Written by: Sanqing
Preface
Real World Assets (RWA) are becoming a new growth engine in the crypto world. After the initial tokenization attempts in the "RWA 1.0" era, the liquidity and actual use cases of on-chain assets have gradually become the core of industry attention. The emergence of Plume Network is precisely to solve this structural bottleneck.
As a full-stack Layer1 blockchain designed specifically for RWA-Fi, Plume not only moves real assets onto the chain, but also builds a new ecosystem that is "community-centric and asset-driven" through modular architecture, cross-chain revenue streams, and DeFi composability.
This article will comprehensively analyze Plume’s vision, mainnet stage arrangement, core infrastructure, interaction methods, incentive mechanism and airdrop strategy to help users seize the opportunity in the upcoming Genesis stage and systematically participate in this RWAfi network with great potential.
Ⅰ Understanding How Plume Network Builds the Future of RWA-Fi
1.1 Vision: Plume’s “RWA 2.0” – Beyond Simple Tokenization
Plume Network's vision goes beyond simply putting traditional assets on the chain. Its core concept "RWA 2.0" emphasizes making RWA on the chain have the same composability, interactivity, and deep integration as crypto-native assets, so as to integrate into the vast DeFi ecosystem. Plume is committed to blurring the boundaries between real-world assets and crypto-native assets, transforming everything into "tokens" to create new financial primitives and use cases.
This methodology aims to solve the pain points of insufficient liquidity and limited application scenarios after assets are put on the chain in the "RWA 1.0" era. Early RWA projects often simply tokenized assets, but these tokens lacked practical utility on the chain. Plume recognizes that if RWA wants to truly prosper, it must be as flexible and usable as native crypto assets, supporting complex financial activities such as lending, derivatives trading, and yield farming.
Plume positions itself as "Robinhood 2.0", "the people's blockchain", and its strategy is centered on community and buyer demand to attract institutions (sellers) to join. By building a large and active community of retail users, Plume aims to create an irresistible market for institutional asset issuers, a bottom-up RWA adoption path that is expected to expose ordinary investors to previously inaccessible asset classes. Plume's goal is to make on-chain RWA feel more like a crypto asset rather than a simple copy of a traditional RWA.
1.2 Mainnet Launch: A Phased Journey from Alpha to Genesis
Plume Network's mainnet launch adopts a phased approach to ensure the stability of the network and the maturity of the ecosystem.
Plume Alpha (Current Stage):
This phase is the foundational period before the public launch of the mainnet, focusing on guiding core RWA partners, deploying initial liquidity, and testing core infrastructure in a controlled environment. The goal of Plume Alpha is to provide deep liquidity, well-tested infrastructure, and a thriving ecosystem of dApps and experiences for public launch.
Currently, access to Plume Alpha is limited to selected partners for infrastructure construction and early liquidity deployment. Ordinary retail users cannot use dApps or interact with the mainnet as a whole at this stage, and will not accumulate any incentives or rewards. This strategy aims to solve the "cold start problem" common in new ecosystems. By pre-filling partners and capital in the ecosystem, it ensures that users can experience a vibrant and fully functional environment when the Genesis phase is opened to the public, thereby reducing the risk of becoming a "ghost chain".
Plume Genesis (launching this week):
The Genesis phase will mark the full opening of the Plume mainnet to the public, at which point retail users will be able to seamlessly participate in the RWAfi ecosystem.
The mainnet launch is just around the corner, with Genesis launching this week. Users can look forward to the following core features: $PLUME token staking, RWA income generation, high composability of RWA (such as recycling, exchange, lending), exposure to unique tokenized assets (such as real estate, gold, stocks, etc.), cross-chain RWA income streams achieved through Skylink, and a full-featured Plume Portal user portal.
Considering that there is no retail incentive in the Plume Alpha phase, users are advised to pay close attention to the Genesis launch announcement released by Plume official channels (such as the X platform account @plumenetwork and the official blog plume.org/blog) so as to participate effectively as soon as the public access and reward mechanism are launched.
1.3 Core Infrastructure: The Pillars of the Plume RWA Ecosystem
Plume’s RWAfi vision is supported by a series of carefully designed technical components:
Plume Chain: A modular, EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain optimized for RWA.
Arc: Plume’s tokenization engine, responsible for putting all kinds of real-world assets on-chain and managing them.
Nexus: A real-world oracle solution that provides critical off-chain data integration for on-chain assets.
Skylink: An RWA revenue stream product built in cooperation with LayerZero that can transmit the RWA revenue stream generated within the Plume ecosystem to more than 17 other blockchain networks, enhancing the cross-chain utilization efficiency of capital.
pUSD: Plume's planned native stablecoin (backed by USDC) aims to provide a stable medium of exchange and means of storing value for the ecosystem.
These components do not exist in isolation, but are interconnected and together form the cornerstone of Plume's "RWA 2.0" vision. For example, an RWA tokenized through Arc (such as real estate) may use Nexus to obtain real-time valuation data, and the income generated can be distributed to users through Skylink in DeFi protocols on other chains, forming a complete RWA value life cycle. The development of the native stablecoin pUSD is crucial to a prosperous RWAfi ecosystem. It can reduce dependence on external stablecoins, provide new income opportunities, and become the core trading pair for RWA transactions on Plume, which is essential for pricing, settlement, and collateral.
Ⅱ Plume RWAfi Ecosystem Participation Guide
2.1 Plume Portal: Your RWA-Fi Central Hub
The Plume Portal is a unified interface designed for users to simplify interaction with the Plume ecosystem. The portal will be the hub for all users, whether early supporters or new joiners, providing the following features:
Track rewards from different activities
Discover and interact with dApps
Access to core infrastructure such as DEX and bridges
Automatically optimize returns from RWA vaults
Get the latest news and announcements from Plume
The development of Plume Portal reflects Plume's high attention to user experience and its commitment to lowering the threshold for users to participate in RWAfi. RWAfi may involve multiple protocols and asset types, and its complexity is self-evident. A unified portal can simplify the discovery, interaction, and reward tracking process, which is crucial to attracting a wider range of retail users, especially the "automatic optimization of income" function, which will greatly simplify the complexity of yield farming.
2.2 Bridging assets to Plume: Powering your RWA interactions
Bridging assets to the Plume network is a prerequisite for participating in its RWA ecosystem. Plume has adopted a multi-faceted bridging strategy to enhance accessibility:
LayerZero Integration: Plume has integrated LayerZero to achieve cross-chain compatibility, which means that LayerZero will become one of the key technologies for asset bridging.
Stargate (via Enso Zaps on Royco UI): Users can deposit native assets from any supported chain using the Enso Zaps feature powered by Stargate directly on the Royco UI. This is a concrete example of a bridge approach that integrates bridge functionality directly into the dApp interface, significantly improving the user experience.
The role of Plume Portal: Plume Portal is expected to provide access to bridging functionality, integrating Stargate or other LayerZero-based bridging options.
Bitlayer native BTC bridge: Plume works with Bitlayer to provide a native BTC bridge solution to facilitate the entry of Bitcoin assets into the Plume ecosystem.
Skylink (outbound revenue): While Skylink is primarily used to flow RWA revenue from Plume to other chains, it also reflects Plume’s emphasis on cross-chain interoperability.
Users should follow the official release of the bridge interface on the Plume Portal after the launch of Plume Genesis, or look for integrated bridge functionality in partner dApps such as Royco Markets. This multi-bridge strategy provides users with flexibility and meets the needs of different asset types, aiming to create a strong and diverse entry point for capital inflows.
2.3 Unlocking Yields with Nest: Plume’s Flagship RWA Vault
Nest is Plume’s core RWA treasury product, allowing users to deposit stablecoins in exchange for interest-bearing RWA tokens (nTOKENs). All pre-deposits before the mainnet launch at the end of last year have been converted into the protocol’s nALPHA tokens.
Its main features include crypto-native access to RWA and nTOKENs that can be used as collateral in the RWAfi ecosystem (for circulation, lending, redemption, etc.). All Nest vaults are underwritten and due diligenced by Cicada Partners, with detailed scorecards published on the vault page, and have also been audited by multiple audit firms.
The Nest Vault provides access to a diverse range of RWAs, including asset classes that are typically difficult for retail users to reach, such as private credit and institutional-grade fund-backed products. The composability of nTOKENs is its power, transforming passive interest-earning assets into active capital that can be further utilized in the Plume RWAfi ecosystem, such as for leveraged income strategies or as RWA-backed collateral for lending, which is highly consistent with Plume's "RWA 2.0" vision.
2.4 Royco Markets: Enhancing RWA liquidity and active DeFi strategies
Plume plans to distribute 150 million $PLUME tokens (1.5% of the total supply) in the second quarter incentive event. Royco Markets is Plume's main incentive distribution partner, designed for users who prefer active DeFi strategies, and aims to guide the liquidity foundation required for RWAfi applications.
Users can provide Plume native assets in Royco Markets, such as mainstream tokens (PLUME, wPLUME, pUSD, wETH, USDT, USDC), RWA Treasury tokens (such as nCREDIT, nALPHA and other Nest tokens) and LP tokens. Depending on the risk profile of different markets, participants can obtain an annualized rate of return (APY) ranging from 10% to 50% (the range is not completely accurate).
However, it should be noted that all deposits have a 90-day soft lock-up period. Only liquidity providers who fully participate in the entire cycle can receive rewards. Early withdrawal will result in loss of incentive eligibility.
Royco Markets integrates multiple protocols and markets, including but not limited to:
Nest: RWA staking protocol, providing markets such as nALPHA, nCREDIT, nETF, nBASIS, etc.
Optimizer (Powered by Nucleus): Maximize returns through automatically managed vaults such as the Looped nALPHA Optimizer.
Rooster Protocol: The next generation RWA token automated market maker (AMM) on Plume, providing stable pairs such as nALPHA/pUSD and volatile pairs such as PLUME/pUSD.
Ambient/Tempest: Liquidity management system for Ambient Finance.
iZUMi: Provides liquidity as a service, supporting trading pairs such as wPLUME/wETH.
Solera: A collateralized lending protocol based on the Aave V3 fork, supporting lending of $PLUME and $pUSD.
Mystic: Structured vault based on the Aave V3 fork for isolating risk exposure and RWAfi lending.
There is a strong synergy between the base RWA interest-bearing tokens (nTOKENs) provided by Nest and the incentive environment provided by Royco Markets. After users deposit nALPHA tokens into Nest, they can invest them in Rooster Protocol within Royco to participate in liquidity market making, thereby earning transaction fees and $PLUME incentives. This multi-level income potential is very attractive. The 90-day soft lock-up period helps encourage long-term liquidity supply, buying time for the maturity of the RWA protocol and the establishment of sustainable trading volume, which is critical to the long-term health of the Plume RWAfi ecosystem.
* Special attention: RealtyX is listed on Royco Markets
RealtyX is an innovative real estate RWA launch platform that tokenizes properties into tradable RWA tokens (RST####, each property has its own unique number and SPDD) through its innovative SPDD architecture, thereby achieving stablecoin returns and DeFi integration. RealtyX has been confirmed to be built on the Plume network, and will sell Plume-themed apartment tokenized properties simultaneously with the launch of the Plume mainnet. It is a deep official partner of Plume since the testnet.
RealtyX will also list its tokenized real estate products or vaults on Royco Markets. This will allow users to access the income and liquidity of tokenized real estate through Royco's incentive framework. Coin holders can share the rental income of unsold shares in the contract with Royco. This is an important practice of the "RWA 2.0" concept, and is expected to make traditionally illiquid real estate assets more liquid and accessible through DeFi incentive mechanisms.
III Airdrop Alchemy – Getting Ready for Plume’s Token Distribution
3.1 Lessons Learned: Review of Plume’s First Season Airdrop
Plume's first season of airdrops provided a valuable reference for subsequent activities. Its eligibility criteria covered testnet users (over 18 million wallet addresses and 280 million transactions), active Discord community members, and early pre-deposit participants. This shows that Plume values all-round contributions to the ecosystem, including technical testing, community building, and early funding support.
The claiming mechanism is cleverly designed, providing two options: immediate claiming (getting 100% of the quota, and an additional 33% reward for participating in activities after the mainnet is launched) and delayed claiming (claiming after the mainnet is launched can get 166% of the quota). The significant reward for delayed claiming (166% vs. 100%+33%) clearly incentivizes long-term holding and confidence in the project, rather than short-term selling, and this pattern may continue in the future. In addition, Plume worked with Trusta Labs to use advanced analytical technology to identify and exclude Sybil attackers, ensuring the fairness of the airdrop.
3.2 Preparing for the second season airdrop: confirmed activities and strategic deployment
Plume has officially confirmed that it will launch the second season of $PLUME token airdrop activities. As the mainnet approaches, the focus of the second season of airdrops is of course the actual interaction of the mainnet RWAfi.
Confirmed core airdrop driver: Royco Markets participation
Up to 150 million $PLUME token incentives, a lot of which were distributed through Royco Markets' incentive activities.
Core strategy: Provide Plume native assets (mainstream tokens, Nest tokens, LP tokens) to various protocols in Royco Markets (such as Nest, Optimizer, Rooster Protocol, etc.).
Key Condition: Be sure to adhere to the 90-day soft lock period to ensure you receive these generous $PLUME rewards.
Confirmed Core Airdrop Driver: $PLUME Staking
Staking $PLUME tokens will not only earn you network security rewards, but will also unlock exclusive benefits, including additional token airdrops when new applications in future ecosystem projects are launched.
Early stakers are expected to be in the best position to maximize their potential returns. $PLUME staking is not only for the purpose of obtaining rewards for $PLUME itself, but is also positioned as the "golden key" to obtain airdrops from other projects within the Plume ecosystem, which creates a strong incentive for long-term holding and staking $PLUME.
Potential airdrop bonuses/activities (based on experience from Season 1 and general practice):
Plume Goon NFTs: These NFTs minted during the testnet provided benefits such as "extra mileage, multipliers, re-investment opportunities". Although the Plume Alpha blog post did not clearly answer questions about their future value, holding these NFTs may still provide some kind of bonus or early participation advantage in Season 2 or future events. Holders are advised to pay close attention to official announcements.
Plume Portal interaction: After Genesis is launched, actively use the various functions of Portal (such as exchange, bridging, and revenue optimization).
Core trading pair liquidity provision: especially pUSD and $PLUME trading pairs with other mainstream tokens.
Volume and frequency of RWA interactions: Continuous and real use of the RWAfi protocol.
Governance Participation: Once enabled, use staked $PLUME to participate in voting.
Community participation: Actively and constructively interact on the official X platform (@plumenetwork), Discord, etc.
IV Beyond the Airdrop – Long-term Value and Participation of Plume
4.1 $PLUME Tokens: Utility, Staking, and Network Security
The $PLUME token is the core of the Plume Network ecosystem. Its value lies not only in the expected airdrop, but also in its inherent multiple utilities:
Core Utility:
As the gas fee token on the Plume network, it is used to pay transaction fees.
Participate in network security maintenance by staking and earn corresponding staking rewards.
Holders are given governance rights and can participate in voting on key decisions such as protocol upgrades and parameter adjustments.
Used within the ecosystem for asset management, such as in the Plume Portal.
Staking mechanism:
Users delegate $PLUME tokens to the validator node.
Earn automatically reinvested rewards in real time.
There is a 21-day cooling-off period for unstaking.
The act of staking directly contributes to network decentralization and RWA security.
Benefits of staking (besides $PLUME rewards):
Future Ecosystem Rewards: Opportunities to receive airdrops for new dApps built on Plume.
Early access to new features/services.
Exclusive participation rights in ecosystem activities.
App-exclusive benefits: For example, lower transaction fees or priority access in certain dApps.
Through staking and governance, $PLUME tokens are designed to be productive assets rather than purely speculative tools. Multi-level reward mechanisms (direct staking income, ecological airdrops, application benefits) make long-term holding and staking $PLUME extremely attractive to ecological participants, which in turn enhances network security and promotes user loyalty.
4.2 Future Outlook: Strategic Cooperation and Ecosystem Growth
Plume Network is actively expanding its ecosystem and establishing cooperation with many RWA projects and institutional partners, showing strong growth momentum and long-term planning. Announced partners include PayPal (PYUSD), Goldfinch Prime (which has products from institutions such as Apollo and KKR behind it), Superstate, Mocaverse, Brazil's largest exchange Mercado Bitcoin, as well as Centrifuge, DigiFT, Matrixdock, etc.
Plume pays special attention to introducing unique asset classes, such as tokenized car rental fleets in partnership with Fractit, music IP, on-chain stocks supported by Backed, innovative blockchain real estate finance from RealtyX, AI agents in partnership with 0G Labs, and reinsurance products from Suranceplus. This broad coverage of diverse RWA categories and DeFi primitives, combined with its professional L1 infrastructure, aims to create strong network effects and competitive barriers. The more diverse the ecosystem and the more DeFi protocols are integrated, the more attractive Plume will be to users and new projects, forming a self-reinforcing growth cycle. Partnerships with payment giants such as PayPal and asset managers such as Apollo have also brought significant credibility endorsements to Plume.
Conclusion
As the Plume Network mainnet Genesis phase is about to start, a bottom-up "on-chain real asset revolution" is about to begin. Plume is not just the next new L1 project, but plays the role of a structural innovator in the RWAfi narrative - not only solving the cold start problem, but also creating a RWA ecosystem that can be truly used through tokenization engines, cross-chain revenue streams, combined use of treasury assets and DeFi liquidity guidance.
For ordinary users, this is not only an opportunity to participate in the early airdrop of high-quality new public chains, but also the starting point to experience the next stage of the paradigm shift in DeFi development. Users are advised to pay close attention to Plume Portal and official social media platforms, master the interaction rhythm of the Genesis stage, grasp the key links such as Nest Vault, Royco Markets, and pledge, and take the lead in this emerging ecosystem. The RWA 2.0 era has arrived, and Plume may be the starting point for you to start this era.
