Consensus: Plasma employs a proof-of-stake validator pool; XPL is staked to secure the network against malicious actors, while validators are rewarded through reward inflation decay rates.
Gas Model: “Gasless” transactions are possible through a paymaster managed by the protocol for simple USDt transactions, but XPL is needed for more complex transactions and smart contract execution.
Supply: The total supply of XPL will be fixed at 10 billion, with around 1.8 billion announced as being in circulation at the time of the token’s launch, with a further 2.5 billion yet to vest over a one-year cliff around mid-2026.