Plume, the RWA-focused modular Layer 2 blockchain, announced on Wednesday that tokenization giant Securitize is set to expand its footprint in DeFi by deploying institutional-grade assets on Plume’s Nest staking protocol.
The partnership, highlighting the growing convergence of traditional financial infrastructure and DeFi, will connect the tokenized funds of BlackRock and Morgan Stanley, backed by Morgan Stanley, to the Plume network of more than 280,000 real-world asset (RWA) holders – reportedly the largest RWA investor community in the world.
Essentially, Securitize’s institutional grade assets benefit from another robust on-chain venue to move, trade, and generate returns at scale. All underlying assets are issued and managed within Securitize’s rigorous regulatory framework, ensuring transparency, full auditability and compliance.
Plume’s Nest Staking Protocol allows investors to move, trade, and earn yield on tokenized assets within a regulated, composable DeFi ecosystem, backed by Bluprynt’s Know-Your-Issuer verification system for enhanced transparency and trust.
“Through Plume, we connect institutional-grade assets to one of the largest communities of on-chain RWA holders anywhere in the world. This collaboration represents a major step toward achieving truly global, transparent and accessible digital capital markets,” said Carlos Domingo, co-founder and CEO of Securitize, in a press release shared with CoinDesk.
Teddy Pornprinya, co-founder and CBO of Plume, emphasized that the blockchain world operates on the same principle as traditional marketplaces: distribution determines scale. He explained that tokenized assets require liquidity, scale and composability to realize their potential, capabilities that Plume is uniquely positioned to offer.
“Securitize sets the benchmark for compliant issuance. Plume provides the global distribution, composability and liquidity layer that brings these assets to life in DeFi,” Pornprinya said.
The rollout begins with funds from Hamilton Lane and will extend through 2026, targeting $100 million in capital, according to the press release. As part of the deal, Bitcoin financial platform Solv plans to invest up to $10 million in Plume’s RWA vaults, expanding BTC-based yield offerings with regulated and real asset exposures.
Speaking on the matter, Ryan Chow, co-founder and CEO of Solv Protocol, highlighted the role of BTC in yield-bearing markets.
“As on-chain regulated markets emerge, bitcoin will support a new generation of yield, credit and liquidity infrastructure, where demand for yield-bearing bitcoin with RWA-backed yields will replace passive treasuries as the next phase of institutional adoption,” Chow said.
