The Dollar Rails Crypto Forgot to Build
Here’s what I believe crypto truly missed.
We created trading, memes, NFTs, all the enjoyable things… but when it comes to sending dollars, it still feels uncomfortably difficult. When I send a stablecoin, my mind immediately starts checking: Do I have the gas token? Did it go through? Should I wait for more confirmations? Money shouldn't feel this way. Money should be straightforward—paid means paid.
That's why Plasma makes sense to me. It doesn't aim to be "everything." It aims to provide what stablecoins really need: a settlement layer designed for stablecoin payments. Developers still get the familiar EVM environment (Reth), but the focus moves to the most important moment—finality you can rely on (PlasmaBFT), not just speed you can boast about.
And the small details are significant: stablecoin-first gas and even USDT transfers without gas fees. That's the difference between a payment that feels normal… and one that feels like a crypto experiment.
Truthfully, the future isn't about more complex systems.
It's about dollar systems so easy you forget they exist.
