#plasma $XPL Brothers, in February 2026, BTC was still struggling in the 80k range. Glassnode reported a net outflow of about 48,000 LTH in the past 7 days, with SOPR between 1.04 and 1.06. As an old HODLer holding coins for 7-8 years, I see my main holdings at a loss but can't touch the principal, and my mindset is a bit shaky. Over the past few years, I always wanted to see the old coins 'live' and generate some interest, but the small capacity of Lightning makes it hard to engage in DeFi, the threshold for Stacks language is high, compatibility with Rootstock is controversial, and other Bitcoin L2 bridging carries high risks and slow implementation. Just thinking about bridge hacks or projects running away makes me anxious.
Recently, I participated in the Binance Square Plasma (XPL) creator task, with a reward pool of 3.5 million XPL (CoinGecko's latest price $0.0978, market cap $210M, considerable value). The rules emphasize originality and practical testing + interaction, allowing even those with 0 followers to push to the front with in-depth content. I wrote for several days, and my score climbed to the top 170 in the Chinese region, with a single article scoring a maximum of 92 points. The XPL I earned is already enough to buffer my spending during the bear market.
Why does Plasma make me, a risk-averse old HODLer, brave enough to give it a try? It is a Bitcoin ecosystem L1, specializing in stablecoin payments, and the paymaster protocol allows for zero fees on USDT transfers—I've tested the mainnet with 50 transactions (small-scale simulation of old coins generating interest), and the total fee is negligible, with a delay of 1.5 seconds for instant arrival, no need to bridge WBTC, directly inheriting BTC liquidity. DefiLlama's latest TVL is $3.45B, with USDT accounting for 88%, driven by real usage. Fully EVM compatible, low-cost migration of Ethereum protocols, with an FDV of only $978M for $XPL , having dropped over 94% from its peak, mistakenly sold off but anchored safely to the BTC main chain.
Task with zero risk side income: without touching the principal, just writing about the old HODLer's dilemma + Plasma testing can earn XPL to give the old coins a bit of 'vitality.' For brothers who are afraid of bridge risks, how appealing is Plasma's solution? Have you tried zero-fee transfers? Feel free to vent your anxiety about generating interest or share your task experiences in the comment section, let's engage together!
