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[[File:Plasmanetwork.jpg|thumb|Plasma Network Logo/Homepage]]Plasma has announced a strategic partnership with USD₮0 to enhance cross-chain stablecoin transfers, enabling zero-fee, instant USD₮ (Tether) transactions across major blockchains like Ethereum and Tron. This collaboration aims to simplify and secure stablecoin movement, with executives from both companies emphasizing its potential to accelerate global adoption. However, the launch was marred by a security breach: Plasma Network’s Twitter/X account was compromised, leading to the promotion of a fake liquidity pool scam. While no vault funds were affected and the account has since been recovered, the incident has shaken community trust, with ongoing concerns and unclear support for any affected users.<ref name="plasmafdntweet-20593" /><ref name="kryptomokustweet-20594" /><ref name="kryptomokustweet-20595" /><ref name="plasmavault-20596" /><ref name="plasmatether-20597" />

== About Plasma Network ==
Plasma has recently announced a strategic partnership with USD₮0, the foundational infrastructure designed to expand the use of USD₮ (Tether) across multiple blockchain ecosystems. From its mainnet launch, Plasma will support USD₮0, enabling zero-fee transfers and immediate integration with over $141 billion in USD₮ circulating across chains like Ethereum, Tron, TON, and Arbitrum. This marks a major advancement in the infrastructure supporting cross-chain stablecoin transfers.

USD₮0 is engineered to simplify and secure the movement of USD₮ between ecosystems. Its integration with Plasma allows for frictionless interoperability, setting a new standard for efficient and scalable blockchain-based stablecoin transactions. With USD₮0's plug-and-play design and Plasma's zero-fee architecture, the partnership aims to eliminate many of the current barriers in global stablecoin use and adoption.

Executives from both Tether and Plasma emphasized the importance of this collaboration in accelerating the practical, secure, and widespread use of stablecoins. Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, praised USD₮0 for solving key issues in cross-chain transfers, while Plasma CEO Paul Faecks highlighted the collaboration as a milestone for expanding access to stablecoin payments globally. Together, USD₮0 and Plasma aim to define the future of scalable, low-cost, and universally accessible stablecoin infrastructure.
== About New USDT0 Liquidity Pool ==
An announcement was posted on the official Twitter/X account of the Plasma Network:

"Deposits for the USDT0 pool are live. The opportunity to own the financial system of tomorrow begins now. To begin earning on your stablecoins, use the link below to deposit."

== The Reality ==
The Plasma Network Twitter/X account was compromised and the new liquidity pool is not launched by their team. Users who attempt to use the website provided would place their funds at risk.

== What Happened ==
Plasma Network's Twitter/X account was hacked, leading to the promotion of a fake USD₮0 liquidity pool scam.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key Event Timeline - Plasma Network USDT0 Liquidity Pool Twitter/X Takeover
!Date
!Event
!Description
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|July 10th, 2025 9:00:00 PM MDT
|Approximate Time Of Compromise
|The estimated time of the Twitter/X account compromise, according to official statements released by Plasma.
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|July 11th, 2025 3:40:00 AM MDT
|KryptoMokus Posts Warning Tweet
|Twitter/X user KryptoMokus posts a noticed that the Plasma Network account is hacked. Users are advised not to interact.
|-
|July 11th, 2025 7:04:00 AM MDT
|Plasma Releases Official Statement
|Shortly after announcing they are back, the Plasma team release an official statement with more details about the compromise and their planned analysis and postmortem release.
|}

== Technical Details ==
Plasma Network reported that their Twitter/X account was compromised at 3:00 UTC. The attacker appears to have posted a scam website which impersonates the Plasma Network homepage, claiming that there is a new USDT0 liquidity pool which can be invested in for profit.

== Total Amount Lost ==
The exact amount of losses does not appear to have been published.

The total amount lost is unknown.

== Immediate Reactions ==
Numerous members of the community posted throughout the incident to warn others. Screenshots were captured. Plasma Network was ultimately able to recover the account.

== Ultimate Outcome ==
After recovering the account, Plasma Finance posted an update.

"Today, at around 3:00 UTC, the Plasma X account was compromised by an external source that took over full control of the X account. The team's alerting system immediately went off and a full scale triage of all systems was done immediately to ensure no outstanding risks. We will continue to monitor the situation.

We are currently conducting a full post-mortem analysis of the events that have unfolded, but some of the details can be reiterated from our founder @pauliepunt: we believe the threat actor went directly to the X admin panel and swapped the organization's log-in details. At this time, all details have been fully cleaned and our accounts are locked down. We will share more information as soon as we get a better understanding of the unfolding of today's events. 

Throughout this process, no funds in any of our vaults were lost or at risk and we continue to work with the industry’s best security experts.

Thank you to the team at X, our friends, and the community at this time for helping resolve the matter with speed and care."

== Total Amount Recovered ==
It is unclear if Plasma Network is doing anything to assist those affected.

There do not appear to have been any funds recovered in this case.

== Ongoing Developments ==
In their latest token launch, the team advises participants to "[t]ake [thei]r time and stay vigilant", highlighting the ongoing fear within the community.
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== References ==
<references><ref name="plasmafdntweet-20593">[https://twitter.com/PlasmaFDN/status/1943657777970200649 Plasma Foundation - "Today, at around 3:00 UTC, the Plasma X account was compromised by an external source that took over full control of the X account. The team's alerting system immediately went off and a full scale triage of all systems was done immediately to ensure no outstanding risks. We will continue to monitor the situation." - Twitter/X] (Accessed Jul 18, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="kryptomokustweet-20594">[https://twitter.com/kryptomokus/status/1943658390787670210 KryptoMokus - "I was spreading the word 7 minutes after the post. Take care." - Twitter/X] (Accessed Jul 18, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="kryptomokustweet-20595">[https://twitter.com/kryptomokus/status/1943606349176201412 KryptoMokus - "It seems that @PlasmaFDN X account is hacked! Do not interact ‼️ Comments are disabled! Spread the news!! Take care" - Twitter/X] (Accessed Jul 18, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="plasmavault-20596">[https://vault-plasma.to/ Plasma Vault Homepage] (Accessed Jul 18, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="plasmatether-20597">[https://www.plasma.to/insights/usdt0-plasma-advancing-global-stablecoin-adoption Plasma/Tether Partnership - Plasma.to] (Accessed Jul 18, 2025)</ref></references>