Scalability is not a future problem in blockchain. It is already here. Anyone who has tried to use a network during high activity knows the pattern. Fees jump suddenly. Transactions slow down. What should be a simple action turns into a waiting game. This is not a failure of users. It is a limitation of how blockchains handle growing demand.
This is the problem Plasma is focused on.
Instead of trying to redesign blockchains from scratch, Plasma works on relieving pressure where it actually builds up. The idea is simple but difficult to execute. When too many transactions compete for limited space on a base layer, the system becomes inefficient. Plasma addresses this by moving transaction processing into structures that can handle higher volume while still remaining connected to the main chain.
What makes @undefined interesting is that it does not treat scalability as a marketing feature. It treats it as infrastructure. The goal is not to show impressive numbers in isolation, but to make sure blockchains remain usable when activity increases. That means thinking carefully about security, validation, and how transactions are ultimately settled.
Plasma is designed to work alongside existing blockchains rather than replacing them. This matters because adoption does not happen in clean stages. Networks grow unevenly. Usage spikes unexpectedly. Infrastructure that survives those conditions is usually built quietly, not loudly.
The $XPL token plays a supporting role in this system. It exists to align incentives, support participation, and help sustain the network as usage grows. Its value is tied to real activity moving through Plasma, not just speculation.
Plasma feels like one of those projects you understand better once you have experienced congestion yourself. Scalability stops being abstract the moment a network is actually used. Plasma is built for that moment.
