Stable Whitepaper Released: USDT Gas, 100B Supply and New Unlock PlanThe Updated Stable Whitepaper Released this week lays out a fresh roadmap for the USDT-powered Layer 1 network. It positions itself as institutional-grade settlement infrastructure, pairing USDT as native gas with support for PayPal's PYUSD. The document details a 100 billion token supply, a revised multi-year unlock schedule, and a growing focus on agentic and enterprise payments. Here's what the whitepaper reveals about the project's next phase.Stable Releases 2.0 Whitepaper With USDT-Based Settlement ModelVersion 2.0 of the whitepaper reaffirms the network's identity as an EVM-compatible Layer 1 chain built specifically for stablecoin settlement rather than general-purpose computation. Mainnet went live in early December 2025 after a pre-deposit campaign that reportedly drew billions of dollars from tens of thousands of wallets. The refreshed document frames the project as infrastructure designed to carry the growing weight of the stablecoin economy, which now exceeds $300 billion in circulating value.Stable’s Post on XUSDT as Native Gas and Primary Settlement AssetUnlike most blockchains that require a separate volatile token for transaction fees, this...
