#plasma $XPL @Plasma

The thing I notice first with any stablecoin setup is the awkward moment when you have dollars on-chain, but can’t send them because you don’t have the “other token” for gas. Plasma’s docs say they’re trying to remove that: direct USD₮ transfers can be sponsored through a relayer system, and it’s intentionally limited to simple transfers with controls to reduce abuse.

They’ve also been unusually concrete about timelines: Plasma said its mainnet beta would go live on September 25, 2025 (8:00 AM ET) alongside XPL. And if you’re tracking token logistics, they state U.S. public-sale XPL is locked for 12 months and fully unlocks on July 28, 2026.

A small but meaningful recent sign of life: Chainstack published a guide dated January 9, 2026 for getting Plasma testnet tokens via their faucet—exactly the kind of practical update that shows people are testing real flows, not just talking.