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Plume

<h2 id="what-the-vault-holds">What the Vault Holds</h2>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/ether_fi" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@ether_fi</a>, the largest non-custodial crypto neobank, and <a href="https://twitter.com/plumenetwork" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@plumenetwork</a> have launched a collaborative RWA Vault, giving ether.fi users open access to institutional-grade real-world yield that was previously available only to select investors. The platform has committed $100 million to the product, marking a significant scale-up from an earlier $25 million allocation made in March 2026.</p>
<p>Plume Nest Vaults standardize institutional assets and yield into simple, compliant, non-custodial onchain vaults. This structured income product includes an overcollateralized credit pool, a AAA CLO, and a total bond market ETF, from asset issuers collectively managing over $10 trillion in AUM. The vault currently pays a variable 7.25% APY and is accessible directly within ether.fi's interface, so eligible users never have to leave the app.</p>
<h2 id="the-broader-push-into-tokenized-finance">The Broader Push Into Tokenized Finance</h2>
<p>Institutional yield that was previously out of reach is now available to over $6 billion in ether.fi customer deposits. The move reflects growing frustration with compressed DeFi returns: users of crypto neobanks are increasingly looking for more sustainable, diversified sources of yield that only real-world assets can reliably provide.</p>
<p>The launch also fits a broader industry shift. Data from RWA.xyz shows the tokenized real-world asset sector has grown to more than $34 billion in onchain value, up from about $5.8 billion at the start of 2025. Boston Consulting Group noted in a recent report that tokenized funds, collateral, and fixed-income products are among the blockchain-based financial products most likely to see wider institutional adoption over the coming decade, as digital assets move beyond speculative trading toward payments, settlement, and capital markets infrastructure.</p>
<p><strong>Sources:</strong><br><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/etherfi-allocates-100m-exclusively-into-plume-rwa-vault-302791339.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">EtherFi Allocates $100M Exclusively into Plume RWA Vault (PR Newswire)</a><br><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/grvt-taps-plume-for-tokenized-rwa-yield-products" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Tokenized RWA Sector Surpasses $34B in Onchain Value (CoinTelegraph)</a><br><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/etherfi-allocates-25m-to-plumes-nest-vault-powered-by-superstates-uscc-302719027.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">EtherFi Allocates $25M to Plume's Nest Vault (PR Newswire, March 2026)</a></p>

EtherFi just put $100M into a real-world asset vault.

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