Plume Network: Pioneer in Building the RWA-Fi Ecosystem

Plume Network is building a dedicated blockchain network for real-world assets (RWAs), aiming to combine RWA-Fi with DeFi, enabling users to lend, trade, and speculate on RWAs as easily as they do with crypto assets.

Chris, the co-founder and CEO of Plume, explained that they chose to build a dedicated RWA chain because existing chains are not optimized for the unique needs of RWAs, such as permission management, compliance, and liquidity. Plume has developed its own ecosystem to support the seamless onboarding, governance, and execution of real-world assets.

Chris emphasized that institutions are beginning to recognize the advantages of public blockchains over private chains. Plume is integrating RWAs into the crypto ecosystem, paving the way for large-scale adoption by institutions.

Plume is tokenizing tangible assets such as solar farms, oil fields, and corporate bonds. Users can invest in these assets and earn stable returns while enjoying the liquidity and flexibility of DeFi. For example, investing in solar farms can yield an annual return of 12-15%, paid in stablecoins and governance tokens.

Plume's testnet has achieved great success, with over 3.5 million active wallets and more than 251 million transactions within just four weeks. More than 150 protocols have already been built on this network, demonstrating the market's strong interest in Plume's RWA solutions.

Unlike projects that merely tokenize RWAs, Plume focuses more on RWA-Fi, which aims to give these assets utility in a DeFi-native way. Their strategy is to integrate RWAs into the existing DeFi ecosystem, providing users with liquidity, flexibility, and yield opportunities.

Plume is still exploring innovative speculative markets based on real-world data, such as Pokémon cards, GPU prices, and even socio-economic indicators. Users can leverage these assets, providing unique speculative opportunities.

Chris revealed that Plume will launch a native token, which will be an important component of the entire ecosystem. Token holders will be able to earn profits generated by various RWA projects on the network and participate in ecosystem governance.

Looking to the future, Plume's focus is on successfully transitioning the testnet to the mainnet, continuing to expand use cases, asset types, and networks. Their goal is to become the preferred platform for RWA tokenization and adoption, making RWAs more accessible and practical for crypto-native users.