Plasma (XPL) News Today: Why XPL Is Up – 14 October 2026

• BVNK added native Plasma support on 12 October 2026, enabling fee-free stablecoin payments for customers. • Mastercard closed its $1.8B BVNK acquisition on 12 October 2026, with BVNK's annualized payment volume near $30 billion. • The 25 September 2026 cliff released 1,805,555,556 XPL, about 65 percent of the then-current circulating supply. • The next unlock on 25 October 2026 releases 227.78M XPL, representing 2.3% of total supply. • Monthly releases of around 227,777,778 XPL continue uninterrupted until the schedule expires three years after mainnet launch.