- EtherFi has allocated $25 million to Plume’s RWA protocol to offer its users real-world asset yield.
- The integration gives retail users access to institutional strategies, starting with exposure to a crypto carry fund.
- The tokenized real-world asset market has surged to over $27 billion, largely driven by tokenized U.S. Treasurys.
In a significant move to broaden its yield offerings, the liquid staking giant EtherFi has allocated $25 million to Plume’s real-world asset protocol, known as Nest. The announcement, made on Thursday, signals a strategic shift for the platform to integrate non-crypto income sources directly for its massive user base.
According to the official announcement, rollout will begin with exposure to Plume’s nBASIS vault, which is tied to Superstate’s USCC crypto carry fund. Consequently, this initial phase gives EtherFi depositors indirect access to a complex strategy combining crypto basis trades, staking rewards, and government securities.
The partnership will ultimately extend RWA exposure across EtherFi’s more than $6 billion in user deposits. Meanwhile, the vault structure is designed to simplify onchain access while handling execution and predefined risk controls.
This activity aligns with a massive surge in the tokenized RWA sector. According to data from RWA.xyz, the total value of these assets has ballooned to more than $27 billion from about $5.7 billion at the start of 2025. Much of that explosive growth is fueled by tokenized US Treasury products, which now account for over $11 billion onchain.
Products from traditional finance titans like BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and Circle hold a dominant market share. Plume itself reports 262,325 RWA holders with over $348 million in tokenized assets, data shows.
In November, Plume co-founder Chris Yin told Cointelegraph the RWA market could grow fivefold this year. He noted that while U.S. Treasury bills currently dominate, users are increasingly seeking higher-yield opportunities as the market matures.
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