Plume expects RWA market value to grow 3 to 5 times by 2026

Plume co-founder and CEO Chris Yin said that the real world asset (RWA) market value may grow 3 to 5 times by 2026. RWA doubled in value last year and is expected to grow another 3 to 5 times in 2026.
Currently, the RWA market is worth over $35 billion, with over 539,000 holders. Yin believes that the RWA market will expand from serving crypto-native users to more users and asset classes.
Plume has announced a partnership with Securitize to deploy institutional-grade assets on Plume’s Nest protocol. The Hamilton Lane funds will be the first assets to come online, with other asset classes to follow in 2026.
Plume has 279,692 holders, accounting for approximately 50% of all RWA network holders. Although Plume is not in the top ten RWA networks, it has a huge number of users.