Recently, I took another close look at the progress of Plasma, and I have a pretty clear feeling: this project doesn't rely heavily on "high-frequency exposure + hype."

To be honest, most projects nowadays tend to heavily package narratives in the early stages, but Plasma is steadily laying its foundation—whether it's technical architecture, performance optimization, or ecosystem planning, all show a mindset of "planning to stay here long-term." They clearly care more about whether it can run stably in the future rather than creating a sensational story today.

This approach may be at a disadvantage initially, and the attention it receives is naturally lower. But from another perspective, if real applications actually emerge within the ecosystem, it’s easier to generate genuine positive feedback—much more solid than the false hype driven by public opinion.

Regarding XPL, I see it more as a ticket for ecosystem participation. Ultimately, whether it’s valuable or not depends on whether there are real use cases on-chain, and whether developers and users can survive and thrive. Short-term price fluctuations definitely catch the eye, but if you care more about long-term logic, projects like Plasma are actually worth paying ongoing attention to.