Plume’s presence in Dubai during Token2049 Week confirmed that Real World Asset Finance (RWAfi) has gone from emerging trend to dominant narrative—and Plume is at the forefront.
Across five days, we activated the city with ecosystem showcases, institutional panels, strategic side events, and community gatherings. The demand for RWA infrastructure is real, and Plume is delivering it.
🏗️ April 28: RWA Ecosystem Day – Showcasing the Future of Tokenization
Our flagship RWA Ecosystem Day kicked off the week by bringing together over 30 pioneering projects building on or integrating with Plume. From tokenized credit markets and real estate to DeFi-native oracles and stablecoins, the day highlighted how broad and deep the tokenization of real world assets is becoming.
The event featured live office hours with Plume’s leadership, livestream access for global viewers, and project showcases spanning DeFi, compliance, and capital markets.
Confirmed partners and sponsors included:
GAIB, MANSA, CBI, Rooster Protocol, Nest, Jigsaw, Nexade, RedStone, Polytrade, eOracle, R2, D3, Input, Zivoe, PayAiro, Octane, TrueFi, Soneium, Serafund, BTSE, Kite AI, Laser Digital, Cypher & Cultured.
The energy from founders, investors, and contributors confirmed that Plume is the preferred platform for tokenized assets and RWA development.
🌇 April 28: Plume Family Night – Celebrating the RWA Community
That evening, we welcomed over 250 builders, investors, and ecosystem leaders to Plume Family Night - a celebration of everything we’ve built together. Conversations covered everything from curated yield products and compliance frameworks to validator onboarding and tokenized payments.
The night was filled with energy, meaningful connections, and high-signal conversations with some of the premier projects in the RWA space.
🌍 Dubai Activations – On Stage and Across the RWA Ecosystem
Throughout Token2049 Week, Plume was active at 20+ events across Dubai—demonstrating thought leadership, ecosystem alignment, and institutional credibility in every room.
🔹 Panels & Keynotes
Our team spoke at the most high-impact crypto and Web3 events in Dubai, including:
- deAI Day: The Future of AI, DePIN & Web3 - A curated TOKEN2049 forum exploring the intersection of modular AI systems and decentralized infrastructure. Teddy joined conversations with industry leaders building at the frontier of onchain intelligence.
- InvestCon - A deal-focused “unconference” designed for founders, funds, and operators to cut through the noise and get straight to the pitch. No panels, just real conversations - and we closed several.
- Animoca Portfolio Day 2025 @ Dubai - Teddy spoke on the panel “Tokenizing Diverse RWAs for Global Accessibility” alongside leaders from GAIB and Geodnet, moderated by Animoca’s Brian Chan.
- RWA Gulf Summit – Plume CEO Chris Yin introduced our BTC-secured cross-chain layer for tokenized assets.
- Proof of AI - Builder and Influencer Night by PayPal Ventures & KITE AI & 499 - Teddy joined relaxed, high-signal discussions on the future of AI x Web3 and the human side of building frontier technologies.
- RWA Unwind by Polytrade – A late-night panel on stablecoins, credit, and DeFi-native debt markets
- RWAiFi Summit – Plume joined Solv, OpenEden, and Maple to break down curated access and composable RWA strategies
- SUI Basecamp – Chris Yin shared why inefficiencies in traditional finance make the case for RWAfi onchain
- Mastering Web3 Finance and Compliance : Blockchain & Beyond - Our team joined a panel on institutional strategy alongside leaders from GSR, DWF Labs, RD Technologies, and Solv.
- Burj Horizon: Trade Safe. Stay Compliant. Grow Together - An exclusive Web3 afternoon gathering focused on security, compliance, and sustainable ecosystem growth
- XDC Demo Day Dubai powered by Plug and Play - A showcase of tokenization tools and emerging infrastructure startups, where Plume joined Tokeny, Polytrade, Credefi, and Nomyx on how UAE capital meets Silicon Valley innovation.
- New Friendship Tech Dubai - Jack joined a panel titled The Future of RWA On-Chain, alongside leaders from Voyager, Zivoe, and Brickken.
🔹 Side Events & Ecosystem Engagements
Plume was everywhere the conversation on tokenization and Web3 finance was happening:
- RWA Gulf Summit Night – A capital-focused evening with family offices and institutions
- Shisha DAO x Hotpot DAO – Community connection with Web3 builders and DAO operators
- 12 Years, One Gate, One World - A rooftop celebration with founders, traders, and ecosystem veterans at one of the week’s most iconic venues.
- VIP Mixer by Immunefi, ChainSecurity & Inverse Finance – Emphasizing smart contract security and institutional-grade risk management
- The Whispers: Jazz & Cigars – Hosted by Tether, Mansa, Paybis, Credit Coop, and Plume. This speakeasy brought together top-tier allocators, LPs, and ecosystem leaders—set to the sound of live jazz and custom Cuban cigars.
- Yacht2049 – A floating meetup hosted with PayAiro and Frankencoin focused on stablecoins and real world payments
In every room, one thing was clear: Plume has become the backbone of RWAfi adoption.
What’s Next for Plume
Dubai gave us momentum and clarity. As we prepare for mainnet, Plume is focused on scaling access to tokenized real-world assets, expanding integrations, and onboarding the next wave of contributors, developers, and validators.
The tokenization of real world assets is no longer hypothetical - it’s underway.
And mainnet is coming soon. Stay tuned.
