Last night, a piece of news from Saudi Arabia caused a huge stir—they discovered over 11 million tons of polymetallic ore in the southern Najran region. Gold, copper, zinc, silver—these names not only represent wealth but could also rewrite the rules of the game for the global energy transition and capital flows.

But most people are only seeing the ore itself. The real drama lies deeper: when trillions of dollars in international capital are about to pour into the Middle East, they’ll face a persistent challenge—how can this money move quickly, at low cost, and without barriers across borders and asset classes? The traditional financial system is woefully inefficient for this kind of massive cross-border migration.

This is where the value of underlying financial infrastructure like $XPL Plasma becomes apparent. It’s not a bank, but a “highway” designed specifically for large-scale capital flows.

Why is this discovery considered nuclear-level? Because it hits three critical points at once:

First, it’s the material foundation for the energy transition. Copper supports power grids and electric vehicles, zinc is essential for batteries, and silver is indispensable for photovoltaic panels. Just as the world is scrambling for these green metals, Saudi Arabia has revealed its trump card.

Second, it reshuffles the chips of geo-economic leverage. It means the Middle East has found a new power base for the post-oil era.

And behind all this, the demand for capital movement is the perfect application scenario for technology infrastructure like Plasma. While traditional cross-border settlement is still measured in days, on-chain infrastructure can already enable minute-level clearing. This is the real game-changer.