The first thing that caught my attention about Plasma is the idea they repeatedly emphasize in their white paper—how to make on-chain execution more 'effortless'. They have not attempted to add any new complex theories here. Instead, they started from very basic questions: how a transaction is executed and how it is settled.
Plasma has analyzed separately those steps in the transaction process where unnecessary calculations, repetitive counting, and resource wastage usually occur. By restructuring these steps, they have made the path of network resource usage clearer and more measurable. As a result, the costs of any operation are not guessed—they are visible within the structure.
This design presents the token not as a narrative-based value asset but as a usable tool. Executing on the network will cost $XPL—just like a machine cannot operate without electricity. It is a means of paying execution costs and coordinating resource allocation.
The current market discussion around $XPL mainly revolves around price and circulation. However, from the perspective of the whitepaper, the real question lies elsewhere. Are there applications being developed on the Plasma network that are executing regularly and retaining real data on-chain? Because this continuous use proves that a network has reached a stable level not just in theory, but in practice.
The evaluation of Plasma will therefore depend more on the answer to this question—Is the network really being used, or is it just at the center of discussion?
