Plasma feels like it’s building the “stablecoin highway” before everyone else even admits we need one.
Plasma If you’ve ever tried sending stablecoins and got hit with the classic “you need gas first”… Plasma is literally designed to delete that moment.
1. Stablecoin-native moves: gasless USD₮ transfers via a built-in relayer flow (not a messy extra layer).
2. Stablecoin-first gas: the direction is paying fees in approved tokens like stablecoins, so users stay in the unit they’re using.
3. EVM-ready foundation + payment-grade finality vibes… this is settlement-first, apps second.
4. Behind the curtain: they’re also pushing a BTC bridge design (pBTC 1:1 backed) to pull neutral liquidity into the system over time.
Plasma Big recent catalyst: NEAR Intents integration (Jan 23, 2026) — the goal is smoother cross-chain routing for large stablecoin moves without the usual multi-step headache.
Plasma What’s real right now: 147.10M transactions, ~4.3 TPS, ~1.00s latest block time shown on the explorer.
Plasma Last 24h pulse: $0.1176, -1.92% on the day, ~$80.82M 24h volume (live numbers).
Plasma What’s next (what I’m watching): more apps adopting gasless stablecoin transfers as the default + deeper routing/liquidity paths after Intents.
Plasma isn’t trying to win “every narrative”… it’s trying to win the one that actually moves money. If stablecoins keep swallowing payments, chains like this don’t need hype — they need flow
