@Plasma revenue model prioritizes scale before monetization. Simple USDT transfers are zero-fee, subsidized by a foundation paymaster to drive mass adoption. Revenue instead comes from non-payment activity: smart contracts, DeFi, complex stablecoin use cases, custom gas conversions into XPL, MEV capture, and future protocol services. #Plasma as stablecoin TVL grows, richer applications generate sustainable gas fees for validators and security. The bet is to dominate global $XPL stablecoin settlement first, then capture value from everything built around it—making Plasma one of the boldest experiments in Layer 1 economics.