This is part of an ongoing case study series "Bitcoin At Work," highlighting the success of Real-World Bitcoin builders on Plume.
Plume’s Real-World Bitcoin mission is simple: turn Bitcoin from the world’s largest idle asset into the backbone of institutional-grade, onchain finance.
By bridging BTC directly into tokenized real-world assets, Plume delivers institutional-grade RWAs with steady, scalable yield.
Unlocking Multi-Source BTC Yield with CIAN on Plume
Building a BTC Yield Layer
The FBTC Yield Layer, powered by CIAN, is a restaking yield aggregation protocol deployed on Plume. Users deposit FBTC, a liquid staking derivative of Bitcoin, into CIAN’s smart contracts, which automatically allocate assets across optimized. These include FBTC as collateral: Borrow USDT → Swap to RLUSD → Supply to Aave for lending yields, and direct FBTC deposits: Supply FBTC to TakaraLend on Sei for native lending rewards yield sources.
By simplifying access to multi-source yield, the BTC Yield Layer makes Bitcoin more productive as an on-chain asset, not just through tokenization, but also as collateral for staking, lending, and structured yield strategies. This shifts BTC’s role from passive value storage to an active, yield-bearing foundation for decentralized finance.
A Compliance-Ready Foundation
Deploying on Plume gives CIAN a foundation purpose-built for RWAfi and real world Bitcoin. Plume’s RWA-ready infrastructure, including KYC and cross-chain compliance integrations, helps remove regulatory friction for institutional users.
CIAN’s aggregation model enables stable, scalable returns through dynamic rebalancing across multiple protocols. For institutions, this means access to yield strategies that are both audited and compliance-ready, with the option to design custom products such as white-label vaults or RWA-backed BTC yield portfolios.
Focusing in on Institutional Development
CIAN has a history of delivering yield strategies at scale, with $1.5B in peak TVL. In Q2, CIAN supported 25,979 wallets, $1.45B TVL, and 21 integrated protocols. Building on this foundation, CIAN’s collaboration with Plume will focus on:
- RWA + real world Bitcoin compliance – bridging traditional finance and DeFi through Plume’s regulatory framework
- Custom institutional products – such as RWA-backed BTC yield vaults
- Liquidity standards – co-defining best practices for multi-chain yield aggregation
By combining CIAN’s proven yield infrastructure with Plume’s RWAfi-first design, the BTC Yield Layer demonstrates how Bitcoin can evolve into a secure, compliant, and productive base asset for institutional adoption.