Plume is a public, EVM-compatible blockchain optimized for integrating and tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) into the digital economy, making them more accessible, liquid, and efficient. ^[8]

Overview

Plume is a public, EVM-compatible blockchain designed to support the integration of real-world assets (RWAs) into decentralized finance. It focuses on assets with tangible demand, especially those that generate yield and offer transparency and stability.

The platform allows for tokenizing assets such as real estate, commodities, and revenue streams, enabling them to be used digitally for trading, financing, or collateral. Plume uses a vertically integrated technology stack to enhance the liquidity and accessibility of these assets.

It also incorporates tools for compliance, transparency, and interoperability to facilitate alignment with existing financial regulations. By doing so, Plume aims to connect traditional finance with blockchain-based systems and support broader access to investment opportunities. ^[1]

Technology

Plume Chain

Plume Chain is a modular blockchain infrastructure designed for security & scalability in tokenizing and management of real-world assets (RWAs). Its architecture is built around three main components: Arc, Smart Wallets, and Nexus, each supporting different aspects of asset tokenization, compliance, and data integration.

Arc functions as Plume’s tokenization engine, supporting the onboarding and management of physical and digital assets. It integrates compliance and data systems to maintain regulatory alignment and asset accuracy. This setup allows issuers to tokenize assets efficiently while incorporating automated compliance checks.

Smart Wallets provide embedded custody and compliance features, enabling users to interact with RWAs within decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. These wallets support yield-bearing instruments and customizable asset controls, helping unlock composability and financial functionality for otherwise static RWA holdings.

Nexus is a data integration layer that brings off-chain information onto the blockchain. Connecting to external sources enables real-time data use in DeFi applications such as lending protocols and prediction markets. This improves the relevance and utility of tokenized assets across various financial use cases. ^[2]

Features

Plume provides infrastructure for tokenizing and managing real-world assets (RWAs), focusing on compliance, liquidity, and data integration. Built-in regulatory tools, supported by external compliance partners, help ensure that all tokenized asset transactions meet legal standards. This simplifies onboarding and enables users to engage in RWA-related financial activities with reduced regulatory friction.

Plume integrates with decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to support trading and liquidity and offers features such as staking and yield farming. These tools enhance market participation by reducing slippage and improving asset stability. By facilitating liquidity for tokenized assets, Plume aims to make them more accessible and functional within broader financial systems.

Data access is handled through Nexus, which connects off-chain information to on-chain applications. This integration allows users to make real-time decisions using current data for lending, trading, and valuation of tokenized assets. By combining compliance, liquidity, and data functionality, Plume offers a unified toolkit for engaging with RWAs securely and efficiently. ^[3]

Arc

Arc is Plume’s upcoming full-stack tokenization engine, designed to enable tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) creation and management. Scheduled for release in Q1 2025, Arc will be open-source under an MIT license and free to use. While still in development, developers will be able to self-host it. Issuers interested in early access can already join a waitlist.

Arc is structured around a modular app store model, allowing issuers to tailor the tokenization process based on the type of asset and regulatory needs. Available modules cover various functions, including compliance with U.S. securities laws, KYC (Know Your Counterparty) verification, and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) monitoring. It also supports infrastructure for onramps and offramps, enabling users to bring USD yield on-chain or cash out proceeds from on-chain sales.

Additional modules allow for primary offerings, secondary trading, and integrations with Alternative Trading Systems (ATS), expanding the reach of tokenized assets within regulated markets. The platform is designed to evolve, adding new applications and tools regularly. Developers or service providers can contribute to the app ecosystem to support broader use cases within the Arc framework. ^[4]

Nexus

Plume Nexus is a blockchain-integrated data infrastructure that brings real-world data on-chain with improved efficiency and reliability. Nexus's real-time data integration capabilities address traditional issues such as latency and limited data availability. Developed with multiple Oracle providers, Nexus enables ingesting various data types from environmental to economic metrics into the Plume blockchain, supporting use cases beyond simple asset tokenization.

The system includes a full toolkit for developers, such as libraries, smart contracts, and containerized services, to simplify the process of publishing and accessing data on-chain. A key feature is its data-priority transaction model, which reserves block space for timely data updates. This approach ensures critical information is processed even during high network activity, while maintaining efficiency by reallocating unused space to other transactions when necessary.

Supported by partners like SEDA, Stork, Supra, and others, Nexus relies on a network of Oracles to deliver accurate and verified data streams. These integrations strengthen the reliability of on-chain applications that depend on external data, making Plume Nexus a foundational component for decentralized systems requiring continuous, real-world information. ^[5]

Passport

Plume Passport introduces a Smart Wallet designed to make real-world assets (RWAs) as composable and functional within DeFi as native crypto assets. Traditional RWA holdings are often static and siloed due to compliance and custody barriers, limiting their usability. Plume addresses this by embedding custody and regulatory compliance directly into the wallet infrastructure, removing the need for external providers while streamlining the user experience. This approach turns RWAs into usable, yield-generating assets that can participate in staking, collateralization, and more across DeFi.

The Smart Wallet is specifically built to manage the unique requirements of RWAs, which generate yield from real-world sources like real estate or infrastructure projects. Rather than relying on external contracts or service providers, Plume's wallets use modified Ethereum clients to integrate essential functions such as automated workflows, gasless transactions, and batch operations. This setup gives users full control over wallet extensions and DeFi interactions without compromising security or compliance. ^[6]

Plume USD (pUSD)

Plume USD (pUSD) is the native stablecoin of the Plume blockchain, designed to facilitate transactions and financial operations in the Real World Asset Finance (RWAfi) ecosystem. It is a payment, trading, and collateralization medium within Plume’s on-chain applications. It is fully backed and liquid and supports secure and efficient interaction with tokenized real-world assets.

The stablecoin is pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar and backed by reserves of established stablecoins like USDC and USDT, aiming to ensure liquidity and price stability. Plume USD is integrated across various Plume-based applications, enabling use cases such as yield generation from RWAs, lending and borrowing, trading, and access to decentralized financial protocols.

Users can mint Plume USD by bridging assets from Ethereum or other supported networks and depositing stablecoins. This process allows for easy issuance and redemption, with the ability to swap Plume USD back into the deposited stablecoins as needed. ^[7]

Partnerships

• Aconomy
• M^0
• Pond
• Goldfinch
• Moca Network
• 0G
• Ocean Finance
• Mercado Bitcoin
• Superstate
• Symbiotic
• Uniblock
• Mimo
• Qiro
• Royco
• PinLink
• Predicate
• Busha
• DigiFT
• RNDM
• Chronicle
• PARQ Street

Co-founder Eugene Shen Passes Away

On May 29, 2025, Plume Network announced the passing of its co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Eugene Shen.

The announcement, made via the network's official X account, did not disclose the cause of death but indicated that it was sudden. The team expressed their condolences, stating;

"We’re in shock. Eugene was brilliant, deeply curious, and brought so much talent and heart to everything he did. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones." ^[9]

Shen played a pivotal role in shaping Plume Network, a blockchain platform focused on real-world asset tokenization. Under his technical leadership, the network achieved significant milestones, including raising $30 million in funding and onboarding over 180 projects to its ecosystem. Plume Network also garnered support from major firms like Binance’s YZi Labs and Apollo Global.

Prior to his work at Plume, Shen held senior engineering positions at Robinhood and dYdX, contributing to the development of trading infrastructure and blockchain scalability solutions. ^[10]

Following the announcement of Shen's death, the Plume token experienced a sharp decline, dropping over 10% within an hour. Trading volume surged by 46%, reaching nearly $35.5 million, as traders reacted to the news. The token's price fell from $0.157 to $0.143 in approximately 80 minutes, reflecting the market's response to the unexpected loss of a key figure in the project. ^[10]