Plume Mainnet Launch Preview: The Complete Guide to One-Stop RWA-Fi Ecosystem Interaction
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Plume Mainnet Launch Preview: The Complete Guide to One-Stop RWA-Fi Ecosystem Interaction
An upward "on-chain real asset revolution" is unfolding.
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsBy: Sanqing
Introduction
Real World Assets (RWA) are emerging as a new growth engine for the crypto world. After the initial tokenization attempts of the "RWA 1.0" era, liquidity and practical use cases for on-chain assets have gradually become central industry concerns. The emergence of Plume Network is precisely aimed at solving this structural bottleneck.
As a full-stack Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for RWA-Fi, Plume does more than simply move real-world assets on-chain. Through a modular architecture, cross-chain yield streams, and DeFi composability, it builds a new ecosystem that is “community-driven and asset-powered.”
This article provides a comprehensive analysis of Plume’s vision, mainnet phase rollout, core infrastructure, interaction methods, incentive mechanisms, and airdrop strategy—helping users seize opportunities from day one of the upcoming Genesis phase and systematically participate in this high-potential RWAfi network.
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 merely bringing traditional assets on-chain. Its core concept, “RWA 2.0,” emphasizes enabling RWAs to achieve the same level of composability, interactivity, and deep integration with native crypto assets, thereby fully integrating them into the broader DeFi ecosystem. Plume aims to blur the lines between real-world and crypto-native assets, transforming everything into “tokens” to create entirely new financial primitives and use cases.
This methodology directly addresses the key shortcomings of the “RWA 1.0” era—insufficient liquidity and limited applications after assets were tokenized. Early RWA projects often only completed tokenization, but these tokens lacked real utility on-chain. Plume recognizes that for RWAs to truly thrive, they 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,” focusing its strategy on community and buyer demand to attract institutional participants (sellers). By building a large and active retail user base, Plume aims to create an irresistible market for institutional asset issuers—a bottom-up adoption path for RWAs that could give ordinary investors access to previously unreachable asset classes. Plume’s goal is to make on-chain RWAs feel like crypto-native assets rather than mere copies of traditional RWAs.
1.2 Mainnet Launch: A Phased Journey from Alpha to Genesis
Plume Network adopts a phased approach to its mainnet launch to ensure network stability and ecosystem maturity.
Plume Alpha (Current Phase):
This stage serves as the foundation before public mainnet release, focusing on onboarding core RWA partners, deploying initial liquidity, and testing core infrastructure in a controlled environment. The goal of Plume Alpha is to provide deep liquidity, thoroughly tested infrastructure, and a thriving dApp and experience ecosystem by the time of public launch.
Currently, access to Plume Alpha is limited to select partners for infrastructure setup and early liquidity deployment. Retail users cannot use dApps or interact with the mainnet during this phase and will not accumulate any incentives or rewards. This strategy addresses the common “cold start problem” in new ecosystems by pre-filling the ecosystem with partners and capital, ensuring that when the Genesis phase opens to the public, users experience a vibrant and fully functional environment—reducing the risk of becoming a “ghost chain.”
Plume Genesis (Launching within the week):
The Genesis phase marks the full public opening of the Plume mainnet, enabling seamless participation in the RWAfi ecosystem for retail users.
With the mainnet launch imminent, the Genesis phase will introduce key features including: $PLUME token staking, RWA yield generation, high composability of RWAs (e.g., looping, swapping, borrowing), access to unique tokenized assets (such as real estate, gold, stocks), cross-chain RWA yield flows via Skylink, and a fully-featured Plume Portal user interface.
Given that there are no retail incentives during the Plume Alpha phase, users are advised to closely monitor official Plume channels (such as the X account @plumenetwork and official blog plume.org/blog) for the Genesis launch announcement to effectively participate at the earliest moment public access and reward mechanisms go live.
1.3 Core Infrastructure: Pillars of the Plume RWA Ecosystem
Plume’s RWAfi vision is supported by a suite of carefully designed technical components:
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Plume Chain: A modular, EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain optimized specifically for RWA.
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Arc: Plume’s tokenization engine responsible for bringing various real-world assets on-chain and managing them.
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Nexus: A real-world oracle solution that integrates critical off-chain data for on-chain assets.
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Skylink: An RWA yield flow product built in collaboration with LayerZero, capable of transmitting RWA yield generated within the Plume ecosystem to over 17 other blockchain networks, enhancing cross-chain capital efficiency.
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pUSD: Plume’s planned native stablecoin (backed by USDC), intended to serve as a stable medium of exchange and store of value within the ecosystem.
These components are not isolated; they are interconnected and collectively form the foundation of Plume’s “RWA 2.0” vision. For example, an RWA tokenized via Arc (e.g., real estate) might use Nexus to obtain real-time valuation data, while its generated yield could be distributed via Skylink to users’ DeFi protocols on other chains—creating a complete lifecycle for RWA value. The development of the native stablecoin pUSD is crucial for a thriving RWAfi ecosystem, reducing reliance on external stablecoins, creating new yield opportunities, and serving as a core trading pair for RWA transactions on Plume—critical for pricing, settlement, and collateralization.
Ⅱ Guide to Participating in the Plume RWAfi Ecosystem
2.1 Plume Portal: Your Central Hub for RWA-Fi
Plume Portal is a unified interface designed to simplify user interaction with the Plume ecosystem. This portal will serve as the central hub for all users—whether early supporters or newcomers—and offer the following features:
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Track rewards from various activities
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Discover and interact with dApps
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Access core infrastructure such as DEXs and bridges
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Automatically optimize yields from RWA vaults
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Stay updated with the latest news and announcements from Plume
The development of Plume Portal reflects Plume’s strong emphasis on user experience and lowering the barrier to entry for RWAfi participation. Given the inherent complexity of RWAfi involving multiple protocols and asset types, a unified portal streamlines discovery, interaction, and reward tracking—essential for attracting a broader retail audience. The “auto-optimize yield” feature, in particular, will greatly simplify the complexities 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 employs a multi-pronged bridging strategy to enhance accessibility:
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LayerZero Integration: Plume has integrated LayerZero to enable cross-chain compatibility, making it one of the key technologies for asset bridging.
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Stargate (via Enso Zaps on Royco UI): Users can directly deposit native assets from any supported chain using Enso Zaps powered by Stargate, accessible within the Royco UI. This is a concrete example of a bridging pathway, with the functionality embedded directly into the dApp interface, significantly improving user experience.
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Role of Plume Portal: Plume Portal is expected to provide bridge access points, integrating options such as Stargate or other LayerZero-based bridges.
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Bitlayer Native BTC Bridge: Plume collaborates with Bitlayer to offer a native BTC bridging solution, facilitating Bitcoin’s entry into the Plume ecosystem.
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Skylink (Outbound Yield): While Skylink primarily enables RWA yield to flow from Plume to other chains, it also demonstrates Plume’s commitment to cross-chain interoperability.
After the Plume Genesis launch, users should look for official bridge interfaces on Plume Portal or integrated bridging functions within partner dApps like Royco Markets. This multi-bridge strategy offers flexibility and meets the needs of different asset types, aiming to create robust and diverse entry points for capital inflow.
2.3 Unlocking Yields with Nest: Plume’s Flagship RWA Vault
Nest is Plume’s core RWA vault product, allowing users to deposit stablecoins in exchange for interest-bearing RWA tokens (nTOKENs). All pre-deposits made before mainnet launch last year have been converted into nALPHA tokens of this protocol.
Key features include crypto-native access to RWAs, and the ability to use nTOKENs as collateral within the RWAfi ecosystem (for looping, lending, swapping, etc.). All Nest vaults are underwritten and due-diligenced by Cicada Partners, with detailed scorecards published on the vault page, and have also passed audits by multiple audit firms.
Nest vaults provide access to diversified RWAs, including asset classes typically difficult for retail users to reach—such as private credit and institutionally backed funds. The composability of nTOKENs is their strength, transforming what would otherwise be passive income-generating assets into active capital that can be further utilized within the Plume RWAfi ecosystem—for example, in leveraged yield strategies or as collateral for RWA-backed loans. This aligns perfectly with Plume’s “RWA 2.0” vision.
2.4 Royco Markets: Enhancing RWA Liquidity & Active DeFi Strategies
Plume plans to distribute 150 million $PLUME tokens (1.5% of total supply) during its second-season incentive program. Royco Markets is Plume’s primary partner for distributing these incentives, designed for users who prefer active DeFi strategies and aimed at establishing the foundational liquidity required by RWAfi applications.
Users can provide Plume-native assets on Royco Markets, including mainstream tokens (PLUME, wPLUME, pUSD, wETH, USDT, USDC), RWA vault tokens (such as nCREDIT, nALPHA, and other Nest tokens), and LP tokens. Depending on the risk profile of each market, participants may earn annual percentage yields (APY) ranging from 10% to 50% (ranges approximate).
However, note that all deposits come with a 90-day soft lockup period. Only liquidity providers who complete the entire cycle will receive rewards; early withdrawal forfeits eligibility.
Royco Markets integrates multiple protocols and markets, including but not limited to:
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Nest: RWA staking protocol offering markets such as nALPHA, nCREDIT, nETF, and nBASIS.
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Optimizer (powered by Nucleus): Maximizes yield through auto-managed vaults (e.g., Looped nALPHA Optimizer).
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Rooster Protocol: Next-generation RWA token AMM on Plume, offering stable pairs like nALPHA/pUSD and volatile pairs like PLUME/pUSD.
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Ambient/Tempest: Ambient Finance’s liquidity management system.
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iZUMi: Provides liquidity-as-a-service for trading pairs such as wPLUME/wETH.
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Solera: Aave V3 fork-based collateralized lending protocol supporting $PLUME and $pUSD borrowing/lending.
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Mystic: Aave V3 fork-based structured vault for isolating risk exposure and enabling RWAfi lending.
A powerful synergy exists between Nest’s foundational RWA yield tokens (nTOKENs) and the incentivized environment provided by Royco Markets. For instance, a user depositing into Nest to receive nALPHA can then contribute it to Rooster Protocol on Royco for liquidity provision, earning both trading fees and $PLUME incentives. This multi-layered yield potential is highly attractive. The 90-day soft lockup encourages long-term liquidity supply, giving RWA protocols time to mature and establish sustainable trading volume—crucial for the long-term health of the Plume RWAfi ecosystem.
* Special Focus: RealtyX Launching on Royco Markets
RealtyX is an innovative real estate RWA launch platform that tokenizes properties into tradable RWA tokens (RST####, each with a unique ID and SPDD) via its novel SPDD architecture, enabling stablecoin yields and DeFi integration. RealtyX has confirmed building on the Plume network and will simultaneously launch tokenized Plume-themed apartment offerings upon mainnet launch, making it a deeply integrated official partner since the testnet phase.
RealtyX will also list its tokenized real estate products or vaults on Royco Markets. This allows users to access yield and liquidity from tokenized real estate through Royco’s incentive framework. Token holders can share rental income from unsold shares within Royco’s smart contracts—an important implementation of the “RWA 2.0” concept, potentially making traditionally illiquid real estate assets more liquid and accessible through DeFi incentives.
Ⅲ Airdrop Alchemy – Preparing for Plume’s Token Distribution
3.1 Lessons Learned: Review of Plume’s First-Season Airdrop
Plume’s first-season airdrop provides valuable insights for future campaigns. Eligibility criteria included testnet users (over 18 million wallet addresses and 280 million transactions), active Discord community members, and early pre-deposit participants—indicating Plume values contributions across technical testing, community engagement, and early financial support.
The claim mechanism was ingeniously designed, offering two options: immediate claim (100% allocation, plus an extra 33% bonus if participating in post-mainnet activities) or delayed claim (166% allocation when claimed after mainnet launch). The significant advantage of delayed claiming (166% vs. 100%+33%) clearly incentivizes long-term holding and confidence in the project over short-term dumping—a model likely to continue in the future. Additionally, Plume partnered with Trusta Labs to leverage advanced analytics to identify and exclude Sybil attackers, ensuring fairness in the airdrop.
3.2 Preparing for Season Two: Confirmed Activities & Strategic Deployment
Plume has officially confirmed the launch of its second-season $PLUME token airdrop. As the mainnet approaches, the focus of Season Two will naturally shift to actual on-chain interactions within the RWAfi ecosystem.
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Confirmed Core Airdrop Driver: Participation in Royco Markets
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Up to 150 million $PLUME tokens to be distributed via Royco Markets incentive programs.
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Core Strategy: Provide Plume-native assets (mainstream tokens, Nest tokens, LP tokens) to various protocols on Royco Markets (e.g., Nest, Optimizer, Rooster Protocol).
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Key Condition: Strictly adhere to the 90-day soft lockup period to qualify for these substantial $PLUME rewards.
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Confirmed Core Airdrop Driver: $PLUME Staking
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Staking $PLUME not only earns network security rewards but also unlocks exclusive benefits, including additional token airdrops from future ecosystem projects upon their launch.
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Early stakers are expected to be best positioned to maximize potential returns. $PLUME staking is being positioned as the “golden key” to airdrops from other projects within the Plume ecosystem, creating strong incentives for long-term holding and staking.
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Potential Airdrop Boosters / Activities (Inferred from Season One and Common Practices):
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Plume Goon NFTs: Minting these NFTs during the testnet granted benefits such as “extra miles, multipliers, and re-entry chances.” Although the Alpha-phase blog did not clarify their future value, holding these NFTs may still offer some boost or early access advantage in Season Two or future events. Holders are advised to watch official announcements closely.
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Plume Portal Interaction: Actively use Portal features (e.g., swapping, bridging, yield optimization) after Genesis launches.
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Liquidity Provision for Core Trading Pairs: Especially pUSD and $PLUME paired with other major tokens.
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Transaction Volume and Frequency in RWA Interactions: Consistent, genuine usage of RWAfi protocols.
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Governance Participation: Once enabled, vote using staked $PLUME tokens.
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Community Engagement: Active and constructive interaction on official channels such as X (@plumenetwork) and Discord.
Ⅳ Beyond Airdrops – Plume’s Long-Term Value and Participation
4.1 $PLUME Token: Utility, Staking, and Network Security
The $PLUME token is the cornerstone of the Plume Network ecosystem. Its value extends far beyond airdrop speculation, rooted in multiple intrinsic utilities:
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Core Utilities:
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Gas fee token on the Plume network, used to pay transaction fees.
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Participation in network security through staking, earning staking rewards.
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Grants governance rights, enabling voting on protocol upgrades and parameter adjustments.
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Used for asset management within the ecosystem, such as operations on Plume Portal.
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Staking Mechanism:
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Users delegate $PLUME tokens to validator nodes.
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Earn real-time rewards that can be automatically re-staked.
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Unstaking requires a 21-day cooldown period.
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Staking directly contributes to network decentralization and RWA security.
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Benefits of Staking (Beyond $PLUME Rewards):
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Future Ecosystem Rewards: Opportunity to receive airdrops from new dApps launching on Plume.
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Early Access to New Features/Services.
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Exclusive Participation in Ecosystem Events.
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Application-Specific Perks: e.g., lower trading fees or priority access on certain dApps.
Through staking and governance, the $PLUME token is designed as a productive asset rather than a pure speculative instrument. The multi-layered reward structure (direct staking yield, ecosystem airdrops, application perks) makes long-term holding and staking highly attractive for ecosystem participants—thereby strengthening network security and fostering user loyalty.
4.2 Future Outlook: Strategic Partnerships and Ecosystem Growth
Plume Network is actively expanding its ecosystem, forming partnerships with numerous RWA projects and institutional partners, demonstrating strong growth momentum and long-term vision. Announced partners include PayPal (PYUSD), Goldfinch Prime (backed by institutional products from Apollo, KKR, etc.), Superstate, Mocaverse, Brazil’s largest exchange Mercado Bitcoin, and Centrifuge, DigiFT, Matrixdock, among others.
Plume particularly focuses on introducing unique asset classes, such as tokenized car leasing fleets via Fractit, music IP, Backed-supported on-chain stocks, RealtyX’s innovative blockchain-based real estate finance, AI agents via collaboration with 0G Labs, and reinsurance products from Suranceplus. This broad coverage of diverse RWA categories and DeFi primitives, combined with its specialized L1 infrastructure, aims to build strong network effects and competitive moats. The more diverse the ecosystem and the greater the number of integrated DeFi protocols, the more attractive Plume becomes to users and new projects—creating a self-reinforcing growth loop. Partnerships with payment giants like PayPal and asset managers like Apollo also lend significant credibility to Plume.
Conclusion
As Plume Network prepares to launch its mainnet Genesis phase, a bottom-up “on-chain real assets revolution” is about to begin. Plume is not just another new L1 project—it plays a structural innovator role in the RWAfi narrative, solving cold-start problems and building a genuinely usable RWA ecosystem through tokenization engines, cross-chain yield flows, composable vault assets, and DeFi liquidity bootstrapping.
For retail users, this is not merely an opportunity to participate in an early airdrop of a promising new public chain, but also a front-row seat to the next paradigm shift in DeFi. Users are encouraged to closely monitor Plume Portal and official social media channels, understand the interaction timeline of the Genesis phase, and strategically engage with key elements such as Nest vaults, Royco Markets, and staking—to gain an early foothold in this emerging ecosystem. The RWA 2.0 era has arrived, and Plume may well be your gateway into it.
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