EtherFi и Plasma: Новый этап в партнерстве на $500 млн для стейблкоинов Translation: EtherFi and Plasma: A New Phase in a $500 Million Partnership for Stablecoins

The infrastructure stablecoin project Plasma has announced a partnership with the EtherFi staking protocol, identifying it as the fastest-growing neobank based on stablecoins.

EtherFi will transfer over $500 million from its Ethereum staking vault to the Plasma platform, thereby providing liquidity for yield strategies utilizing stablecoins.

The protocol will fully integrate its offerings into its partner’s DeFi ecosystem ahead of the beta launch of the mainnet, giving users additional collateral options for lending and borrowing.

According to DeFi Llama, the total value of assets locked in EtherFi is approximately $11.5 billion. The protocol ranks sixth in the decentralized finance sector by this metric.

Plasma is an EVM-compatible Bitcoin sidechain designed for cost-free USDT transactions. The project secured $3.5 million in an investment round led by Bitfinex and $20 million in a Series A round involving Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund.

It’s worth noting that in June, Plasma raised its limit for stablecoin deposits to $1 billion, successfully gathering the funds in just 30 minutes.

In July, the project attracted $373 million through a public sale of XPL tokens.