Years of studying market trends have led to a clear understanding: the projects that survive in the Web3 space are not those relying on hype and speculation, but those that genuinely solve real problems with solid technological support. After scanning the market, Plasma and its native token $XPL stand out as a few projects that truly caught my eye — the key being their approach to addressing the underlying Web3 ecosystem issues is spot on.

Talking about the current state of Web3, beneath the surface of excitement lie deep-rooted problems. Public chain transactions are congested, fees are exorbitant, cross-chain interactions are prone to issues, and developers face numerous technical hurdles when building DApps. Ordinary users are also suffering from poor on-chain experiences. These are not secrets but real industry stubborn problems.

From the very beginning, Plasma set its sights clearly — to build an efficient, secure, and user-friendly on-chain infrastructure. This is not just a slogan but achieved step by step through technology. They put effort into architecture design, optimizing transaction processing and data storage through layered solutions. The results are straightforward: increased transaction throughput, reduced gas fees, and a complete change to the traditional public chain model of "more congestion, higher costs."

For developers, Plasma offers a flexible development toolkit supporting multiple languages and rapid deployment. DApp development is no longer hindered by underlying technical barriers, significantly lowering the threshold for ecosystem expansion. This has profound implications for whether the entire ecosystem can grow big and strong.