# Overview ## About Plume **Plume** is a public, EVM-compatible blockchain built for the next evolution of Real World Assets (RWAs). We’re not just tokenizing assets — we’re creating a seamless way to use them like crypto: stake, swap, lend, borrow, loop, and more. By integrating institutional-grade assets with decentralized finance (DeFi) tools, Plume makes traditionally inaccessible assets — like private credit, ETFs, commodities — **permissionless, composable, and a click away.** Our mission is simple: bridge traditional finance and crypto through **demand-driven adoption**, without sacrificing transparency, openness, or user experience. ## Why Plume Stands Out #### **A thriving ecosystem:** * Over **200 protocols onboarded** and growing. * Testnet success with **18 million wallets, 280 million transactions.** * Partnerships with major institutions, distribution partners, and asset managers. #### **Designed for utility:** * Use RWAs like crypto-native assets across DeFi — stake, swap, lend, borrow, loop. * Composable assets ready for lending markets, collateral, and complex strategies. * Built to bring **new capital onchain every day** from the world’s best funds. ## The Future of RWAfi Plume is more than a blockchain — it’s an ecosystem designed for **RWA finance (RWAfi)** to thrive: * Access assets previously out of reach: stake stables to earn yield from **Superstate, Apollo, Blackrock, Blackstone, Invesco, and more.** * Loop, collateralize, and trade RWAs as easily as crypto tokens. * Explore esoteric assets like **GPUs, uranium, mineral rights, durian farms,** and more. Through phased onboarding, Plume ensures a **secure, scalable, and liquid** environment for users and partners — with each phase unlocking more use cases, assets, and DeFi integrations. ## Built for Composability At Plume, RWAs aren’t just tokenized — they’re made **composable and usable across the DeFi stack.** This unlocks: * Yield stacking and leverage * Integration with lending protocols * Creation of new structured products By bringing **the real world into crypto** (instead of the other way around), Plume opens new doors for builders, investors, and institutions alike. ## Dive into RWAfi Plume is building a **permissionless, transparent, and demand-driven financial system,** where anyone can access high-quality assets, trade freely, and innovate with new financial tools. The future of RWAfi is here — and it’s built on Plume. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.plume.org/plume/introduction/readme.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.