PlasmaXPL
The coin of Plasma, a blockchain built for sending the USDT stablecoin without fees.
The short version
XPL pays fees on Plasma, a blockchain built for USDT payments where USDT transfers cost users nothing; staking by outside validators is planned. Plasma is based in London, led by founder and CEO Paul Faecks, and raised US$24M in Feb 2025 in a round led by Framework and Bitfinex/USDT0. Monthly unlocks of 227.8M XPL to the team, investors and ecosystem fund run until Sep 2028. On 31 Oct 2026 one XPL cost C$0.1129. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +9.3% in Canadian dollars, and it was 95.2% below its all-time high of C$2.35 set on 27 Sep 2025.[1]
Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 10 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026
Price, past year
Past year: high C$0.4707 (8 Nov 2025) · low C$0.0856 (11 Jun 2026) · -73.3%[1]
Month-end prices (table)
| Date | C$ | US$ |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2026 | C$0.1133 | US$0.0811 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | C$0.1363 | US$0.0958 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | C$0.1165 | US$0.0840 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | C$0.1094 | US$0.0780 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | C$0.1488 | US$0.1047 |
| 31 May 2026 | C$0.1260 | US$0.0913 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | C$0.1265 | US$0.0931 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | C$0.1227 | US$0.0882 |
| 28 Feb 2026 | C$0.1255 | US$0.0917 |
| 31 Jan 2026 | C$0.1662 | US$0.1232 |
| 31 Dec 2025 | C$0.2252 | US$0.1644 |
| 30 Nov 2025 | C$0.2946 | US$0.2100 |
Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ converted at the Bank of Canada daily rate. The latest point is live when available. Past prices, not a forecast.
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Key facts
Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin
Facts, not a ratingEach answer is a fact with a source, not a score. What each check means.
Who controls it
Supply
- In circulation
- 4.76B XPL of 10.00B in total (47.6%)[1]
- Maximum supply
- None set[1]
- Fully diluted value
- 2.10 times its current market value[1]
- Supply
- 10B at launch; 4.76B circulating (47.6%)[3]
- Unlocks
- 227.8M XPL a month (team, investors, ecosystem) until 25 Sep 2028[3]
- Next 12 months
- About 2.73B XPL, about 57% of circulating[3]
- New coins
- Validator inflation of 5%, falling to 3%, starts only when outside validators go live[2]
Use and fees
Trading
History
Not a forecastCoins ranked 51-200 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 4,050 cases, 612 coins
39% were higher a year later[8]
- Typical result
- Median -25% after a year; 45% higher after two years
- Lost half or more
- 38% within a year
- Against Bitcoin
- 12% did better than Bitcoin over the year
History, not a forecast.
Red flags and things to watch
2 red flags found- Red flag: About 2.73B XPL, 57% of circulating supply, unlocks to the team, investors and ecosystem fund in the 12 months from Nov 2026.[3]
- Red flag: Team (25%), investors (25%) and the ecosystem fund (40%) were allocated 90% of supply; 52.4% was still locked on 31 Oct 2026.[3]
- The next monthly unlock of 227.8M XPL is due on 25 Nov 2026.[3]
- On 15 Oct 2026 Plasma became Stripe's design partner for multi-currency stablecoin cards; no launch date or role for XPL was given.[9]
- BVNK added native Plasma support on 12 Oct 2026.[10]
- Plasma plans MiCA CASP and EMI applications; no approval had been announced by 31 Oct 2026.[6]
Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.
Sources and dates
- CoinGecko market data, 31 Oct 2026
- Plasma docs (XPL tokenomics)
- DefiLlama emissions dataset, 31 Oct 2026
- DefiLlama fees, 31 Oct 2026
- Rekt leaderboard
- Stablecoin Insider (Paul Faecks and Plasma), Oct 2026
- Bank of Canada USD/CAD rate, 31 Oct 2025
- CoinIvy history data: CoinMarketCap weekly rankings 2013-2026, dead coins included
- TokenPost (Stripe partnership), Oct 2026
- CoinMarketCap top stories (BVNK), Oct 2026
Facts as of 31 Oct 2026. Prices from CoinGecko in Canadian and US dollars; US$ figures without a C$ price are converted at 1.3976 C$ per US$.