure to the underlying equity.

See BNS on /markets →Underlying ticker: BNS

Key facts

On-chain symbol
BNS
Underlying
BNS
Asset class
Equities
Custody
Held at Flo Finance
Chains
Base, Arbitrum, Ethereum
Distribution treatment
Total return, accrued to NAV
Attestation cadence
Daily
Issuer
Flo Finance
Backing
1:1 backed by the real underlying

How BNS resolves to BNS

Each BNS on-chain represents a 1:1 claim on the underlying Bank of Nova Scotia held at an institutional custodian. The issuer and backing model are the same for every Flo token; only the underlying differs.

  1. 01

    Issuance

    Flo Finance issues BNS as a tokenized Bank of Nova Scotia, 1:1 backed by the real underlying.

  2. 02

    Custody

    The underlying Bank of Nova Scotia is held at Flo Finance, an institutional custodian.

  3. 03

    Settlement

    BNS settles on-chain on Base, Arbitrum, Ethereum. Cross-chain transfers route through Chainlink CCIP.

  4. 04

    Attestation

    Reserves are attested daily by an independent auditor and published on the Flo transparency surface.

Mint BNS with one SDK call

Every Flo-issued token shares the same six SDK methods. Mint, redeem, supply, withdraw, borrow, repay.

POST /v1/mint

{
  "asset": "BNS",
  "notional_usdc": "1000.00",
  "slippage_bps": 50,
  "settlement": {
    "currency": "USDC",
    "chain": "base"
  }
}

Where BNS lives today

Flo distributes through partners. The same BNS on-chain is the asset every partner integrates against; partner UIs may relabel it for their own brand.

Partner integrations in build

No live partner is distributing BNS yet. Twelve integrations are in build across exchanges, wallets, fintechs, neobanks, and asset managers. Partners are listed here only after they ship.

Audits

Four independent firms, $250K bug bounty

Sherlock, Halborn, Cantina, and Cyfrin have audited the smart contracts that issue and settle BNS. The same contracts power every Flo-issued token; one audit covers the catalogue.

Read the audit reports →

Backing

1:1 backed by the real underlying

BNS is issued by Flo Finance and 1:1 backed by real Bank of Nova Scotia held at institutional custodians. Reserves are attested daily and published on the Flo transparency surface.

Open the transparency page →

Risks

BNS carries the market risk of the underlying Bank of Nova Scotia, plus the structural risks common to every tokenized asset: custody concentration, smart-contract risk, and oracle dependency. Read the full risk disclosures on the Flo transparency surface before integrating or holding.