When I look at Plasma’s execution layer, Reth is doing the heavy lifting. It’s modular, written in Rust, and fully EVM compatible. Transaction processing, state management, and parallel execution are all optimized, and because execution is separated from consensus, stablecoin workloads don’t get bottlenecked.
From a developer side, nothing changes. Solidity contracts work as they do on Ethereum. Existing tools work out of the box. Reth processes EVM logic in step with PlasmaBFT, so complex operations run smoothly alongside simple transfers.
Gas handling is built into execution. Custom gas token conversions happen automatically. The paymaster still sponsors zero-fee USDT transfers, and Reth handles the state updates for those transactions without friction.
Security still comes from Proof of Stake. XPL staking secures the execution environment, delegation distributes rewards, and EIP-1559 burns base fees from non-subsidized transactions to balance inflation.
To me, Reth is what makes the system scale cleanly. It keeps performance high for payment-focused use cases while staying fully EVM standard and aligned with PlasmaBFT’s fast finality.
