Nest is a real-world asset (RWA) protocol within the Plume ecosystem that enables users to access institutional-grade yield onchain through structured, non-custodial vaults. It allows asset issuers and fund managers to create curated vaults backed by audited offchain assets such as private credit, payment receivables, and treasury products, while users deposit stablecoins to earn yield. Each vault operates via immutable smart contracts that manage deposits, withdrawals, pricing, and compliance in a transparent and segregated manner.

The protocol abstracts the complexity of traditional finance by tokenizing diversified yield strategies into ERC-20 vault tokens, enabling permissionless access, liquidity, and composability across DeFi. By bridging institutional financial products with blockchain infrastructure, Nest provides scalable, secure, and transparent access to income-generating assets that were previously limited to institutional investors.