Plasma ($XPL ) – Custom Gas Tokens & Stablecoin Fee Experience
Plasma introduces a protocol-level gas system that lets users pay transaction fees in stablecoins like USD₮ or bridged BTC (pBTC) instead of requiring native $XPL for every action. This works through a native paymaster maintained by the Plasma protocol, not external relayers, so developers can build apps where users send stablecoins as gas without extra complexity. The paymaster calculates gas cost using oracle prices, deducts the stablecoin amount, and sponsors the underlying gas — giving users a smoother experience while preserving full EVM compatibility and predictable fee behavior. This design removes major onboarding friction: users no longer need to acquire a separate token just to interact with the network, which is especially helpful for mainstream use cases like wallets, merchant payments, and stablecoin-centric apps.