I recently realized that sometimes it's not that the blockchain is slow when I focus on "on-chain data," but rather that the data I'm seeing is queued... Once the three layers of nodes/RPC/indexing experience some lag, the transfers, transactions, and position changes you see might be delayed by tens of seconds or even minutes, especially on popular chains and hot contracts when congestion occurs, the indexing service will be the first to collapse. To put it simply, you think you're watching a real-time ECG, but it's actually a delayed replay.

Now before I jump into new projects, I usually check a couple of RPCs and compare block heights, don’t just stare at one dashboard and get carried away; some "whales are dumping" or "big players are absorbing," might just be your data source being late. (Don’t ask me how I know….) The inflation in blockchain games plus studio arbitrage causing coin price spirals, many people are also fooled into entering during delayed prosperity; by the time you see the "hype," it’s already the end. Anyway, be less confident, and do more verification. That’s all for now.