A cryptocurrency whale has earned $40.6 million in staking rewards from the Plasma (XPL) network. The investor, known by the address 0x790, initially staked 50 million USDC and 2.7 million USDT in June. The staking rewards amounted to 54,081,783.66 XPL tokens, currently valued at approximately $40.56 million. This significant payout underscores the lucrative potential of long-term staking in decentralized finance (DeFi) and could boost market interest in the Plasma project.