The move aims to accelerate institutional adoption of tokenized financial assets. It also seeks to unlock new opportunities across DeFi, SocialFi, and cross-chain applications.
Plume is designed for speed, cost efficiency, and developer flexibility. With full Ethereum Virtual Machine compatibility, Plume allows institutions and developers to bring financial assets onchain while maintaining fast transaction finality. The ecosystem already supports over 200,000 RWA holders and more than 200 apps and protocols, making it the largest platform for tokenized real-world assets today. By integrating native USDC, Circle brings the world’s largest regulated stablecoin to this growing ecosystem, offering a reliable tool for settlements, payments, and liquidity.
Benefits of Native USDC and CCTP V2
Native USDC on Plume provides institutions with a regulated, fully reserved digital dollar redeemable 1:1 for U.S. dollars. It integrates smoothly with Plume apps and offers institutional on/off ramps such as Circle Mint for eligible users. This allows developers to build applications that leverage USDC for settlement, treasury rebalancing, swaps, and more without relying on bridged tokens.
USDC and CCTP V2 are now live on @plumenetwork!
Institutions, developers, and businesses can now access the world’s largest regulated stablecoin on Plume, along with seamless crosschain transfers between supported blockchains.@USDC on Plume powers key use cases:
✅ RWA… pic.twitter.com/XUOda5HOIn— Circle (@circle) September 23, 2025
The introduction of CCTP V2, Circle’s cross-chain transfer protocol, enables secure movement of USDC between Plume and over a dozen supported blockchains. This unlocks capital efficiency and simplifies liquidity distribution across multiple networks. For example, a project like Nest, which tokenizes real-world assets, can now settle transactions in USDC while routing liquidity through Grove, ensuring smooth cross-chain operations and access to deep DeFi liquidity.
The launch also broadens the market for institutional RWAFi. Native USDC enables settlement for emerging asset classes such as carbon credits, private credit funds, and other tokenized securities. By lowering barriers to entry through Circle Mint and onboarding platforms like Nest, Plume attracts a wider range of institutional participants. This trend aligns with growing demand for regulated stablecoins in DeFi and RWA settlements, reflecting a shift toward trusted, verifiable digital dollars for real-world finance.
RWAfi is here.
Today, we’re proud to announce our $20M Series A from leading investors in both crypto and TradFi:@BHDigitalAssets, @HaunVentures, @GalaxyDigital, @FactionVC, @Superscrypt, @HashKey_Capital, @LaserDigital_, A Capital, @280Capital, @svangel, @recvcx, and others. pic.twitter.com/hgkG3favDg
— Plume – RWAfi Chain (@plumenetwork) December 18, 2024
Bridged USDC (USDC.e) will continue to operate as usual, and Plume will work with ecosystem apps to transition smoothly to native USDC over time. Institutions and developers can now access a more efficient, secure, and scalable framework for digital asset finance.
More About Plume
The 2025 RWA Report is out, and the message is clear: Plume is leading the global adoption shift, attracting over 200,000 holders in just a few months. Asset diversity on Plume demonstrates momentum, usability, and trust across its ecosystem. Its flagship staking protocol, Nest, hosts the most varied collection of onchain assets, including tokenized gold from Matrixdock, with the majority of XAUm adoption (87%) anchored on Plume.
The 2025 RWA Report is out and the message is clear.
Plume is leading the global adoption shift with 200K+ holders within just a few months.
Institutional RWA’s are moving towards a liquid, composable, and DeFi-driven future.
Let’s recap the @Dune & @RWA_xyz findings ↓ pic.twitter.com/ForL5ExIFx
— Plume – RWAfi Chain (@plumenetwork) September 22, 2025
Institutional investors can also access tokenized energy markets through Mineral Vault, while the nAPLHA vault on Nest Credit has already tripled to over 90,000 holders in just a few months, highlighting Plume’s rapid growth and market confidence.
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