Summary
Bitfinex has invested in Plasma, a Bitcoin focused payment and decentralized finance (DeFi) system. This aims to improve the usage of Tether on Bitcoin, creating fee-free global transaction.Plasma’s Payments Vision
Plasma is innovating a fee-free payment system where users can send U.S. dollar-backed assets like USDT globally. This leverages Bitcoin’s infrastructure. Plasma focuses on stable coins like USDT instead of BTC as their payment asset. This platform also supports paying gas fees in BTC due to its Native unspent transaction output support, while still being compatible with Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).
Hybrid Architecture for DeFi
Plasma provides a combination of traditional and digital system where users can stake and access other benefits, integrating Bitcoin’s secure system with decentralized finance. Plasma aims to enhance and boost global payments for Real World Assets (RWA) and DApps.
Bitfinex and Tether’s Strategic Support
Bitfinex’s investment aligns with its broader vision to strengthen the Bitcoin ecosystem. Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Bitfinex and CEO of Tether, stated:
“With the uncertainty that covenants will come to fruition, it’s very important to explore different avenues to build on top of the most secure, decentralized, and resilient money and speech network ever built by humanity: Bitcoin.“
Plasma’s Investor Backing
Plasma has secured backing from Apeiron Investment Group founder Christian Angermayer and venture capital firms like Split Capital, Manifold, and Anthos Capital.