Plasma's $1.1B+ in stablecoins locked isn't about DeFi vanity, it's balance-sheet infrastructure for operations teams who can't tolerate gas volatility. I've watched finance departments reject Ethereum settlement because gas can 10x mid-month during congestion spikes. Plasma removes that variable entirely: fixed costs, gasless USDT execution, Bitcoin-anchored finality under one second. This is plumbing designed for payroll runs and treasury automation, not yield chasers. Boring wins when reliability becomes the product.
