EtherFi turns to real-world assets for yield with $25M Plume allocation

EtherFi will integrate Plume’s Nest vaults, beginning with exposure to a Superstate-backed fund and expanding to a dedicated RWA vault within its platform.

EtherFi has allocated $25 million to Plume’s real-world asset (RWA) protocol Nest, as it integrates tokenized RWA yield directly into its platform, as it looks to expand beyond crypto-native sources of return.

According to an announcement on Thursday, rollout will begin with exposure to Plume’s nBASIS vault, which is tied to Superstate’s USCC crypto carry fund, with plans to add a dedicated real-world asset vault directly into EtherFi’s interface in a later phase.

The initial allocation gives EtherFi users indirect exposure to a strategy combining crypto basis trades, staking rewards and government securities, a structure traditionally available only to institutional or sophisticated investors.

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