Plasma Finance

What Is Plasma Finance? 

## What Is Plasma Finance (PPAY)?

[Plasma Finance](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/plasma-finance/) is a cross-chain [DeFi](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/what-is-decentralized-finance) aggregator that allows users to easily manage their portfolios from a single, straightforward interface. The dashboard can be easily unlocked through any [Web 3.0](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/what-is-web-3-0) wallet.

To learn more about this project, check out our deep dive of [Plasma Finance](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/what-is-plasma-finance).

Plasma Finance bills itself as the home for DeFi. The dashboard brings together the most popular DeFi protocols in one place. The platform was created to ensure the democratization of the DeFi market, reduce difficulties and barriers to entry and open up access to all user groups. The creators of the project aim to offer universal solutions that will be appreciated by both beginners and experienced participants.

The goal of the developers is to create a user-friendly and simplified dashboard, with universal access to the best DeFi tools, thus promoting cryptocurrencies to the masses. Plasma Finance acts as a bridge between traditional and decentralized financial markets. It offers a range of advanced financial tools with industry-leading UX, and provides an easy way to connect [fiat on-ramps](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/fiat-on-ramp) and off-ramps for users. Plasma Finance users can send, exchange and request payments. They can also deposit and withdraw digital assets with one click.


## Who Are the Founders of Plasma Finance?

Plasma Finance started from the creation of PlasmaPay _—_ a non-custodial desktop and mobile crypto wallet with global on- and off-ramps capabilities. The company was established in June 2017 by [Ilia Maksimenka](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/author/ilia-maksimenka). Today, PlasmaPay is a global payments and transfer platform available in over 160 countries, providing crypto and [fiat](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/fiat) wallets, fiat on/off ramps, and DeFi services and infrastructure for consumer and commercial use. Plasma Alliance is the ecosystem that houses PlasmaPay, Plasma Finance and PlasmaDLT _—_ the Plasma Blockchain.

Ilia Maksimenka is the CEO of PlasmaPay and Plasma Finance. He received an MA in economics from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics and an MBA from McGill University. Prior to PlasmaPay, Maksimenka headed International Business Development at Coursmos _—_ an open educational platform. He has also worked in corporate finance, stock exchange and financial technology; he was a technical analyst in the government and a fund manager in a private investment bank. From 2010 to 2016, he founded a range of startups in the finance and artificial intelligence field. Maksimenka has been in the crypto space since 2013; he’s engaged in the implementation of financial infrastructures, product development and business growth.


## What Makes Plasma Finance (PPAY) Unique?

The idea of ​​the Plasma Finance developers comes down to one point _—_ to make decentralized finance available to everyone, without exception, and provide people with financial freedom through DeFi. Plasma Finance houses the most well-known protocols under one roof, providing the platform with a set of tools that the average user can understand, but sophisticated enough for institutional investors. Plasma Finance believes in leveling the playing field between large institutions and individuals. According to the project team, financial services should be decentralized, transparent, censorship resistant and accessible. 

The long-term goal of the project is as follows: “DeFi for the masses.” Therefore, the developers want to show everyone that using DeFi with Plasma Finance is a simple, convenient, understandable, and most importantly, safe process.

The dashboard contains all the necessary DeFi tools: portfolio management; fiat on/off ramp; liquidity pools; dex & swap aggregator; lending & borrowing; cross-chain asset swap. With the fiat ramps, users can easily buy tokens from a card or bank account. Moreover, the platform has collected some of the best profitability strategies. The team has combined all DeFi assets, liquidity pools and savings deposits, allowing users to quickly compare and find the right option.

To make things simpler and save your time, the dashboard also offers auto-calculations of APY and P&L. In addition, you can choose your ROI from over a hundred cross-chain (Ethereum, Binance, Plasma) liquidity pools available on the platform.

Furthermore, in June 2021, Plasma Finance launched SpacePort _—_ their democratized, open [IDO](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/initial-dex-offering) launchpad built on the PlasmaSwap DEX. In line with their goal, projects of any size and setup now have the same opportunity to access open, transparent and fairer means of crowdfunding on DeFi. Plasma Finance also houses their Launchpad Alliance – an overview of popular IDO platforms like PAID Ignition, DuckSTARTER, Polkastarter, Poolz and DAO Maker.

So, to sum up, Plasma Finance supports the following features: swap, cross-chain swap, savings account, liquidity pools, market overview, governance, portfolio management, onboarding, borrow and launchpad. As of July 2021, Plasma Finance supports top protocols like Plasma Swap, Uniswap, Sushiswap, YFI, Balancer, Bancor and Curve.


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Learn more about [Uniswap (UNI)](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/uniswap/) and [SushiSwap (SUSHI)](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/sushiswap/).

What is web 3.0? [Click here](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/what-is-web-3-0) and find out.

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## How Many Plasma Finance (PPAY) Coins Are There in Circulation?

PPAY ([ERC20](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/erc-20)) is the native utility token of the Plasma Finance ecosystem. It’s used as a commission and reward token in PPAY pools and PlasmaSwap. PPAY holders can participate in the voting system, 1 PPAY = 1 Vote (vote for DeFi projects, for updating the protocol, to control developments), stake their tokens, earn rewards, make in-app purchases in PlasmaPay, trade assets between blockchains and more.

The total supply is capped at 1,000,000,000 PPAY. The distribution of tokens is as follows: 52.5% to community (the supply is locked for liquidity mining), 6.5% to equity holders, 5% to reserves, 5% to seed round, 17.5% to private rounds 1 & 2, 1% to dex listing, 10% to team options, and 2.5% to advisory pool. The full PPAY distribution will be completed by the end of 2022.

Plasma Finance helps you to connect to the platform using six wallets: PlasmaPay Wallet, MetaMask, WalletConnect, Coinbase Wallet, Trust Wallet and Crypto.com. You can purchase the PPAY token using two methods: Ethereum wallets and swaps. In Plasma Finance, users can add liquidity to an existing pool or create new pools.


## How Is the Plasma Finance Network Secured?

Plasma Finance (PPAY) is a cryptocurrency token built on [Ethereum](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/ethereum/), and a smart contract is a program that runs on the Ethereum blockchain and is supported by the platform. [Smart contracts](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/smart-contract) allow the conclusion of trust relationships, transactions, and agreements between anonymous parties. This makes these processes transparent, secure, irreversible, and everything else can still be tracked. Deal algorithms let you exchange money, documents, and carry out other workflows in a safe environment.


## Where Can You Buy Plasma Finance (PPAY)?

Plasma Finance (PPAY) is listed on several cryptocurrency exchanges, it cannot be bought directly for fiat money, but coins can be obtained by buying Bitcoin on any of the fiat currency exchangers for cryptocurrency, and then transferring it to the exchange where the PPAY token is presented. Among them: [Uniswap (V2)](https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/uniswap-v2/), [Bittrex](https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/bittrex/), [Bithumb Global](https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/bithumb-global/), [PlasmaSwap](https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/plasmaswap/), [Hotbit](https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/hotbit/), [Bilaxy](https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/bilaxy/), [Hoo](https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/hoo/), [1inch Exchange](https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/1inch-exchange/) and [CoinBene](https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/coinbene/).

Learn more about [Plasma Finance](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/learn-about-plasmafinance-earn-ppay-tokens) and earn PPAY tokens.

Cryptocurrency newbie? You can read more about how to enter the market and how to buy BTC, PPAY or any other token? Check out the details [here](https://coinmarketcap.com/how-to-buy-bitcoin/).


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Established in July 2020, TrustSwap is a diverse Web3 ecosystem creating secure infrastructure for blockchain builders and communities. The TrustSwap Launchpad is a leading Launchpad and IDO service, achieving the #1 spot on Cryptorank in 2023 for All-time High Returns and Average Returns. TrustSwap has launched over 55 projects with a collective fundraising of over $70 million.

TrustSwap is also the parent company of The Crypto App and Team Finance, which offer a suite of multi-chain services including crypto portfolio tracking, token and liquidity locks, minting, staking, and vesting-as-a-service.

SWAP token is the key to accessing guaranteed allocations in top-tier IDOs via the TrustSwap Launchpad. Staking more SWAP tokens longer increases your SWAP Score and unlocks higher allocations as well as other perks for top stakers.

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Polkastarter is a decentralized fundraising platform empowering Web3 projects to launch and raise funds through multi-chain token pools whilst significantly growing their communities.

The platform supports initial dex offerings (IDOs) across major blockchains, including Ethereum, BNB Chain, Solana, Polkadot, Polygon, Avalanche and Celo.

The platform enables investors to secure early access to IDOs, NFTs and Gaming Web3 innovation. It is most commonly used by early-stage blockchain projects that want to raise capital and easily distribute their tokens at the same time.

Through Polkastarter, blockchain projects can easily create their own fixed-chain swap pools, which allow them to securely raise funds, while users can invest without risks, since swaps are automatically executed by smart contracts.

POLS is the native utility token of the Polkastarter platform. Its main utility is gaining access to pools and giving projects the option to give priority access to POLS holders. Users are incentivised to stake POLS, rewarding the most loyal members.

In Q4 2022, Polkastarter will release new community utility features, such as governance and POLS Power Boosters (increasing your allowlisting success). The platform first went live in December 2020, and has quickly grown to become one of the most commonly used platforms for initial DEX offerings (IDOs) operating on the Ethereum blockchain.

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Opium is a new platform for launching and trading cryptocurrency derivatives.

Having begun operations in May 2020, Opium uses Ethereum to run a decentralized derivatives marketplace in which any cryptocurrency owner can participate.

The aim of the platform is to democratize access to financial derivatives while using the benefits that decentralization affords traders over legacy alternatives.

Opium’s in-house token, OPIUM, launched in January 2021 and will fulfil various roles mostly centered around platform governance. Active users will be able to vote on some of the most important decisions involved in the platform’s operations.

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Ethernity is a blockchain-based platform that allows users to take advantage of the increasing popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The developers position it as a decentralized finance (DeFi) crossover project with authenticated NFTs. In the Ethernity ecosystem, all NFTs can be bought and sold on-chain.

To learn more about this project, check out our deep dive of Ethernity.

Ethernity was funded on the Polkastarter platform, where its crowd sale took place on March 8, 2021. The project tries to create favorable conditions for all active members of the community to boost the value of its ERN token.

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Linear is a decentralized delta-one asset protocol capable of instantly creating synthetic assets with unlimited liquidity. The project opens traditional assets like commodities, forex, market indices and other thematic sectors to cryptocurrency users by supporting the creation of “Liquids” — Linear’s synthetic asset tokens.

The protocol consists of various products like Linear.Buildr, a DApp used to manage Liquids using Linear (LINA) and other tokens as collateral. The exchange is specifically created to enable trading of a variety of Liquids with rapid confirmation times and robust security.

LINA is an ERC-20 token built on the Ethereum network whose main purpose is as collateral for Liquids (using Buildr) and for community governance of the protocol. All token holders have access to the Linear DAO, enabling them to vote on different initiatives and proposals, helping to shape the development of the Linear ecosystem.

The main goal of Linear is to provide a superior user experience with better scalability and greater speed thanks to the cross-chain capabilities of the protocol. Linear Finance intends to provide a simple solution for users that want exposure to traditional assets while still benefiting from the features enabled only by blockchain technology.

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xDai is a cryptocurrency that is pegged to the US dollar. The xDai chain is a stable payment blockchain that is designed for fast and inexpensive transactions. STAKE is secured by proof-of-stake consensus. xDai was founded on Oct. 1, 2018.

STAKE is a multi-chain staking token that is designed to secure the payment layer. Staking allows validators and delegators to provide transaction consensus and receive staking incentives for block production. It is only required for consensus providers, not everyday on-chain transactions.

xDai was created by the POA Network, an open-source public side-chain of Ethereum founded in April 2017. It offers a framework for smart contracts which provides developers with an easy and effective way to code on Ethereum, while also leveraging the POA Network capabilities.

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ForTube, previously known as the Force Protocol, describes itself as a suite of distributed crypto-finance service protocols that runs on an open-source blockchain. Its main aim is to offer crypto-finance solutions to developers through its software development kit (SDK) and application programming interfaces (APIs) for decentralized application (DApp) development.

The platform offers solutions for cross-platform asset transactions, cross-chain communications, crypto-asset-backed stablecoin insurance, token board insurance, and on-chain payments. The Force Protocol project is a decentralized protocol layer that is developed and managed by the Force Protocol Foundation Ltd.

ForTube launched its decentralized finance (DeFi) service on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) in September 2020.

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Orion is a suite of decentralized finance (DeFi) trading products with instant access to aggregated centralized and decentralized exchange liquidity to provide users with real-time best asset prices in a seamless trading experience. Orion offers the non-custodial equivalent of a DEX with access to the best priced liquidity in the world, empowering people with financial responsibility on a global scale.

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Frontier is a chain-agnostic decentralized finance (DeFi) aggregator. The project aims to add DeFi support to several blockchains, including BandChain (BAND), Ethereum (ETH), Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and Harmony (ONE).

Frontier’s applications allow users to manage staking, DeFi positions, best-rate asset swapping, liquidity mining, and collateralized debt position (CDP) creation and monitoring.

In a nutshell, Frontier is bringing the core functions of DeFi to users, regardless of the platforms they use.

Frontier began development in April 2019, and the beta platform launched in November 2019.

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xMoney (formerly known as Utrust) was designed to provide a solution to the problems resulting in low usability of cryptocurrency as means of payment, particularly the underdeveloped transactional security of payment platforms and relatively high fees.

The main goal of the platform is to build a system that will enable fast and seamless crypto transactions at lower fees, therefore allowing merchants to reach a large audience of crypto holders.

The platform allows buyers to make secure purchases while also offering an option for refunds and protecting sellers from the high volatility of the crypto market.

The main goal of the platform is to build a system that will enable fast and seamless crypto and fiat transactions at lower fees, therefore allowing merchants to reach a large audience of crypto holders.

The platform allows buyers to make secure purchases while also offering an option for refunds and protecting sellers from the high volatility of the crypto market.

xMoney also aims to create a more reliable payments platform by combining the best features of blockchain and traditional fiat systems.

By leveraging cutting-edge technology and a strategic partnership with MultiversX, xMoney empowers individuals and businesses to optimize their payment processes, drive growth, and deliver exceptional experiences to their customers. With its commitment to innovation and excellence, xMoney continues to lead the way in transforming the financial industry.

xMoney (UTK) native token and its tokenomics UTK 3.0 primary purpose is to drive desired behaviors, such as accepting crypto and fiat for businesses and facilitating payments with the same for users. This encourages more companies to join the ecosystem, creating a flywheel effect that benefits buyers, users, investors, token holders, and businesses. The adoption of decentralized financial tools and currencies is further fostered through this collaborative approach.

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Reef is a Reliable Extensible Efficient Fast Layer-1 Blockchain for DeFi, NFT & Gaming. Built using Substrate Framework, it provides high scalability, enabling almost instant low-cost transactions, and supports Solidity and EVM, allowing developers to seamlessly migrate their DApps from Ethereum without any change in the codebase.

Reef Chain is the most advanced EVM-compatible blockchain. It's self-upgradable and has on-chain governance. Its infrastructure also allows for EVM extensions which allows for native token bridge, scheduled calls (ie. recurring payments), and smart contract in-place code upgrades. In the near future, it will support additional VMs which will allow developers to write code in multiple programming languages. The network runs on a Nominated Proof-of-Stake (NPoS) consensus mechanism, which offers scalability and low fees.

REEF is the native token that is used for:

Fees for processing transactions and storing data.

Running validator nodes by staking REEF tokens.

Nominating which validator nodes should be part of the network.

Reef is backed by multiple leading funds and venture capitalists including NGC, QCP, Bitcoin.com, Kenetic Capital, LD Capital, TRG Capital, Krypital Group, Genesis Block, Woodstock Fund and others.

Reef Chain development tools include:

Remix and EVM integrated development environments for uploading and deploying smart contracts.

Reefscan blockchain explorer to assist with deploying validators, bonding and nominating validators, debugging contracts, and understanding network performance.

Reef command line tools that allow developers deploy applications from local environments.

Reef wallet for accessing and interacting with the blockchain

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The Suterusu Protocol is a second-layer private payment infrastructure for smart contract platforms. The Suterusu Protocol uses the original and most advanced ZK-ConSnark algorithm that does not require a trusted setup. The algorithm’s proof size is significantly reduced and the proof generation and verification efficiency are greatly improved compared with similar solutions. Since no trusted setup is required, it is safe and transparent. The technical paper has been accepted by Eurocrypt 2021(https://eurocrypt.iacr.org/2021/acceptedpapers.php, https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/540). The Suterusu Protocol has been deployed on Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Heco, SmartBCH (BCH sidechain), Theta, etc. We plan to deploy Suterusu protocol on the following smart contract platforms including Near, Solana, Avalanche, Moonbeam, Plasma, Matic, etc. It is also the first privacy project funded by the official Cypherpunk Guild Fund of Near. We are also applying for the Solana and Polkadot ecosystem grant. The Suterusu Protocol intends to build a private payment infrastructure for any cryptocurrency. The Suterusu project has received investment from well-known institutions such as Dialectic (a fund founded by the former Polychain partner Ryan Zurr), Fundamental Labs, FBG, Continue Capital, DeFi Alliance, and other well-known institutions.

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Hifi (formerly Mainframe) is a Lending Protocol that allows anyone to borrow against their crypto. Hifi uses a bond-like instrument, representing an on-chain obligation that settles on a specific future date. Buying and selling the tokenized debt enables fixed-rate, fixed term lending and borrowing — something much needed in decentralized finance today. It is anticipated that a ticker symbol change will occur alongside future iterations on the Hifi Lending Protocol.

Mainframe Token (MFT) is the native utility token that is used for:

Governance votes

Staking to ensure the safety of the protocol

Rewarding contributors to the ecosystem

What can you do with the Hifi Lending Protocol:

Borrow:  Lock collateral in a vault to mint fixed-rate, fixed-term debt tokens.  These debt tokens can be swapped for instant liquidity allowing users to leverage long, yield farm, or pursue other strategic trades without selling their collateral tokens.

Lend:  Buy fixed-rate, fixed-term debt tokens for a discount.  When the term expires they can be redeemed for face value, earning lenders a predictable return on their investment.

Provide Liquidity:  Earn trading fees by providing liquidity between debt tokens and stablecoins on an Automated Market Maker (AMM).

Mainframe

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Bifrost is a multichain middleware platform that enables developers to create Decentralized Applications (DApps) on top of multiple protocols. Not restrained to a single blockchain, Bifrost creates a new environment where developers can combine the best protocols to develop substantially more scalable and flexible DApps.

With Bifrost, developers can write smart contracts for multiple blockchain protocols in an unified environment. They simply select the target blockchain for each part of the code, then Bifrost will transpile, compile, and deploy the code into the target blockchains at once. Developers can also easily operate their DApps and even switch the target blockchain as new and better protocols become available.

Bifrost has multiple components that allow for a seamless connection among all blockchains:

Recipe: A language application that defines the programming language of Bifrost and generates smart contract codes with guaranteed code-level flexibility.

Linker: A system that connects the user and Bifrost components, ensuring the seamless operation on top of multiple blockchains.

Builder: An Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that offers a customized environment to use the comprehensive suite of features of Bifrost.

Gourmet: An automated testing environment for Bifrost service and smart contract development, updating with the latest technologies for blockchain.

Scan: A dashboard that provides you with a full view of the internal process of Bifrost and shows your blockchain interconnectivity in diagram.