RWA Market Set to 5x by 2026 as Plume Lands Major Institutional Deal
The market for tokenized real-world assets could expand dramatically over the next two years, driven by a widening investor...
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- The market for tokenized real-world assets is expected to grow significantly over the next two years, potentially increasing three to five times by 2026.
- Plume anticipates a tenfold increase in RWA holders by year-end and a possibility of 25x growth in 2026, driven by rising institutional adoption.
- A new partnership with Securitize will enhance Plume's offerings, allowing for the trading of institutional-grade tokenized assets through its Nest staking protocol.
- Plume's user base, which represents about 50% of all RWA users, reflects strong engagement and positions the platform for significant growth as the market diversifies.
The market for tokenized real-world assets could expand dramatically over the next two years, driven by a widening investor base and rising institutional adoption. Chris Yin, co-founder and CEO of Plume, said the sector’s value could climb three to five times by 2026 as demand moves beyond crypto-native users.
Speaking with Cointelegraph, Yin noted that interest in RWAs has accelerated sharply in the last year. Plume expects to 10x its total number of RWA holders by year-end and sees the possibility of “another banner year” with 25x or more user growth in 2026.
Today, more than $35 billion in RWA value is recorded on-chain across roughly 539,000 holders, according to RWA.xyz. While most tokenized value is currently concentrated in U.S. Treasury bill–linked products, Yin believes the next phase of expansion will diversify sharply as users look for higher yields in a falling-rate environment.
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Regulatory movement in major markets—including the United States—could further accelerate adoption. Yin emphasized that clearer rules for tokenized assets and stablecoins will help RWAs transition from controlled testing environments to broader real-world usage.
Plume and Securitize Form New Partnership
Plume’s growth outlook received a major boost this week after announcing that Securitize, a tokenization platform backed by BlackRock and Morgan Stanley, will deploy institutional-grade tokenized assets through Plume’s Nest staking protocol.
The Nest protocol enables investors to trade tokenized assets while earning yield, creating an integrated environment for capital formation and distribution. Plume said the partnership will bring Securitize’s tokenized funds to its network of more than 280,000 RWA holders, beginning with Hamilton Lane funds and expanding to additional issuers in 2026.
Plume’s holder base represents roughly 50% of all RWA users across networks, despite Plume not ranking among the top-ten protocols by total value. Yin said Plume’s strength lies in user participation rather than concentration of assets.
$RWA market could more than triple by 2026 from today’s $35B! 🚀
Chris Yin (Plume): expects 3-5x growth, even 25x more users. Moving from T-Bills to private credit, minerals, GPUs…
Plume + Securitize (BlackRock-backed) bringing institutional funds onchain!
Bullish for 2026 🔥— Saint Ace AI (@SaintAceAI) November 21, 2025
Growing User Base Strengthens Plume’s Position
Plume currently hosts 279,692 RWA holders, with users collectively holding around $200 million in tokenized assets. Yin noted that while Plume users may hold fewer assets per person than on other networks, its broad user distribution reflects healthier engagement and long-term growth potential.
He argues that this expanding base—combined with newly added institutional channels—positions Plume to play a central role in the next phase of RWA adoption, especially as the sector pushes beyond Treasury-linked instruments into diversified asset classes.
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