Plasma is a layer-1 blockchain specifically designed to serve as the global infrastructure for stablecoin payments. While stablecoins are used in many crypto applications, existing networks weren't built to meet their high-volume, low-cost demands. Plasma aims to address this by offering unique, stablecoin-focused features like zero-fee transfers for USDt and the ability for users to pay transaction fees with custom tokens instead of the native asset.

Plasma is secured by PlasmaBFT, a Byzantine fault-tolerant consensus algorithm that ensures fast finality and high transaction throughput. Its design integrates stablecoin mechanisms directly into the protocol, allowing it to sponsor gas costs for USDt transfers. This makes stablecoin transfers faster, cheaper, and more frictionless than on typical Layer-1 blockchains.

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