The stable plasma coin of level one continues to evolve: the recent integrations with CoW Swap DEX and MassPay enhance the utility of the network on-chain, and the CreatorPad reward campaign is live with 3.5 million XPL vouchers to attract users. The mainnet beta, fee-less US dollar mints, and the Bitcoin-based bridge coming soon indicate a thoughtful build towards real payments and scalable DeFi.