Plasma is a purpose-built Layer-1 blockchain optimized for global stablecoin payments, engineered to deliver near-instant, fee-free USD₮ transfers. It features a high-performance consensus engine—PlasmaBFT, a pipelined implementation of Fast HotStuff—that enables scalable throughput and fast finality under full Byzantine fault tolerance. Plasma offers seamless EVM compatibility via its Reth-based execution client, allowing Ethereum-native smart contracts and tools to be deployed without modification. Notably, it integrates a trust-minimized bridge to Bitcoin, enabling programmable BTC flows and cross-asset interoperability without centralized control.