For years, stablecoin payments had two massive problems: slow and expensive.
International bank transfers via SWIFT take 1-5 business days and cost $20-50 in fees. Ethereum charges $1-15 in gas for a simple USDT transfer. Tron is cheaper at $0.50-3 but still congested during peak times. Even Solana requires you to hold SOL just to pay transaction fees.
@Plasma is the first blockchain that actually solves both problems at once.
Zero-Fee USDT Transfers
Plasma uses a protocol-managed paymaster based on EIP-4337. The Plasma Foundation completely sponsors gas for all USDT transfers. You don't need to hold XPL tokens. You don't pay any fees. You don't need third-party relayers. This isn't a temporary subsidy, it's a core feature designed from genesis.
Lightning Fast Speed
Plasma delivers over 1000 transactions per second with block times under 1 second. The PlasmaBFT consensus mechanism, a pipelined version of Fast HotStuff, provides near-instant finality. Transfers happen as quickly as moving money between accounts at the same bank, but globally and 24/7.
Built Only for Stablecoins
Unlike general-purpose chains, Plasma is 100% optimized for stablecoins. It already has $7 billion in stablecoin deposits, supports 25+ different stablecoins, and ranks 4th globally by USDT balance. You can even pay fees in USDT or BTC for non-standard transactions.
Plasma is backed by major players like Bitfinex, Tether, Founders Fund, and Framework. Over 100 partnerships across 100+ countries are already live.
Compare Plasma to Ethereum with $5+ fees and 30-60 second confirms, Tron at $1+ with 3-second waits, or Solana where you still need native tokens.
This is why payment companies, remittance platforms, and payroll services like Confirmo, Rain, and Cobo are choosing Plasma as their primary infrastructure in 2026.
Plasma doesn't just improve stablecoin payments. It completely reimagines them.