Having been involved in Web3 for so many years, I’ve experienced all the pitfalls and paid all the tuition fees—ranging from chasing after air coins during hype cycles to short-lived hot tokens. It’s only after walking many wrong paths that I’ve gradually come to understand: projects that promise sky-high returns are often illusions; truly worth holding long-term are those that solve real industry problems, possess solid technology, and have ecosystems that are genuinely implemented. Over the past year, my focus has been on a storage protocol and its native token within a leading public chain ecosystem. From interacting during the testnet phase, to heavily investing after the mainnet launch, and now participating in light node operations, I want to share from an ordinary investor’s perspective why I believe this project is trustworthy.

I first heard about this storage protocol in a community of a major public chain. Honestly, I was immediately attracted by its positioning—being a storage solution incubated within that public chain’s ecosystem, it targets a pain point that has long been overlooked. The blockchain itself is powerful in performance, but it has inherent limitations in storage mechanisms—handling small transaction data is no problem, but when it comes to "big files" like videos, AI training datasets, or high-resolution NFTs, efficiency and cost issues become apparent. This storage protocol’s mission is precisely to provide a native large-capacity data storage solution for Web3, filling the ecosystem’s shortcoming.

I also do some digital creative work myself, and the biggest headache is always how to store my works on-chain. The emergence of this solution has, to some extent, addressed my ongoing practical needs.