Plume, the first permissionless, full-stack blockchain purpose-built for real-world asset (RWA) finance, has launched the Global Real-World Asset (RWA) Alliance a groundbreaking initiative designed to unite issuers, platforms, regulators, and infrastructure providers under one collaborative framework. The Alliance aims to accelerate the global adoption of tokenized assets through education, cross-industry cooperation, and real-world on-chain use cases.
The founding members of the Global RWA Alliance include WisdomTree, DigiFT, Morpho, Nest, TopNod, Centrifuge, Gate Web3, Mercado Bitcoin, RWA.xyz, OSL, and Bitget Wallet representing a diverse mix of traditional financial institutions, blockchain innovators, and infrastructure providers. Together, they share a common mission: to drive interoperability and transparency in the rapidly expanding world of tokenized assets.
Tokenized RWAs — including treasuries, credit, and commodities have become one of the fastest-growing segments in global finance. However, despite their potential, growth has been limited by fragmented infrastructure, inconsistent standards, and restricted distribution channels. Plume has already demonstrated strong traction in this sector, coordinating approximately $577.8 million in total value locked (TVL), with more than 90% utilization on tokenized treasury vaults. Non-stablecoin RWA wallets on Plume account for over half of the global total across public blockchains such as Ethereum and Solana.
“The launch of the Global RWA Alliance marks an important step toward unifying a fragmented ecosystem,” said Shukyee Ma, Chief Strategy Officer at Plume. “Real-world assets represent one of the most promising growth areas in finance, but their adoption has been slowed by the lack of clear standards and limited distribution. By bringing issuers, platforms, and regulators together under a neutral framework, we can accelerate adoption and lay the foundation for globally interoperable tokenized markets.”
Henry Zhang, Founder and Group CEO of DigiFT, emphasized the broader vision behind the initiative. “Tokenization only fulfills its potential when assets, institutions, and investors can move seamlessly across an open, interoperable economy,” he said. “The Global RWA Alliance is a critical step toward bridging traditional finance with on-chain markets by establishing shared standards and scalable distribution networks.”
Designed to operate across major global financial centers, the Alliance will maintain a dual presence in the United States and Asia-Pacific, ensuring both regulatory engagement and cross-border accessibility. This global reach will help establish interoperable standards that connect policymakers, financial institutions, and Web3 innovators under a single, collaborative framework.
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Maredith Hannon, Head of Business Development for Digital Assets at WisdomTree, noted that collaboration and education are central to the Alliance’s mission. “We’re pleased to join the RWA Alliance and work with other firms shaping the future of on-chain finance,” she said. “Through education and roundtable discussions, we hope to help investors understand how blockchain technology can unlock new utility — from interoperability to integrations that connect traditional markets with decentralized finance.”
Plume’s efforts are already deeply aligned with ongoing regulatory developments in both APAC and the U.S., ensuring that the Alliance operates within a compliant and globally inclusive framework. The initiative also allows regional leaders like Mercado Bitcoin to bring local perspectives to the global stage. “Tokenized real-world assets will become a cornerstone of global capital markets,” said Alexandre Reda, Director of Investment Banking and Tokenization at Mercado Bitcoin. “Joining the Global RWA Alliance allows us to represent Latin America in this international effort to build secure, compliant, and interoperable infrastructure for the next generation of finance.”
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To further support innovation, Plume is opening access to Nest, its modular yield infrastructure integrated with OKX Earn, Galaxy, and Morpho. Nest enables cross-chain yield delivery through flexible vaults and composable design — empowering new issuers and assets to seamlessly participate in the tokenized ecosystem.
“The promise of tokenization depends on shared standards and open infrastructure,” said Bhaji Illuminati, CEO of Centrifuge. “Our earlier work with Plume’s Nest has shown how interoperability unlocks growth. Through the Global RWA Alliance, we’re helping to build the common rails needed to scale tokenized assets into a truly global market.”
To complement its on-chain collaboration, the Alliance will also share insights through media partners Messari and Tiger Research, starting with a tokenization playbook that outlines frameworks, case studies, and policy recommendations for market participants.
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Brian Chen, Head of OSL Wealth Management, welcomed the Alliance’s potential to bridge information gaps and enhance liquidity. “In Hong Kong’s RWA market, we’ve observed a gap between issuers and investors in terms of information and demand,” he said. “This Alliance will help bridge that gap, aligning information across the value chain, improving efficiency, and driving competitiveness for tokenized products worldwide.”
By uniting industry leaders and regulators through shared standards and collaboration, the Global Real-World Asset Alliance marks a major step forward in bringing tokenized finance into the mainstream paving the way for a more transparent, efficient, and globally connected financial future.
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