Stablecoin gas

The Stables Network is gas-less, meaning stablecoins are used as the network's gas token to pay for transaction fees. This eliminates the need for users to acquire native gas tokens—they only need stablecoins to start transacting immediately.

Unlike custom gas token standards that rely on canonical bridges and the complexities of native vs. wrapped tokens, the Stables Network natively issues its gas token. This approach ensures:

• Seamless user experience—no need to bridge assets or hold additional tokens.

• Lower costs—eliminates friction associated with gas token conversions.

• Stronger network sovereignty—native issuance prevents reliance on external bridging mechanisms.

By integrating stablecoins as the primary transaction token, Stables Network simplifies payments, enhances scalability, and enables efficient, real-time stablecoin transactions for all users.

Native issuing vs Custom gas token

Native issuance	Bridging issuance
Issue natively	Legacy standard for OP Stack & Arbitrum Orbit
Inherent to the network. Fixed to the network's primary token	ERC20 Bridged via cannonical bridge
Sovereign economic model, security, and overall functionality	No native issuance, always needs to bridged in via cannonical bridge
The best path to create our own onchain economy	High set-up costs & complexity between native & wrapped tokens