What is Plasma (XPL)?

Mainnet Launch Details

Trading Debut — Market Reactions and Volumes

Plasma token market cap (pre-market) graph

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Tokenomics and Supply Metrics

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Ecosystem Positioning

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Risks and Challenges

Outlook

Plasma (Pre-Market)

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Plasma (XPL) went live on Sept 25, 2025, with $2B in liquidity, zero-fee USDT transfers, and a 14.6x ICO-to-market surge. Backed by Tether and Founders Fund, the chain targets stablecoin payments at scale.

Cobie

Framework Ventures

Bitfinex

Plasma $XPL Mainnet Launch

Inside the ICO Details and What’s Next for the Project

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XPL Public Sale

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Confidence in the Project and Its Backers

Plasma raises $24M in Seed and Series A rounds with support from top investors

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Decreased Potential Returns

What Is Plasma?

Ethereum

Bitcoin

Tether

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Plasma, the first project launched on Cobie’s Sonar platform, stunned the crypto world by raising $1B in days. With high-speed deposits, major backers, and a stablecoin-first blockchain design, Plasma is shaping up to be a serious player in DeFi.

DRW Venture Capital

Bybit

Mirana Ventures

Nomura

Founders Fund

Peter Thiel

Paolo Ardoino

Plasma Raises $1B on Sonar Platform

ICO Plasma by Tether

How does the sale work?

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How much can you return from a $1,000 investment?

Why this ICO could be an opportunity for investors

Who invested earlier?

Community support isn’t just talk

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Plasma’s $250M XPL Token Sale

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Downsides of the Decision

Potential Upsides

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Conclusion

USDS

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Plasma is launching a major public token sale for XPL via Sonar, Echo’s new platform. With backing from Tether and Cobie, and a fair, transparent structure, it’s a rare shot at early access without insider ties.

echo

Coinbase Ventures

XPL Token Sale Launches June 9 on Sonar

United States of America

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Obex

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Daylight

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Norte Ventures

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Edward Wible

Crown

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CMT Digital

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Dragonfly Capital

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Big Brain Holdings

Arbitrum Foundation

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Bullish

Flowdesk

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USD.AI

Malta

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YZi Labs (prev Binance Labs)

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Mechanism Capital

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SV Angel

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Jason Choi

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Offline Ventures

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Kevin Hartz

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Andrew Kang

tangent

Vance Spencer

Mecka.AI

Perle (Prev. Kiva Ai)

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CoinFund

Hong Kong

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HashKey Capital

Singapore

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NGC Ventures

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Protagonist

Jack Herrick

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Foresight Ventures

Actai Ventures

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Peer Ventures

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Arrington Capital

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Blockchange Ventures

W3.io

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Hypersphere Ventures

Vietnam

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Arche Fund

China

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SNZ Holding

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ArkStream Capital

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North Island Ventures

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Mindfulness Capital

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Portal Ventures

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T-Rex

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Electric Capital

Unto

We believe in Bitcoin as a next generation politically neutral monetary system, the foundation for decentralized finance of the future. While Bitcoin is an efficient settlement layer, it needs a Layer-2 solution for everyday transactions. That is why we support development of the Lightning Network - an essential step towards decentralized finance.As technology entrepreneurs we combine decades of experience creating business from zero and scaling it in emerging and fast-growing industries.
We support outstanding teams in several ways: writing checks of $50-$200k for pre-seed startups; granting rewards for acknowledged contributions to the ecosystem; providing startup advisory and mentoring; investing in later stages.

Along the way we help startups to navigate cryptocurrency legal and regulatory environment according to the evolving industry standards and best practices.

Fulgur Ventures

Wences Casares

Meanwhile

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Pantera Capital

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Sam Altman

Lachy Groom

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Gradient Ventures

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Stillmark

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