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Stablecoin-native L1s compared: Arc, Stable, Plasma, and Tempo
Four new Layer 1s want to become the default settlement rail for stablecoins. Here’s how Tempo, Stable, Arc, and Plasma actually differ, and which one fits which job.
Four new Layer 1s want to become the default settlement rail for stablecoins. Here’s how Tempo, Stable, Arc, and Plasma actually differ, and which one fits which job.
Two months after launch, Robinhood Chain keeps growing — TVL, revenue, and DEX volume. What’s driving it, what Arbitrum earns, and the RPC infrastructure behind it.
Stellar closes ledgers in ~5s via quorum-slice consensus, runs Soroban natively, and settles real USDC and PayPal stablecoin volume — plus how to get an RPC endpoint.
XRP Ledger runs consensus without mining or staking, ships a native AMM and RLUSD, and just added an EVM sidechain — how it all works, plus how to get an RPC endpoint.
Arc is the USDC-native L1 built by Circle. A deep dive into its Reth + Malachite architecture, EIP-7708 log-as-ledger design, backers, validators, and RPC access.
Stable is a USDT0-native payments L1 with StableBFT consensus, sub-second finality, and no mempool. A dive into its architecture, backers, and changes for RPC infrastructure.