Plume-OpenTrade Bridge Connects Institutional Assets to On-Chain Yields

Plume, a blockchain platform designed for real-world asset (RWA) finance, has partnered with OpenTrade to launch yield-bearing vaults on its Nest staking protocol, leveraging WisdomTree's tokenized funds to expand access to institutional-grade RWA yields. The collaboration, announced on November 4, 2025, integrates OpenTrade's stablecoin yield infrastructure with WisdomTree's suite of SEC-registered tokenized funds, enabling users to earn interest on their stablecoin balances while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards, according to a Chainwire report.

WisdomTree, a $130 billion asset manager, recently debuted 14 tokenized funds on the Plume network, including its Government Money Market Digital Fund and CRDT Private Credit and Alternative Income Fund. These funds allow investors to hold, transfer, and settle positions directly on Plume's blockchain, which enforces KYC and AML compliance at the protocol level. Galaxy Digital has already committed $10 million to WisdomTree's Government Money Market Digital Fund, signaling early institutional interest, according to Yahoo Finance. Plume, which claims to be the largest RWA blockchain by participant count with over 276,000 holders and $600 million in tokenized assets, positions itself as a compliant alternative to general-purpose blockchains like Ethereum, per Coindesk.

The partnership with OpenTrade introduces a novel yield mechanism. Through Nest, users can deposit stablecoins (e.g., USDC) into vaults backed by WisdomTree's tokenized funds. These vaults generate real-time interest, with users able to unstake their assets at any time. OpenTrade's infrastructure automates fund management, including trading and reporting, under the supervision of Five Sigma, an asset manager with $6 billion in assets under management. The integration adheres to ERC-4626 and ERC-7540 standards, ensuring transparency in interest accruals and asset tracking, the Chainwire report added.

This development highlights growing competition among asset managers to tokenize traditional investments. WisdomTree, which manages $100 billion in traditional assets and $650 million in tokenized assets, emphasizes that its digital funds are designed for both retail and institutional investors. "Regulated, tokenized strategies can serve as building blocks for onchain finance," said Maredith Hannon, WisdomTree's Head of Business Development for Digital Assets, in the Yahoo Finance piece. Meanwhile, Plume's co-founder Teddy Pornprinya described the partnership as a bridge between institutional assets, compliant infrastructure, and on-chain distribution, enabling "DeFi's next chapter," the Chainwire report noted.

The initial vaults will be secured by WisdomTree's Treasury Money Market Digital Fund (WTGXX) and Private Credit and Alternative Income Digital Fund (CRDT), with more products planned for future launches. OpenTrade's CCO, Jeffrey Handler, noted that the platform's infrastructure allows users to access "predictable risk-adjusted returns" from high-quality financial assets directly from their wallets, according to the Chainwire report.