
Nest, the RWA yield protocol by Plume, is opening up opportunities retail users previously couldn't touch.
Built on Plume’s purpose-built RWA infrastructure, Nest connects real-world returns directly to user ownership and transforms them into productive onchain assets. Through vaults tied to institutional players, DeFi users can earn real yield backed by real assets.
Real-world asset yield is the long-anticipated bridge between crypto and traditional finance. It directly ties the accessibility of DeFi to the markets we’re already participating in, and opens up ones that have been difficult to access.
With Nest, gaining exposure to private credit no longer requires institutional paperwork, and investing in U.S. Treasuries doesn’t demand a brokerage account. Money market funds, corporate debt, and other more niche but compelling asset classes become tradeable within a few clicks, from anywhere in the world.
This opens up a new ecosystem of investable products for the everyday DeFi user.

Nest isn’t only about access. It takes RWA yield even further, giving stagnant assets a new productive life onchain.
Rather than sitting in a brokerage account like their TradFi counterparts, users can lend, borrow, leverage, loop, or swap against their RWA holdings just like any other onchain asset. This improves capital efficiency, unlocks strategy flexibility, and allows more advanced users to stack returns on top of a stable underlying yield.
RWA yield also offers a balance when it comes to market volatility. Most RWAs offer a baseline predictability because of their link to real assets. DeFi on the other hand offers incredibly high highs and very low lows. Together, they bring together the benefits of pure DeFi and TradFi.
Nest is the starting point for a new category of onchain participation. Real assets, real ownership, and real yield, all made accessible through DeFi.