Abstracting Chains - Fixing Crypto Ux

Crypto's fragmentation across hundreds of blockchains creates a clunky user experience that limits its appeal to the mainstream, and chain abstraction is presented as the remedy. DefiLlama tracks at least 300 live chains and L2 beat tracks over 80 upcoming ones, and the true count is likely higher. The proliferation is attributed to financial incentives, sovereignty over blockspace and tokens, distribution advantages, cheaper chain infrastructure, and ongoing experiments, with the claim that all signs point to a world of thousands of chains.